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Kankakee

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Chicago Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2022
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2022
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Fourth Quarter 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2021
County Employment and Wages in Indiana — First Quarter 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2021
Chicago Area Employment — February 2022	Employment	News Release	Apr 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — March 2022	Benefits, Pay	News Release	May 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Gary — May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Kankakee — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2021

Kankakee, IL Economy at a Glance:

Kankakee, IL

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Mar 2022	Apr 2022	May 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)51.7	52.4	52.4	52.6	52.0	(p)52.1
Employment(1)		(2)49.0	48.8	49.0	49.5	48.8	(p)48.9
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.8	3.6	3.4	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)5.3	6.9	6.5	6.0	6.1	(p)6.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		42.5	41.6	41.9	42.3	42.6	(p)42.9
12-month % change		-0.9	0.0	0.2	-0.7	0.9	(p)1.4
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)		1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	(p)1.3
12-month % change		-7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	(p)-7.1
Manufacturing(4)		7.0	7.0	7.1	7.2	7.3	(p)7.3
12-month % change		-4.1	-2.8	-1.4	0.0	1.4	(p)2.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		9.1	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.7	(p)8.7
12-month % change		0.0	-1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Information(4)		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(4)		1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	(p)1.5
12-month % change		7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		4.6	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	(p)4.7
12-month % change		-11.5	-6.3	-6.3	-11.5	-2.1	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)		7.9	7.7	7.9	8.0	8.0	(p)8.0
12-month % change		-2.5	-2.5	-1.3	0.0	-1.2	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.7	(p)3.8
12-month % change		12.9	16.7	6.1	2.9	5.7	(p)5.6
Other Services(4)		1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	(p)1.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)6.7
Government(4)		5.8	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	(p)5.7
12-month % change		5.5	3.7	1.8	1.8	3.6	(p)3.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary