Job Growth

Description: According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, US Bureau of Labor Statistics,

The largest increase in position growth through 2012 in Champaign-Urbana is as follows:

• Postsecondary Faculty
  New positions created: 513
• Waiters and Waitresses
  New positions created: 445
• Graduate Teaching Assistants
  New positions created: 439
• Primary and Secondary Teachers
  New positions Created: 424
• Food Preparation,Serving Workers
  New positions created: 406
• Registered Nurses
  New positions created: 291
• Truck Drivers
  New Positions created: 231
• Business Operations Specialists
  New positions created: 209
• Cashiers
  New positions created: 205
• Janitors, Cleaners
  New positions created: 168

Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, US Bureau of Labor Statistics as reported in the Central Illinois Business Magazine, August 2006
Date Last Revisited: 3/25/07