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Economy at a Glance
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Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL
Data Series Back
Data
Apr
2024
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug
2024
Sept
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

3,864.8 3,844.8 3,882.5 3,915.6 3,888.6 (p)3,885.6

Employment(1)

3,700.4 3,658.9 3,634.4 3,665.7 3,666.4 (p)3,683.3

Unemployment(1)

164.4 185.9 248.1 249.9 222.2 (p)202.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

4.3 4.8 6.4 6.4 5.7 (p)5.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

3,795.0 3,823.2 3,861.6 3,855.9 3,836.7 (p)3,834.4

12-month % change

0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 (p)0.0

Mining and Logging(3)

1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 (p)1.3

12-month % change

8.3 8.3 8.3 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

131.4 135.9 141.6 143.3 143.4 (p)142.3

12-month % change

-2.9 -1.9 -1.0 0.1 0.3 (p)-0.1

Manufacturing(3)

286.6 284.4 287.7 288.0 286.6 (p)285.0

12-month % change

3.0 3.1 3.3 4.2 3.1 (p)1.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

750.0 752.8 759.7 757.9 756.5 (p)759.2

12-month % change

-0.8 -1.0 -0.8 -0.5 -0.6 (p)0.0

Information(3)

70.5 69.9 70.8 70.0 69.1 (p)68.5

12-month % change

-1.7 -3.1 -1.5 -2.9 -3.8 (p)-3.4

Financial Activities(3)

273.9 275.9 279.9 281.4 281.1 (p)275.9

12-month % change

-0.9 -0.6 -1.0 -1.0 -1.2 (p)-1.6

Professional and Business Services(3)

676.4 682.1 688.5 688.6 687.4 (p)685.1

12-month % change

-4.2 -3.8 -4.0 -3.6 -3.6 (p)-3.4

Education and Health Services(3)

648.6 649.8 640.6 639.6 637.7 (p)649.4

12-month % change

3.2 3.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 (p)2.6

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

370.5 380.7 393.2 395.0 388.8 (p)374.2

12-month % change

1.9 1.4 0.9 1.7 -0.2 (p)-1.3

Other Services(3)

162.4 163.8 165.6 166.4 165.5 (p)165.0

12-month % change

3.2 3.9 2.6 2.9 3.7 (p)3.7

Government(3)

423.4 426.6 432.7 424.4 419.3 (p)428.5

12-month % change

2.0 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.6 (p)1.9

Consumer Price Index: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

CPI-U, All items(4)

290.918 292.123 292.106 293.943 294.608 295.979

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

  3.0 3.1 3.0 3.7 3.8 4.1

CPI-W, All items(5)

283.067 284.445 284.349 286.230 286.784 287.531

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

  3.5 3.6 3.4 4.1 4.1 4.3

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.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: November 01, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

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