Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa Job Growth

There were 186,700 jobs in Davenport, Iowa in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 184,864 employed persons for the month. Davenport lost 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 555 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Davenport job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	186,700	-300	+800
CPS	184,864	+555	+1,176

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 4,500 jobs have been lost in Davenport according to the employer survey. From a trough of 178,200 in January 2010, Davenport has gained 8,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 198,609 for Davenport in February 2008. 13,745 jobs have been lost in Davenport since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 179,719, Davenport has added 5,145 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Davenport, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	186,700	-300	184,864	555
January 2019	187,000	-200	184,309	-902
December 2018	187,200	400	185,211	-1,241
November 2018	186,800	0	186,452	-816
October 2018	186,800	1,100	187,268	1,751
September 2018	185,700	600	185,517	1,723
August 2018	185,100	-500	183,794	-318
July 2018	185,600	-200	184,112	-301
June 2018	185,800	-300	184,413	-874
May 2018	186,100	200	185,287	-38
April 2018	185,900	-400	185,325	186
March 2018	186,300	400	185,139	1,451