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Bloomington, IL, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Sep 2023
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2023
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Fourth Quarter 2022	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bloomington, IL — May 2022	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2023

Bloomington, IL Economy at a Glance:

Bloomington, IL

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023	Aug 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		96.4	96.8	95.7	95.3	(p)97.4
Employment(1)		93.1	93.5	92.4	91.2	(p)92.8
Unemployment(1)		3.3	3.3	3.3	4.1	(p)4.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.4	3.4	3.5	4.3	(p)4.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		97.5	98.2	98.4	95.9	95.9	(p)97.0
12-month % change		3.1	1.4	3.4	1.3	1.4	(p)1.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		2.6	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
12-month % change		-3.7	0.0	-3.4	-6.5	-6.5	(p)-6.5
Manufacturing(3)		9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	(p)9.9
12-month % change		23.8	15.1	11.2	8.8	6.5	(p)5.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		14.3	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	(p)14.6
12-month % change		2.1	2.8	3.6	3.5	3.5	(p)3.5
Information(3)		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4
12-month % change		-20.0	-20.0	-20.0	-20.0	-20.0	(p)-20.0
Financial Activities(3)		19.6	19.7	19.7	19.8	19.9	(p)19.8
12-month % change		-1.0	-3.9	0.5	0.0	0.0	(p)1.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		9.5	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	(p)9.6
12-month % change		-3.1	-2.0	-1.0	0.0	-2.0	(p)-1.0
Education and Health Services(3)		11.2	11.1	11.1	10.9	10.9	(p)11.0
12-month % change		2.8	1.8	3.7	0.9	2.8	(p)2.8
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	(p)10.6
12-month % change		8.4	4.0	6.1	4.0	4.0	(p)3.9
Other Services(3)		3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	(p)3.6
12-month % change		5.9	5.9	5.9	5.7	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(3)		16.1	16.2	16.3	13.6	13.6	(p)14.6
12-month % change		0.6	0.0	4.5	-3.5	0.0	(p)0.0
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. (p) Preliminary