Cedar Rapids, Iowa Job Growth

There were 130,600 jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 130,206 employed persons for the month. Cedar Rapids lost 14,200 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 11,461 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cedar Rapids job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	130,600	-14,200	-15,600
CPS	130,206	-11,461	-13,774

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

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

CES employment for Cedar Rapids peaked in January 2019 at 146,900. Since then 16,300 jobs have been lost in Cedar Rapids according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 145,687 for Cedar Rapids in August 2019. 15,481 jobs have been lost in Cedar Rapids since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	130,600	-14,200	130,206	-11,461
March 2020	144,800	-900	141,667	-2,868
February 2020	145,700	-100	144,535	-474
January 2020	145,800	0	145,009	56
December 2019	145,800	-600	144,953	-312
November 2019	146,400	300	145,265	-256
October 2019	146,100	100	145,521	-158
September 2019	146,000	100	145,679	-8
August 2019	145,900	200	145,687	193
July 2019	145,700	300	145,494	386
June 2019	145,400	-700	145,108	525
May 2019	146,100	-100	144,583	603