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News Releases:

May
19

Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — April 2022

Gasoline prices averaged $4.546 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in April 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
11

Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area – April 2022

Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.4 percent in April 2022.

May
11

Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – April 2022

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Illinois Economy at a Glance:

Illinois
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2021		 Dec
2021		 Jan
2022		 Feb
2022		 Mar
2022		 Apr
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)6,341.1 (r)6,339.8 6,378.0 6,403.3 6,430.6 (p)6,449.9

Employment(1)

 (r)6,015.9 (r)6,015.3 6,060.4 6,094.9 6,131.5 (p)6,153.5

Unemployment(1)

 (r)325.2 (r)324.5 317.5 308.5 299.1 (p)296.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)5.1 (r)5.1 5.0 4.8 4.7 (p)4.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 5,922.0 5,940.2 5,951.0 5,976.1 5,993.3 (p)6,002.6

12-month % change

 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.1 (p)4.1

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.6 (p)6.6

12-month % change

 1.5 3.1 1.5 4.7 1.5 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 227.0 229.4 222.0 220.9 222.0 (p)224.7

12-month % change

 4.7 4.6 0.7 2.8 0.0 (p)0.8

Manufacturing(3)

 556.9 558.4 561.6 565.3 566.4 (p)572.1

12-month % change

 1.1 0.9 1.5 2.2 2.1 (p)3.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,199.9 1,208.3 1,211.6 1,223.1 1,220.0 (p)1,218.3

12-month % change

 2.4 2.8 2.6 3.8 3.4 (p)3.9

Information(3)

 89.0 89.0 90.1 91.4 92.5 (p)92.4

12-month % change

 3.9 3.5 4.5 5.4 6.2 (p)6.0

Financial Activities(3)

 409.2 407.5 407.4 406.0 409.8 (p)407.6

12-month % change

 0.5 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.6 (p)0.3

Professional & Business Services(3)

 938.8 953.0 962.6 964.6 975.4 (p)964.3

12-month % change

 5.0 5.5 5.4 5.1 6.1 (p)5.0

Education & Health Services(3)

 908.1 905.4 904.0 908.4 909.9 (p)913.4

12-month % change

 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.6 (p)0.7

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 550.1 546.7 547.3 552.9 556.5 (p)563.8

12-month % change

 26.8 32.7 29.4 21.4 18.7 (p)17.6

Other Services(3)

 244.0 244.8 245.1 245.1 244.8 (p)246.6

12-month % change

 4.2 5.4 4.7 3.9 3.2 (p)3.9

Government(3)

 792.4 791.1 792.7 791.7 789.4 (p)792.8

12-month % change

 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.6 (p)2.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
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