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County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2025
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — March 2025	Benefits, Pay	News Release	May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Gary — May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Kankakee — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2025

Kankakee, IL Economy at a Glance:

Kankakee, IL

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)51.3	50.6	50.2	50.3	50.5	(p)49.7
Employment(1)		(2)48.7	47.5	47.2	47.7	48.4	(p)47.5
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.6	3.2	3.0	2.6	2.1	(p)2.2
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)5.0	6.3	5.9	5.1	4.2	(p)4.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		44.1	42.2	42.4	43.0	42.7	(p)42.6
12-month % change		2.8	-0.2	0.5	0.5	-0.5	(p)-1.8
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)		1.7	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.7	(p)1.8
12-month % change		21.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	(p)5.9
Manufacturing(4)		6.7	6.7	6.6	6.7	6.7	(p)6.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-1.5	0.0	0.0	(p)-1.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		9.1	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.7	(p)8.6
12-month % change		-3.2	-3.3	-1.1	-2.2	-3.3	(p)-5.5
Information(4)		0.3	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
Financial Activities(4)		1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	(p)1.4
12-month % change		7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)7.7
Professional and Business Services(4)		3.6	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	(p)3.5
12-month % change		0.0	-2.9	-5.6	-2.8	-5.4	(p)-5.4
Education and Health Services(4)		9.2	8.9	9.0	9.1	9.0	(p)8.7
12-month % change		7.0	2.3	4.7	4.6	3.4	(p)-1.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		4.0	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.0	(p)4.1
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-2.4	(p)0.0
Other Services(4)		1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	(p)1.5
12-month % change		6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(4)		6.5	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.1	(p)6.2
12-month % change		6.6	1.7	3.3	1.6	0.0	(p)-1.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary