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Economy at a Glance
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Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
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2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 4,935.9 4,870.6 4,873.1 4,852.7 (p)4,813.0  

Employment(1)

 4,755.0 4,707.3 4,704.1 4,694.0 (p)4,660.4  

Unemployment(1)

 180.8 163.3 169.0 158.7 (p)152.7  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.3 (p)3.2  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,832.4 4,821.1 4,860.4 4,850.9 (p)4,839.2  

12-month % change

 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.6 (p)0.7  

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 (p)1.5  

12-month % change

 -5.9 0.0 6.3 0.0 (p)0.0  

Construction(3)

 191.2 189.1 189.1 182.7 (p)172.3  

12-month % change

 0.8 -0.1 -1.0 -1.1 (p)-0.3  

Manufacturing(3)

 428.3 426.0 426.1 425.2 (p)426.0  

12-month % change

 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 (p)0.4  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 959.9 955.1 963.6 975.8 (p)983.1  

12-month % change

 1.0 1.1 0.7 -0.3 (p)-0.4  

Information(3)

 74.0 73.5 74.5 73.5 (p)75.0  

12-month % change

 -6.1 -4.5 -3.7 -3.2 (p)-1.6  

Financial Activities(3)

 316.9 313.9 315.5 315.4 (p)315.7  

12-month % change

 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 (p)0.6  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 859.3 857.9 863.4 859.2 (p)848.5  

12-month % change

 0.6 0.6 0.5 -0.3 (p)-0.1  

Education and Health Services(3)

 740.9 745.4 761.1 762.8 (p)762.5  

12-month % change

 2.9 2.1 2.4 2.0 (p)2.4  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 522.0 505.5 504.1 490.7 (p)489.5  

12-month % change

 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.2 (p)2.0  

Other Services(3)

 201.0 198.7 198.9 199.6 (p)201.0  

12-month % change

 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.7 (p)0.7  

Government(3)

 537.3 554.4 562.4 564.4 (p)564.1  

12-month % change

 0.3 0.3 2.3 2.0 (p)1.8  

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

 241.985 242.393 243.236 242.661 242.079 244.361

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

   1.6 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.6

CPI-W, All items(5)

 233.746 233.881 234.696 233.945 233.518 235.518

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

   1.6 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.8

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: February 21, 2020

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.

 

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