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Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL
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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
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:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions