Rockford, Illinois Job Growth

There were 153,700 jobs in Rockford, Illinois in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 158,624 employed persons for the month. Rockford lost 1,300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 621 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rockford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	153,700	-1,300	-600
CPS	158,624	+621	+706

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 12,000 jobs have been lost in Rockford according to the employer survey. From a trough of 142,200 in July 2009, Rockford has gained 11,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 166,275 for Rockford in October 2007. 7,651 jobs have been lost in Rockford since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 142,703, Rockford has added 15,921 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rockford, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	153,700	-1,300	158,624	621
January 2019	155,000	1,100	158,003	951
December 2018	153,900	0	157,052	297
November 2018	153,900	400	156,755	-3,007
October 2018	153,500	2,100	159,762	819
September 2018	151,400	-900	158,943	1,793
August 2018	152,300	100	157,150	-749
July 2018	152,200	-600	157,899	-244
June 2018	152,800	100	158,143	-1,004
May 2018	152,700	-300	159,147	-336
April 2018	153,000	-900	159,483	399
March 2018	153,900	-400	159,084	1,166