Midwest Information Office

Decatur

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2026
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Fourth Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Decatur, IL — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026

Decatur, IL Economy at a Glance:

Decatur, IL

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		43.9	43.7	43.8	43.0	(p)42.9
Employment(1)		40.9	40.7	40.9	40.6	(p)40.5
Unemployment(1)		2.9	3.0	2.9	2.4	(p)2.4
Unemployment Rate(2)		6.7	6.8	6.7	5.6	(p)5.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		47.0	46.8	46.8	47.1	47.7	(p)47.4
12-month % change		-1.3	-0.6	-1.7	-1.1	-0.8	(p)-1.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		3.7	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9	(p)3.9
12-month % change		-5.1	-7.7	-5.1	-2.6	0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		10.7	10.7	10.5	10.3	10.5	(p)10.5
12-month % change		-1.8	0.0	-2.8	-1.0	-0.9	(p)-0.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	(p)9.4
12-month % change		-2.1	-1.1	-3.1	-4.1	-3.1	(p)-3.1
Information(3)		0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	(p)0.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
12-month % change		-5.9	-5.9	-5.9	-5.9	-5.9	(p)-5.9
Professional and Business Services(3)		2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	(p)2.1
12-month % change		-9.1	-9.1	-9.1	-4.5	-4.5	(p)-4.5
Education and Health Services(3)		7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	(p)7.4
12-month % change		4.2	2.7	2.7	1.4	1.4	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		3.8	3.8	3.8	4.0	4.1	(p)4.1
12-month % change		-2.6	0.0	-2.6	-2.4	-2.4	(p)-2.4
Other Services(3)		1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	(p)1.8
12-month % change		-5.6	0.0	-5.6	0.0	-5.6	(p)0.0
Government(3)		6.2	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.5	(p)6.3
12-month % change		3.3	3.3	5.0	4.9	4.8	(p)3.3
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. (p) Preliminary