An official website of the United States government
United States Department of Labor
Midwest Information Office
SHARE ON:
Illinois
Select area on the map:
News Releases:
Feb
24
Women’s Earnings In Illinois — 2019
In 2019, Illinois women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $886, or 80.0 percent of the $1,108 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts.
Feb
18
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — January 2021
Gasoline prices averaged $2.472 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in January 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Feb
17
Union Members in Illinois — 2020
In 2020, union members accounted for 14.3 percent of wage and salary workers in Illinois, compared with 13.6 percent in 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Illinois Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
Dec 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
6,248.9 | 6,316.5 | 6,345.1 | 6,288.7 | 6,167.2 | (p)6,170.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
5,533.0 | 5,621.5 | 5,684.3 | 5,822.3 | 5,741.4 | (p)5,704.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
715.8 | 695.0 | 660.8 | 466.3 | 425.9 | (p)466.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
11.5 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | (p)7.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
5,629.2 | 5,714.8 | 5,705.6 | 5,712.6 | 5,696.4 | (p)5,693.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.1 | -6.7 | -6.7 | -6.6 | -6.7 | (p)-6.9 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | (p)7.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-17.1 | -15.9 | -16.9 | -15.9 | -15.9 | (p)-12.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
210.2 | 212.2 | 210.1 | 213.8 | 215.8 | (p)224.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.0 | -7.3 | -8.1 | -5.1 | -2.9 | (p)0.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
553.4 | 559.5 | 555.5 | 554.5 | 552.3 | (p)554.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.5 | -4.2 | -4.7 | -4.3 | -4.6 | (p)-4.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
1,143.4 | 1,153.9 | 1,160.6 | 1,160.8 | 1,166.6 | (p)1,176.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.2 | -4.3 | -3.6 | -3.4 | -2.7 | (p)-1.9 |
Information(3) |
|
87.5 | 86.2 | 88.7 | 87.2 | 88.1 | (p)86.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.8 | -9.3 | -7.0 | -9.8 | -7.3 | (p)-9.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
401.8 | 402.9 | 403.7 | 404.6 | 402.7 | (p)404.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -2.2 | -2.0 | -2.0 | -2.6 | (p)-2.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
866.1 | 874.5 | 862.1 | 880.6 | 887.9 | (p)900.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.7 | -7.8 | -8.8 | -6.4 | -5.2 | (p)-3.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
892.1 | 899.4 | 892.5 | 889.3 | 886.9 | (p)891.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.9 | -4.2 | -4.9 | -6.0 | -6.1 | (p)-6.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
461.3 | 479.8 | 490.8 | 493.3 | 467.2 | (p)426.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-26.1 | -22.8 | -20.8 | -20.6 | -24.6 | (p)-31.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
233.6 | 237.9 | 241.4 | 240.9 | 240.6 | (p)239.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.5 | -6.6 | -5.2 | -5.6 | -6.1 | (p)-6.7 |
Government(3) |
|
773.0 | 801.6 | 793.3 | 780.7 | 781.4 | (p)782.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.3 | -3.1 | -4.0 | -5.9 | -6.0 | (p)-5.9 |
|
Footnotes |
|||||||