Unemployment Rate Decreases in Most Metro Areas
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
Metropolitan Area
Feb.
2017
Feb.
2016
Over-the-Year Change
Bloomington
4.8%
5.8%
-1.0
Carbondale-Marion
5.6%
6.5%
-0.9
Champaign-Urbana
5.0%
5.7%
-0.7
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights
5.1%
6.5%
-1.4
Danville
7.2%
7.8%
-0.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
5.3%
6.3%
-1.0
Decatur
6.3%
7.4%
-1.1
Elgin
6.0%
6.6%
-0.6
Kankakee
6.6%
7.6%
-1.0
Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI
5.6%
6.1%
-0.5
Peoria
6.7%
7.4%
-0.7
Rockford
9.0%
7.5%
1.5
Springfield
5.0%
5.7%
-0.7
St. Louis (IL-Section)
5.2%
6.6%
-1.4
Illinois Statewide
5.5%
6.6%
-1.1
* Data subject to revision.
CHICAGO–All but one of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year unemployment rate. Six of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs, eight reported... Read More.
