Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa Job Growth

There were 187,800 jobs in Davenport, Iowa in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 186,542 employed persons for the month. Davenport lost 900 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 278 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Davenport job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	187,800	-900	+2,200
CPS	186,542	+278	+2,858

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 191,200. Since then 3,400 jobs have been lost in Davenport according to the employer survey. From a trough of 178,200 in January 2010, Davenport has gained 9,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 198,208 for Davenport in February 2008. 11,666 jobs have been lost in Davenport since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 180,307, Davenport has added 6,235 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Davenport, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	187,800	-900	186,542	278
June 2019	188,700	-400	186,264	498
May 2019	189,100	700	185,766	513
April 2019	188,400	900	185,253	423
March 2019	187,500	700	184,830	304
February 2019	186,800	-200	184,526	222
January 2019	187,000	-200	184,304	47
December 2018	187,200	400	184,257	-7
November 2018	186,800	0	184,264	66
October 2018	186,800	1,100	184,198	234
September 2018	185,700	600	183,964	218
August 2018	185,100	-500	183,746	62