Cedar Rapids, Iowa Job Growth

There were 144,100 jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 140,057 employed persons for the month. Cedar Rapids lost 600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 835 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cedar Rapids job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	144,100	-600	-1,200
CPS	140,057	+835	+2,066

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 June 2018 at 145,600. Since then 1,500 jobs have been lost in Cedar Rapids according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 141,165 for Cedar Rapids in October 2008. 1,108 jobs have been lost in Cedar Rapids since then according to the household survey. From a November 2012 low of 135,282, Cedar Rapids has added 4,775 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	144,100	-600	140,057	835
January 2019	144,700	200	139,222	563
December 2018	144,500	0	138,659	-216
November 2018	144,500	200	138,875	-1,043
October 2018	144,300	-600	139,918	70
September 2018	144,900	500	139,848	236
August 2018	144,400	-400	139,612	-609
July 2018	144,800	-800	140,221	270
June 2018	145,600	200	139,951	1,002
May 2018	145,400	700	138,949	316
April 2018	144,700	-300	138,633	449
March 2018	145,000	-300	138,184	193