Midwest Information Office

Elgin

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentPay
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Third Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Mar 2026
Chicago Area Employment — November 2024	Employment	News Release	Jan 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Elgin — May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2018

Elgin, IL Economy at a Glance:

Elgin, IL

Data Series	Back Data	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		400.3	401.3	(2)-	395.6	(p)395.4	(p)399.4
Employment(1)		381.8	383.9	(2)-	377.8	(p)373.2	(p)375.5
Unemployment(1)		18.5	17.4	(2)-	17.8	(p)22.2	(p)23.9
Unemployment Rate(3)		4.6	4.3	(2)-	4.5	(p)5.6	(p)6.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		294.6	297.8	299.2	297.9	296.2	(p)287.3
12-month % change		-0.9	-1.1	-0.4	-0.7	-0.6	(p)-0.6
Mining and Logging(4)		0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	(p)0.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(4)		18.0	17.7	17.9	17.6	16.2	(p)14.6
12-month % change		5.9	4.1	5.3	6.0	3.8	(p)2.8
Manufacturing(4)		38.6	38.2	38.1	38.0	38.0	(p)38.2
12-month % change		-5.9	-6.1	-5.9	-6.2	-5.7	(p)-3.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		60.2	59.9	60.2	60.7	61.0	(p)59.1
12-month % change		-0.8	-1.2	-1.5	-1.6	-1.5	(p)-1.8
Information(4)		2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	(p)2.2
12-month % change		-8.3	-4.3	-4.3	0.0	-4.3	(p)-4.3
Financial Activities(4)		11.5	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	(p)11.1
12-month % change		1.8	0.9	0.0	-1.7	-1.7	(p)-1.8
Professional and Business Services(4)		36.8	36.7	36.6	35.9	35.6	(p)33.9
12-month % change		-5.2	-4.7	-3.7	-4.0	-2.2	(p)-1.2
Education and Health Services(4)		37.4	38.1	38.4	38.5	38.6	(p)38.3
12-month % change		2.2	1.6	2.7	1.9	1.8	(p)2.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		30.6	29.1	29.1	28.1	28.0	(p)27.1
12-month % change		-3.2	-2.3	-2.3	-3.4	-4.1	(p)-3.6
Other Services(4)		12.4	12.4	12.5	12.4	12.5	(p)12.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	1.6	(p)2.5
Government(4)		46.7	51.9	52.7	53.0	52.6	(p)50.2
12-month % change		2.9	2.0	4.6	4.5	4.2	(p)2.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary