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News Releases:
Feb
09
Union Members in Illinois — 2022

In 2022, union members accounted for 13.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Illinois, compared with 13.9 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
20
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — December 2022

Gasoline prices averaged $3.542 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in December 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
12
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area – December 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area fell 0.8 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Illinois Economy at a Glance:
Illinois
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2025		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)6,650.7 (r)6,652.7 (r)6,654.3 6,652.6 (p)6,642.5  

Employment(1)

 (r)6,322.3 (r)6,324.8 (r)6,325.9 6,328.6 (p)6,321.5  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)328.4 (r)327.9 (r)328.4 324.1 (p)321.0  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.9 (r)4.9 (r)4.9 4.9 (p)4.8  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 6,150.5 6,148.8 6,161.0 6,156.6 6,157.5 (p)6,172.3

12-month % change

 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 (p)0.6

Mining and Logging(3)

 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 (p)7.4

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 (p)1.4

Construction(3)

 234.8 231.7 231.9 233.4 236.4 (p)236.6

12-month % change

 -0.8 -2.6 -1.7 -1.1 -0.6 (p)-0.4

Manufacturing(3)

 576.5 574.9 575.5 573.3 572.8 (p)574.7

12-month % change

 0.3 -0.7 -0.7 -1.1 -1.1 (p)-0.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,225.7 1,223.6 1,224.6 1,220.4 1,225.2 (p)1,227.8

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 (p)0.3

Information(3)

 92.3 92.3 93.1 93.1 92.9 (p)92.5

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.1 0.9 1.2 1.2 (p)1.0

Financial Activities(3)

 394.4 393.3 396.0 395.5 394.9 (p)394.6

12-month % change

 -1.0 -0.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 (p)0.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 918.1 915.6 916.2 915.1 917.7 (p)917.9

12-month % change

 -2.6 -2.4 -2.0 -2.0 -1.4 (p)-1.4

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,000.1 1,001.3 1,005.7 1,006.6 1,004.6 (p)1,006.8

12-month % change

 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.1 (p)2.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 606.4 611.1 613.1 607.8 604.1 (p)606.0

12-month % change

 1.7 2.3 2.5 1.5 0.8 (p)1.0

Other Services(3)

 250.7 251.5 250.6 250.0 247.7 (p)249.6

12-month % change

 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.8 -0.1 (p)0.8

Government(3)

 844.2 846.2 847.0 854.0 853.9 (p)858.4

12-month % change

 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.4 (p)2.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
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