Rockford, Illinois Job Growth

There were 129,600 jobs in Rockford, Illinois in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 128,725 employed persons for the month. Rockford added 1,000 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 7,083 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rockford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	129,600	+1,000	-20,300
CPS	128,725	+7,083	-28,686

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 36,100 jobs have been lost in Rockford according to the employer survey. From a trough of 128,600 in April 2020, Rockford has gained 1,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 166,018 for Rockford in October 2007. 37,293 jobs have been lost in Rockford since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 121,642, Rockford has added 7,083 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rockford, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	129,600	1,000	128,725	7,083
April 2020	128,600	-17,100	121,642	-23,724
March 2020	145,700	-1,300	145,366	-8,535
February 2020	147,000	-600	153,901	-1,148
January 2020	147,600	-300	155,049	-551
December 2019	147,900	-700	155,600	-348
November 2019	148,600	-1,200	155,948	-307
October 2019	149,800	300	156,255	-253
September 2019	149,500	-900	156,508	-155
August 2019	150,400	700	156,663	-126
July 2019	149,700	-700	156,789	-231
June 2019	150,400	500	157,020	-391