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Jan
17
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — December 2019
Gasoline prices averaged $2.638 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jan
14
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2019
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jan
14
Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area – December 2019
Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched down 0.1 percent for the two months ending in December 2019.
Illinois Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
6,496.5 | 6,504.5 | 6,506.2 | 6,505.1 | 6,496.4 | (p)6,480.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
6,223.9 | 6,242.0 | 6,250.2 | 6,254.1 | 6,250.4 | (p)6,239.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
272.6 | 262.5 | 255.9 | 251.0 | 246.0 | (p)240.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | (p)3.7 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
6,187.7 | 6,181.9 | 6,190.4 | 6,198.7 | 6,185.3 | (p)6,193.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | (p)0.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | (p)7.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.3 | -6.3 | -5.1 | -7.5 | -7.6 | (p)-7.7 |
Construction(3) |
|
226.8 | 226.4 | 226.4 | 224.6 | 222.8 | (p)223.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -1.3 | (p)-0.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
593.0 | 593.5 | 591.9 | 590.2 | 588.9 | (p)588.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | (p)-0.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
1,223.4 | 1,224.2 | 1,226.0 | 1,225.1 | 1,220.3 | (p)1,218.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | (p)-0.4 |
Information(3) |
|
90.4 | 90.9 | 91.1 | 93.0 | 92.0 | (p)92.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.4 | -4.2 | -3.6 | -1.9 | -1.8 | (p)-0.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
405.9 | 406.2 | 407.0 | 406.9 | 407.2 | (p)407.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | (p)0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
963.9 | 961.5 | 963.1 | 960.7 | 955.4 | (p)957.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.1 | (p)0.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
950.8 | 949.0 | 950.5 | 956.1 | 955.0 | (p)959.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | (p)1.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
638.0 | 632.9 | 635.0 | 637.4 | 637.4 | (p)640.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | (p)2.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
256.1 | 256.6 | 257.3 | 258.2 | 259.6 | (p)260.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | (p)1.5 |
Government(3) |
|
832.0 | 833.3 | 834.7 | 839.1 | 839.4 | (p)839.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)1.6 |
|
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