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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates   Metropolitan Area Jan. 2017 Jan. 2016 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 6.1% 5.9% 0.2 Carbondale-Marion 7.0% 6.8% 0.2 Champaign-Urbana 6.1% 5.9% 0.2 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 5.8% 6.5% -0.7 Danville 8.6% 8.2% 0.4 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 6.3% 6.7% -0.4 Decatur 7.7% 7.7% 0.0 Elgin 7.2% 6.8% 0.4 Kankakee 8.3% 7.9% 0.4 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 6.5% 6.2% 0.3 Peoria 8.3% 7.7% 0.6 Rockford 11.1% 7.8% 3.3 Springfield 6.1% 5.9% 0.2 St. Louis (IL-Section) 6.6% 6.7% -0.1 Illinois Statewide 6.5% 6.7% -0.2 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–The majority of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced increases in their over-the-year unemployment rate. Five of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs, eight reported declines,... Read More.