Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa Job Growth

There were 165,200 jobs in Davenport, Iowa in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 158,410 employed persons for the month. Davenport lost 19,800 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 22,155 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Davenport job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	165,200	-19,800	-21,800
CPS	158,410	-22,155	-28,731

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

Davenport, Iowa Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Davenport 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 Davenport, Iowa

CES employment for Davenport peaked in February 2008 at 191,400. Since then 26,200 jobs have been lost in Davenport according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 198,208 for Davenport in February 2008. 39,798 jobs have been lost in Davenport since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Davenport, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	165,200	-19,800	158,410	-22,155
March 2020	185,000	-1,000	180,565	-7,103
February 2020	186,000	-100	187,668	-533
January 2020	186,100	-300	188,201	-239
December 2019	186,400	300	188,440	-185
November 2019	186,100	-1,400	188,625	-131
October 2019	187,500	500	188,756	-32
September 2019	187,000	-500	188,788	117
August 2019	187,500	-400	188,671	286
July 2019	187,900	1,100	188,385	400
June 2019	186,800	-400	187,985	446
May 2019	187,200	200	187,539	398