Rockford, Illinois Job Growth

There were 153,900 jobs in Rockford, Illinois in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 159,334 employed persons for the month. Rockford lost 100 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 118 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rockford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	153,900	-100	+1,600
CPS	159,334	+118	+1,743

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 11,800 jobs have been lost in Rockford according to the employer survey. From a trough of 142,200 in July 2009, Rockford has gained 11,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 166,018 for Rockford in October 2007. 6,684 jobs have been lost in Rockford since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 142,967, Rockford has added 16,367 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rockford, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	153,900	-100	159,334	118
July 2019	154,000	-500	159,216	253
June 2019	154,500	300	158,963	440
May 2019	154,200	-400	158,523	315
April 2019	154,600	400	158,208	468
March 2019	154,200	400	157,740	292
February 2019	153,800	-1,200	157,448	434
January 2019	155,000	1,100	157,014	-665
December 2018	153,900	0	157,679	28
November 2018	153,900	400	157,651	50
October 2018	153,500	2,100	157,601	41
September 2018	151,400	-900	157,560	-31