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Jul
01
Chicago Area Employment — May 2020
Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 4,204,500 in May 2020, down 576,700, or 12.1 percent, over the year.
Jun
29
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Fourth Quarter 2019
Five of Illinois’ 13 large counties reported employment increases from December 2018 to December 2019.
Jun
25
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — May 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.166 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in May 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Illinois Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)6,433.0 | 6,417.2 | 6,398.7 | 6,294.3 | 6,123.4 | (p)6,286.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)6,196.8 | 6,189.4 | 6,179.9 | 6,030.1 | 5,073.0 | (p)5,331.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)236.2 | 227.8 | 218.8 | 264.1 | 1,050.4 | (p)955.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 17.2 | (p)15.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
6,117.2 | 6,133.2 | 6,121.8 | 6,060.9 | 5,322.3 | (p)5,384.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -13.1 | (p)-12.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.2 | (p)9.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -2.5 | -3.7 | -2.4 | -16.3 | (p)9.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
223.1 | 226.1 | 226.6 | 223.3 | 200.3 | (p)211.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -1.8 | -12.7 | (p)-7.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
577.8 | 577.0 | 576.2 | 573.9 | 524.5 | (p)539.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -2.7 | -10.9 | (p)-8.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
1,200.1 | 1,209.2 | 1,203.7 | 1,195.8 | 1,100.5 | (p)1,103.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -8.7 | (p)-8.5 |
Information(3) |
|
95.9 | 95.9 | 96.6 | 95.5 | 89.1 | (p)87.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -6.3 | (p)-8.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
413.9 | 413.1 | 412.7 | 410.6 | 402.4 | (p)402.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -2.0 | (p)-2.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
936.5 | 937.9 | 932.9 | 921.3 | 835.7 | (p)851.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -2.7 | -11.8 | (p)-10.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
949.7 | 951.1 | 949.9 | 945.7 | 856.8 | (p)857.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -8.5 | (p)-8.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
624.4 | 624.3 | 623.5 | 596.3 | 306.1 | (p)336.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -4.1 | -50.7 | (p)-45.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
257.0 | 258.4 | 257.7 | 255.1 | 206.9 | (p)211.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -19.1 | (p)-17.5 |
Government(3) |
|
830.7 | 832.3 | 834.1 | 835.4 | 792.8 | (p)774.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -3.6 | (p)-6.2 |
|
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