Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa Job Growth

There were 188,200 jobs in Davenport, Iowa in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 187,309 employed persons for the month. Davenport added 700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,792 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Davenport job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	188,200	+700	+3,400
CPS	187,309	+1,792	+5,575

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 190,600. Since then 2,400 jobs have been lost in Davenport according to the employer survey. From a trough of 177,400 in January 2010, Davenport has gained 10,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 198,609 for Davenport in February 2008. 11,300 jobs have been lost in Davenport since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 179,719, Davenport has added 7,590 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Davenport, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	188,200	700	187,309	1,792
September 2018	187,500	400	185,517	1,723
August 2018	187,100	800	183,794	-318
July 2018	186,300	100	184,112	-301
June 2018	186,200	-100	184,413	-874
May 2018	186,300	-100	185,287	-38
April 2018	186,400	-300	185,325	186
March 2018	186,700	200	185,139	1,451
February 2018	186,500	0	183,688	807
January 2018	186,500	200	182,881	884
December 2017	186,300	400	181,997	-47
November 2017	185,900	1,100	182,044	310