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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – September 2019
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — September 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area increased 0.2 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Chicago Area Employment — August 2019
Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 4,830,400 in August 2019, up 47,500, or 1.0 percent, over the year.
Illinois Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
6,486.0 | 6,487.7 | 6,490.9 | 6,496.5 | 6,504.5 | (p)6,505.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
6,199.4 | 6,202.6 | 6,213.5 | 6,223.9 | 6,242.0 | (p)6,250.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
286.7 | 285.1 | 277.4 | 272.6 | 262.5 | (p)255.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | (p)3.9 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
6,176.5 | 6,178.8 | 6,186.4 | 6,187.7 | 6,181.9 | (p)6,186.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | (p)1.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | (p)7.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 | -3.8 | -2.6 | -6.3 | -6.3 | (p)-5.1 |
Construction(3) |
|
230.3 | 228.0 | 226.9 | 226.8 | 226.4 | (p)226.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | (p)0.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
591.9 | 592.8 | 592.6 | 593.0 | 593.5 | (p)592.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | (p)0.6 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
1,223.0 | 1,223.4 | 1,223.8 | 1,223.4 | 1,224.2 | (p)1,227.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | (p)1.5 |
Information(3) |
|
90.7 | 90.1 | 90.7 | 90.4 | 90.9 | (p)91.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.8 | -3.8 | -3.2 | -5.4 | -4.2 | (p)-3.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
405.1 | 404.4 | 405.7 | 405.9 | 406.2 | (p)406.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)1.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
962.9 | 964.8 | 965.8 | 963.9 | 961.5 | (p)962.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | (p)0.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
946.6 | 947.9 | 946.9 | 950.8 | 949.0 | (p)948.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | (p)1.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
630.5 | 630.8 | 637.3 | 638.0 | 632.9 | (p)633.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | (p)2.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
258.7 | 258.5 | 257.7 | 256.1 | 256.6 | (p)257.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 |
Government(3) |
|
829.2 | 830.5 | 831.4 | 832.0 | 833.3 | (p)833.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | (p)0.8 |
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