Cedar Rapids, Iowa Job Growth

There were 145,100 jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 139,918 employed persons for the month. Cedar Rapids lost 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 70 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cedar Rapids job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	145,100	-600	+1,200
CPS	139,918	+70	+2,622

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 September 2018 at 145,700. Since then 600 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. 1,247 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 4,636 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
October 2018	145,100	-600	139,918	70
September 2018	145,700	400	139,848	236
August 2018	145,300	-100	139,612	-609
July 2018	145,400	-100	140,221	270
June 2018	145,500	700	139,951	1,002
May 2018	144,800	0	138,949	316
April 2018	144,800	300	138,633	449
March 2018	144,500	-400	138,184	193
February 2018	144,900	100	137,991	703
January 2018	144,800	300	137,288	537
December 2017	144,500	500	136,751	-77
November 2017	144,000	100	136,828	-468