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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Rockford Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Sep 2026
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2026
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — First Quarter 2026	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Rockford — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026

Rockford, IL Economy at a Glance:

Rockford, IL

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		154.6	155.4	151.9	151.3	154.1	(p)156.7
Employment(1)		144.2	145.3	143.9	143.8	146.3	(p)149.9
Unemployment(1)		10.3	10.1	7.9	7.5	7.8	(p)6.8
Unemployment Rate(2)		6.7	6.5	5.2	5.0	5.1	(p)4.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		140.7	141.3	142.0	143.5	143.1	(p)143.9
12-month % change		-1.7	-1.5	-1.7	-1.2	-1.3	(p)-0.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		5.9	6.1	6.4	6.6	7.0	(p)7.2
12-month % change		5.4	7.0	3.2	1.5	1.4	(p)5.9
Manufacturing(3)		23.8	23.8	23.8	24.1	24.1	(p)24.3
12-month % change		-3.6	-2.9	-2.9	-1.2	-1.6	(p)0.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		28.8	29.0	28.8	29.1	29.0	(p)29.2
12-month % change		-5.6	-3.7	-3.4	-2.3	-3.0	(p)-2.3
Information(3)		1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	(p)1.3
12-month % change		8.3	0.0	8.3	8.3	8.3	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9
12-month % change		0.0	-2.5	-4.9	-2.5	-4.9	(p)-4.9
Professional and Business Services(3)		12.7	12.8	12.9	13.1	13.2	(p)13.1
12-month % change		-3.8	-4.5	-5.8	-3.0	-1.5	(p)-1.5
Education and Health Services(3)		26.2	26.3	26.4	26.4	26.2	(p)26.2
12-month % change		-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	-1.1	-0.4	(p)1.2
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		14.1	14.2	14.6	15.1	15.2	(p)15.3
12-month % change		-1.4	-1.4	0.0	0.0	-1.9	(p)-0.6
Other Services(3)		7.2	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.3	(p)7.3
12-month % change		1.4	0.0	0.0	-1.4	-2.7	(p)-1.4
Government(3)		16.7	16.8	16.7	16.7	15.9	(p)16.1
12-month % change		3.1	2.4	1.2	-0.6	1.3	(p)0.6
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