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Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI

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Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Economy at a Glance:

Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI
Data Series	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	459.6	466.7	472.2	459.0	458.8	(p)458.2
Employment(1)	439.1	442.6	447.3	437.6	439.5	(p)439.0
Unemployment(1)	20.5	24.1	24.9	21.4	19.4	(p)19.2
Unemployment Rate(2)	4.5	5.2	5.3	4.7	4.2	(p)4.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	422.9	428.2	424.9	422.9	423.5	(p)424.3
12-month % change	0.5	-0.5	-0.4	-0.5	0.1	(p)-0.2
Mining and Logging(3)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	(p)0.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)	15.5	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.2	(p)16.2
12-month % change	-1.3	-1.2	-0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
Manufacturing(3)	63.5	63.7	63.8	63.6	63.2	(p)63.3
12-month % change	0.3	-0.6	-0.5	-1.1	-0.2	(p)0.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	95.8	96.8	96.8	96.6	96.8	(p)97.4
12-month % change	-0.6	-0.4	-0.5	-0.4	0.0	(p)-0.3
Information(3)	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	(p)2.8
12-month % change	-9.7	-6.5	-9.7	-3.4	-3.4	(p)-3.4
Financial Activities(3)	19.9	20.2	20.3	20.2	20.2	(p)19.9
12-month % change	-6.1	-6.5	-4.7	-4.7	-3.3	(p)-5.7
Professional and Business Services(3)	68.3	69.5	69.0	68.3	68.6	(p)68.8
12-month % change	-3.7	-3.5	-4.4	-5.4	-4.2	(p)-4.3
Education and Health Services(3)	49.0	48.6	48.1	48.8	49.4	(p)50.3
12-month % change	2.9	0.6	1.3	2.3	2.1	(p)2.9
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	42.7	45.2	45.5	44.8	42.2	(p)41.4
12-month % change	6.8	3.9	3.9	3.0	2.7	(p)1.5
Other Services(3)	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.5	(p)13.5
12-month % change	1.5	0.0	-0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.7
Government(3)	51.7	51.4	48.6	47.7	50.5	(p)50.6
12-month % change	5.3	2.2	3.6	3.2	3.9	(p)2.6
Consumer Price Index: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
CPI-U, All items(4)	292.123	292.106	293.943	294.608	295.979	295.239
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)	3.1	3.0	3.7	3.8	4.1	3.5
CPI-W, All items(5)	284.445	284.349	286.230	286.784	287.531	286.813
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)	3.6	3.4	4.1	4.1	4.3	3.8
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. (4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary