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News Releases:
Nov
20
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin – October 2024

Gasoline prices averaged $3.635 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin – October 2024

Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.3 percent in October.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2024

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were down 0.1 percent in October.

Illinois Economy at a Glance:
Illinois
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2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 6,510.2 6,516.9 6,529.6 6,526.8 6,529.4 (p)6,537.6

Employment(1)

 6,192.8 6,189.0 6,188.0 6,183.7 6,185.7 (p)6,191.2

Unemployment(1)

 317.4 327.9 341.6 343.1 343.7 (p)346.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.3 (p)5.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 6,147.9 6,143.6 6,153.9 6,160.6 6,144.8 (p)6,142.4

12-month % change

 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.2 (p)0.7

Mining and Logging(3)

 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 (p)7.2

12-month % change

 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 233.9 233.6 234.3 235.7 234.8 (p)234.7

12-month % change

 0.1 -0.7 0.2 0.7 0.1 (p)0.6

Manufacturing(3)

 578.3 579.1 577.2 577.7 576.8 (p)576.9

12-month % change

 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.2 -0.5 (p)0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,224.2 1,225.8 1,224.7 1,227.3 1,227.2 (p)1,225.3

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 (p)0.0

Information(3)

 90.2 88.9 88.5 88.1 88.7 (p)88.4

12-month % change

 -5.0 -5.8 -4.9 -4.6 -4.1 (p)-1.8

Financial Activities(3)

 396.0 395.2 395.9 396.4 393.6 (p)393.4

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.9 -1.7 -1.6 -2.2 (p)-2.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 930.8 927.4 922.0 919.6 916.1 (p)915.8

12-month % change

 -2.8 -3.1 -3.4 -3.0 -3.4 (p)-2.0

Education & Health Services(3)

 989.8 992.8 996.9 998.5 1,001.1 (p)1,001.2

12-month % change

 3.0 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.7 (p)3.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 601.3 597.0 595.5 593.8 598.0 (p)599.4

12-month % change

 2.2 0.4 0.5 -0.2 0.3 (p)0.5

Other Services(3)

 259.4 259.8 262.7 261.2 260.8 (p)259.8

12-month % change

 4.1 3.1 4.7 4.5 3.6 (p)3.7

Government(3)

 836.7 836.7 848.9 855.0 840.5 (p)840.3

12-month % change

 3.5 2.9 4.3 5.2 3.2 (p)2.7

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