Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL
Data Series	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)
Employment(1)
Unemployment(1)
Unemployment Rate(2)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)
12-month % change
Mining and Logging(3)
12-month % change
Construction(3)
12-month % change
Manufacturing(3)
12-month % change
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)
12-month % change
Information(3)
12-month % change
Financial Activities(3)
12-month % change
Professional and Business Services(3)
12-month % change
Education and Health Services(3)
12-month % change
Leisure and Hospitality(3)
12-month % change
Other Services(3)
12-month % change
Government(3)
12-month % change
Consumer Price Index: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
CPI-U, All items(4)	295.979	295.239	294.542	294.757	298.213	298.457
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)	4.1	3.5	3.8	3.9	4.3	3.8
CPI-W, All items(5)	287.531	286.813	285.856	286.007	289.335	290.020
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)	4.3	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.3	3.9
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. (4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: March 18, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL

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