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Sep
17
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2020
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.66 per hour in the South to $40.69 in the West during June 2020.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — August 2020
Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.1 percent in August.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – August 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Illinois Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
6,294.3 | 6,123.4 | 6,305.0 | 6,493.4 | 6,248.9 | (p)6,347.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
6,030.1 | 5,073.0 | 5,338.0 | 5,549.8 | 5,533.0 | (p)5,652.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
264.1 | 1,050.4 | 967.0 | 943.6 | 715.8 | (p)695.0 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.2 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 11.5 | (p)11.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
6,060.9 | 5,322.3 | 5,381.9 | 5,524.2 | 5,629.2 | (p)5,695.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -13.1 | -12.1 | -9.8 | -8.1 | (p)-7.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
8.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | (p)7.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.4 | -16.3 | -8.3 | -15.9 | -17.1 | (p)-12.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
223.3 | 200.3 | 211.7 | 213.5 | 210.2 | (p)211.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -12.7 | -7.3 | -6.6 | -8.0 | (p)-7.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
573.9 | 524.5 | 537.8 | 557.6 | 553.4 | (p)558.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.7 | -10.9 | -8.4 | -4.9 | -5.5 | (p)-4.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
1,195.8 | 1,100.5 | 1,103.2 | 1,138.5 | 1,143.4 | (p)1,152.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -8.7 | -8.5 | -5.6 | -5.2 | (p)-4.4 |
Information(3) |
|
95.5 | 89.1 | 88.3 | 88.6 | 87.5 | (p)86.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | -6.3 | -7.2 | -6.8 | -7.8 | (p)-9.4 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
410.6 | 402.4 | 401.4 | 399.5 | 401.8 | (p)402.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -2.8 | -2.3 | (p)-2.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
921.3 | 835.7 | 851.7 | 859.1 | 866.1 | (p)876.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.7 | -11.8 | -10.1 | -9.5 | -8.7 | (p)-7.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
945.7 | 856.8 | 853.8 | 877.9 | 892.1 | (p)897.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | -8.5 | -8.8 | -6.3 | -4.9 | (p)-4.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
596.3 | 306.1 | 341.6 | 394.5 | 461.3 | (p)477.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.1 | -50.7 | -45.0 | -36.6 | -26.1 | (p)-23.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
255.1 | 206.9 | 210.3 | 231.8 | 233.6 | (p)237.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -19.1 | -17.9 | -9.3 | -8.5 | (p)-6.8 |
Government(3) |
|
835.4 | 792.8 | 774.4 | 756.3 | 773.0 | (p)788.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | -3.6 | -6.2 | -8.3 | -6.3 | (p)-4.6 |
|
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