Rockford, Illinois Job Growth

There were 151,900 jobs in Rockford, Illinois in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 158,079 employed persons for the month. Rockford added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,186 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rockford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	151,900	+100	+6,500
CPS	158,079	+1,186	+2,902

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 13,800 jobs have been lost in Rockford according to the employer survey. From a trough of 142,200 in July 2009, Rockford has gained 9,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 166,275 for Rockford in October 2007. 8,196 jobs have been lost in Rockford since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 142,703, Rockford has added 15,376 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 2018	151,900	100	158,079	1,186
January 2018	151,800	-100	156,893	1,802
December 2017	151,900	800	155,091	861
November 2017	151,100	-300	154,230	324
October 2017	151,400	600	153,906	465
September 2017	150,800	0	153,441	-725
August 2017	150,800	0	154,166	-570
July 2017	150,800	-300	154,736	679
June 2017	151,100	600	154,057	201
May 2017	150,500	500	153,856	-933
April 2017	150,000	4,600	154,789	-725
March 2017	145,400	0	155,514	337