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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Springfield, IL, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2025
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Springfield, IL — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2025

Springfield, IL Economy at a Glance:

Springfield, 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)104.0	103.0	102.2	102.7	(p)104.0
Employment(1)		(2)100.0	98.3	97.7	98.8	(p)100.7
Unemployment(1)		(2)4.0	4.7	4.5	3.9	(p)3.3
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.8	4.6	4.4	3.8	(p)3.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		112.7	109.8	110.4	111.5	112.1	(p)112.4
12-month % change		1.5	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.4	(p)0.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		3.6	3.2	3.2	3.5	3.7	(p)3.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-3.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(4)		3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	(p)3.8
12-month % change		2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	(p)2.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		18.0	17.4	17.2	17.4	17.3	(p)17.2
12-month % change		2.9	3.0	3.0	4.2	3.0	(p)1.2
Information(4)		3.2	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	(p)3.1
12-month % change		-11.1	-8.8	-17.9	-23.8	-20.0	(p)-13.9
Financial Activities(4)		5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	(p)5.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.8	0.0	(p)1.8
Professional and Business Services(4)		12.3	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.2	(p)12.4
12-month % change		0.8	0.0	-0.8	-4.0	-3.9	(p)-4.6
Education and Health Services(4)		22.1	22.0	22.0	22.1	22.0	(p)22.0
12-month % change		3.3	2.8	1.9	1.8	1.9	(p)1.9
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		9.8	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.9	(p)10.3
12-month % change		-7.5	-6.9	-3.1	-3.0	-2.9	(p)-2.8
Other Services(4)		5.7	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.7	(p)5.7
12-month % change		-1.7	-1.7	-3.4	-1.7	-1.7	(p)-1.7
Government(4)		28.5	27.8	28.4	28.6	28.7	(p)28.3
12-month % change		5.9	2.2	3.6	3.2	4.4	(p)3.7
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