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Rockford, Illinois Job Growth

There were 144,700 jobs in Rockford, Illinois in April 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 148,698 employed persons for the month. Rockford lost 0 jobs in April 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 22 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rockford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 144,700 0 +6,600
CPS 148,698 -22 +4,284

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

Rockford, Illinois Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Rockford 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 Rockford, Illinois

CES employment for Rockford peaked in July 2000 at 165,700. Since then 21,000 jobs have been lost in Rockford according to the employer survey. From a trough of 128,199 in April 2020, Rockford has gained 16,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 165,066 for Rockford in August 2007. 16,368 jobs have been lost in Rockford since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 121,912, Rockford has added 26,786 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2022

Rockford, Illinois Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
April 2022 144,700 0 148,698 -22
March 2022 144,700 300 148,720 -12
February 2022 144,400 700 148,732 261
January 2022 143,700 500 148,471 323
December 2021 143,200 800 148,148 -3
November 2021 142,400 3,000 148,151 4,077
October 2021 139,400 600 144,074 71
September 2021 138,800 200 144,003 135
August 2021 138,600 -300 143,868 77
July 2021 138,900 600 143,791 -35
June 2021 138,300 0 143,826 -212
May 2021 138,300 200 144,038 -376

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