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Bloomington, IL, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jul 2025
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2025
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bloomington, IL — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2025

Bloomington, IL Economy at a Glance:

Bloomington, IL

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		94.4	94.0	94.2	95.6	(p)94.2
Employment(1)		90.6	90.5	91.0	92.9	(p)91.3
Unemployment(1)		3.7	3.6	3.2	2.7	(p)2.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.0	3.8	3.3	2.8	(p)3.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		93.1	94.0	94.5	95.0	94.9	(p)93.0
12-month % change		-0.1	-2.1	-2.5	-2.2	-1.9	(4)(p)-1.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		2.5	2.5	2.6	2.8	2.9	(p)3.0
12-month % change		4.2	4.2	4.0	7.7	3.6	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		8.8	8.7	8.8	8.7	8.7	(p)8.7
12-month % change		-22.1	-23.7	-20.7	-17.9	-14.7	(p)-13.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		12.9	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	(p)12.9
12-month % change		1.6	2.4	3.2	1.6	0.8	(p)2.4
Information(3)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	(p)20.0
Financial Activities(3)		19.3	19.3	19.3	19.3	19.2	(p)19.3
12-month % change		2.1	1.0	-1.0	-2.5	-2.5	(p)-3.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		7.9	7.9	8.0	8.1	8.1	(p)8.2
12-month % change		-4.8	-3.7	-2.4	-1.2	-2.4	(p)-2.4
Education and Health Services(3)		12.3	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.5	(p)12.4
12-month % change		7.0	5.1	4.2	5.9	5.9	(p)4.2
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		9.4	9.6	9.7	9.9	10.1	(p)10.2
12-month % change		-4.1	-4.0	-4.0	-5.7	-1.9	(p)0.0
Other Services(3)		3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	(p)3.3
12-month % change		-2.9	-2.9	-2.9	-2.9	-2.9	(p)-2.9
Government(3)		16.1	16.7	16.7	16.8	16.6	(p)14.4
12-month % change		11.8	1.2	-1.8	-0.6	-1.8	(4)(p)1.4
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) Correction (p) Preliminary