Peoria, Illinois Job Growth

There were 171,100 jobs in Peoria, Illinois in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 167,509 employed persons for the month. Peoria lost 500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 347 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Peoria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	171,100	-500	+1,400
CPS	167,509	+347	-3,226

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 19,200 jobs have been lost in Peoria according to the employer survey. From a trough of 169,700 in February 2017, Peoria has gained 1,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 195,618 for Peoria in October 2007. 28,109 jobs have been lost in Peoria since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 167,162, Peoria has added 347 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 2018	171,100	-500	167,509	347
January 2018	171,600	-400	167,162	-2,133
December 2017	172,000	600	169,295	206
November 2017	171,400	-300	169,089	56
October 2017	171,700	200	169,033	-288
September 2017	171,500	-400	169,321	-481
August 2017	171,900	600	169,802	-661
July 2017	171,300	-1,500	170,463	152
June 2017	172,800	100	170,311	-953
May 2017	172,700	0	171,264	-1,049
April 2017	172,700	2,000	172,313	280
March 2017	170,700	1,000	172,033	1,298