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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
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2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 5,016.2 4,986.7 4,920.3 4,942.4 (p)4,982.4  

Employment(1)

 4,743.0 4,732.0 4,680.5 4,702.0 (p)4,717.5  

Unemployment(1)

 273.2 254.7 239.8 240.3 (p)265.0  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.9 (p)5.3  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,664.7 4,689.9 4,734.1 4,776.4 4,813.0 (p)4,802.8

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 (p)0.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 (p)1.7

12-month % change

 14.3 6.7 6.3 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 167.0 171.7 181.3 189.2 196.0 (p)200.8

12-month % change

 2.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 2.3 (p)3.3

Manufacturing(3)

 404.6 406.0 408.7 409.5 411.7 (p)410.4

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.8 0.4 1.5 0.8 (p)0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 923.9 921.6 923.2 928.6 932.8 (p)933.4

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.6 -1.3 -1.3 -1.1 (p)-1.1

Information(3)

 74.2 74.6 75.6 77.4 77.6 (p)76.7

12-month % change

 -4.9 -4.8 -1.9 -0.3 0.1 (p)-1.2

Financial Activities(3)

 308.0 306.8 305.3 303.8 306.3 (p)306.1

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.5 -2.3 -3.2 -3.6 (p)-4.3

Professional and Business Services(3)

 775.8 779.2 787.1 798.8 814.4 (p)817.9

12-month % change

 -1.8 -0.6 -1.4 -1.3 0.0 (p)0.3

Education and Health Services(3)

 809.4 817.0 823.2 813.1 805.5 (p)811.6

12-month % change

 2.3 2.6 2.8 1.6 1.3 (p)1.8

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 444.8 453.6 468.2 484.9 499.7 (p)499.2

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.2 0.5 0.0 0.7 (p)0.7

Other Services(3)

 192.6 192.1 192.9 193.5 197.3 (p)196.0

12-month % change

 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.4 (p)-0.3

Government(3)

 562.8 565.7 566.9 575.9 570.0 (p)549.0

12-month % change

 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.0 (p)1.1

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

 304.489 306.592 309.364 312.867 309.915 309.462

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

   2.0 2.3 3.1 3.7 2.5 2.5

CPI-W, All items(5)

 294.397 297.629 300.943 304.769 300.988 299.847

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

   1.5 2.3 3.4 4.0 2.5 2.3

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: August 28, 2026

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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