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Nov
23
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — October 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.253 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in October 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Nov
12
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched down 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Nov
12
Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area – October 2020
Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), decreased 0.3 percent for the two months ending in October 2020.
Illinois Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
6,305.0 | 6,493.4 | 6,248.9 | 6,316.5 | 6,345.1 | (p)6,237.6 |
Employment(1) |
|
5,338.0 | 5,549.8 | 5,533.0 | 5,621.5 | 5,684.3 | (p)5,811.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
967.0 | 943.6 | 715.8 | 695.0 | 660.8 | (p)425.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
15.3 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.4 | (p)6.8 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
5,381.9 | 5,524.2 | 5,629.2 | 5,714.8 | 5,705.6 | (p)5,704.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.1 | -9.8 | -8.1 | -6.7 | -6.7 | (p)-6.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | (p)6.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.3 | -15.9 | -17.1 | -15.9 | -16.9 | (p)-15.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
211.7 | 213.5 | 210.2 | 212.2 | 210.1 | (p)214.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.3 | -6.6 | -8.0 | -7.3 | -8.1 | (p)-4.8 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
537.8 | 557.6 | 553.4 | 559.5 | 555.5 | (p)554.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.4 | -4.9 | -5.5 | -4.2 | -4.7 | (p)-4.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
1,103.2 | 1,138.5 | 1,143.4 | 1,153.9 | 1,160.6 | (p)1,162.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.5 | -5.6 | -5.2 | -4.3 | -3.6 | (p)-3.2 |
Information(3) |
|
88.3 | 88.6 | 87.5 | 86.2 | 88.7 | (p)87.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.2 | -6.8 | -7.8 | -9.3 | -7.0 | (p)-9.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
401.4 | 399.5 | 401.8 | 402.9 | 403.7 | (p)404.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -2.8 | -2.3 | -2.2 | -2.0 | (p)-2.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
851.7 | 859.1 | 866.1 | 874.5 | 862.1 | (p)875.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.1 | -9.5 | -8.7 | -7.8 | -8.8 | (p)-6.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
853.8 | 877.9 | 892.1 | 899.4 | 892.5 | (p)886.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.8 | -6.3 | -4.9 | -4.2 | -4.9 | (p)-6.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
341.6 | 394.5 | 461.3 | 479.8 | 490.8 | (p)491.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-45.0 | -36.6 | -26.1 | -22.8 | -20.8 | (p)-20.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
210.3 | 231.8 | 233.6 | 237.9 | 241.4 | (p)240.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-17.9 | -9.3 | -8.5 | -6.6 | -5.2 | (p)-5.7 |
Government(3) |
|
774.4 | 756.3 | 773.0 | 801.6 | 793.3 | (p)779.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.2 | -8.3 | -6.3 | -3.1 | -4.0 | (p)-6.0 |
|
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