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News Releases:
Apr
14
Chicago Area Employment — August 2019

Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 4,830,400 in August 2019, up 47,500, or 1.0 percent, over the year.

Apr
06
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — October 2019

Gasoline prices averaged $2.796 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in September 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
17
Business Employment Dynamics in Illinois — Second Quarter 2018

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Illinois Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 6,430.6 6,449.6 (p)6,465.0      

Employment(1)

 6,131.5 6,153.3 (p)6,167.2      

Unemployment(1)

 299.1 296.3 (p)297.8      

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.7 4.6 (p)4.6      

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 5,993.3 5,999.7 6,013.1 6,029.1 6,064.1 (p)6,068.2

12-month % change

 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.1 (p)4.1

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 (p)6.5

12-month % change

 1.5 -1.5 -3.0 -1.5 -1.5 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 222.0 224.9 228.1 230.2 229.2 (p)232.7

12-month % change

 0.0 0.9 2.8 3.6 3.0 (p)5.2

Manufacturing(3)

 566.4 571.2 572.5 572.7 578.7 (p)575.5

12-month % change

 2.1 3.2 4.7 3.5 4.7 (p)3.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,220.0 1,215.9 1,215.8 1,217.8 1,225.7 (p)1,230.2

12-month % change

 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.0 (p)4.3

Information(3)

 92.5 92.5 93.3 93.5 94.0 (p)93.5

12-month % change

 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.1 5.0 (p)4.4

Financial Activities(3)

 409.8 407.5 407.6 406.0 408.2 (p)408.5

12-month % change

 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 (p)0.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 975.4 963.2 961.9 963.4 973.2 (p)970.6

12-month % change

 6.1 4.9 4.6 5.4 6.2 (p)5.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 909.9 914.0 916.2 918.7 918.4 (p)918.7

12-month % change

 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.2 (p)1.4

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 556.5 564.7 572.9 581.8 584.5 (p)584.9

12-month % change

 18.7 17.8 17.9 15.7 11.7 (p)11.1

Other Services(3)

 244.8 246.4 245.9 245.2 246.3 (p)246.2

12-month % change

 3.2 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.9 (p)3.8

Government(3)

 789.4 792.9 792.4 793.3 799.4 (p)800.9

12-month % change

 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 (p)2.2

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