Peoria, Illinois Job Growth

There were 176,300 jobs in Peoria, Illinois in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 171,106 employed persons for the month. Peoria lost 0 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,503 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Peoria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	176,300	0	+3,500
CPS	171,106	+2,503	+2,973

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Peoria, Illinois Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Peoria as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Peoria, Illinois

CES employment for Peoria peaked in October 2008 at 190,300. Since then 14,000 jobs have been lost in Peoria according to the employer survey. From a trough of 170,500 in December 2016, Peoria has gained 5,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 195,618 for Peoria in October 2007. 24,512 jobs have been lost in Peoria since then according to the household survey. From a January 2017 low of 166,127, Peoria has added 4,979 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Peoria, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	176,300	0	171,106	2,503
January 2019	176,300	200	168,603	1,099
December 2018	176,100	-400	167,504	-2,344
November 2018	176,500	400	169,848	-596
October 2018	176,100	600	170,444	239
September 2018	175,500	200	170,205	1,946
August 2018	175,300	-500	168,259	-1,130
July 2018	175,800	1,900	169,389	-192
June 2018	173,900	300	169,581	-2,372
May 2018	173,600	300	171,953	571
April 2018	173,300	-400	171,382	639
March 2018	173,700	900	170,743	2,610