Midwest Information Office

Elgin

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentAverage energy pricesConsumer price indexesPay
Average energy prices for the United States, regions, census divisions, and selected metropolitan areas	Average energy prices	Table	Dec 2020
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Fourth Quarter 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2022
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area – December 2022	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jan 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Elgin — May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2018
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — October 2022	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jul 2020

Elgin, IL Economy at a Glance:

Elgin, IL

Data Series	Back Data	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(m)400.0	(m)400.3	(m)399.1	(m)399.1	403.2	(p)400.7
Employment(1)		(m)383.1	(m)383.8	(m)382.5	(m)381.6	382.2	(p)380.8
Unemployment(1)		(m)16.9	(m)16.5	(m)16.7	(m)17.5	21.0	(p)19.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		(m)4.2	(m)4.1	(m)4.2	(m)4.4	5.2	(p)5.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		299.1	301.4	301.1	299.2	(p)291.0
12-month % change		0.1	1.4	1.3	1.3	(p)2.2
Mining and Logging(3)		0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	(p)0.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)100.0
Construction(3)		16.7	16.9	16.3	15.4	(p)14.1
12-month % change		-1.2	0.6	-1.8	-0.6	(p)2.9
Manufacturing(3)		40.4	40.4	40.4	40.3	(p)40.0
12-month % change		1.3	1.0	0.2	-0.5	(p)0.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		60.8	61.5	62.3	62.6	(p)60.6
12-month % change		1.5	2.2	2.1	2.5	(p)2.5
Information(3)		2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	(p)2.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	4.2	4.2	(p)8.7
Financial Activities(3)		10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	(p)10.9
12-month % change		0.9	1.9	2.8	3.8	(p)4.8
Professional and Business Services(3)		38.5	38.6	38.1	37.5	(p)36.4
12-month % change		-7.9	-4.7	-4.3	-2.1	(p)-1.6
Education and Health Services(3)		37.4	37.7	37.9	37.9	(p)37.5
12-month % change		4.8	5.9	5.6	5.0	(p)7.1
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		28.7	28.4	27.9	28.0	(p)27.1
12-month % change		-4.3	-4.4	-4.1	-4.8	(p)-4.6
Other Services(3)		12.4	12.6	12.6	12.5	(p)12.4
12-month % change		6.0	6.8	5.0	5.0	(p)5.1
Government(3)		50.6	51.6	51.9	51.3	(p)49.3
12-month % change		2.6	5.3	5.3	3.8	(p)4.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (m) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary