Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan AreaJan.
2017Jan.
2016Over-the-Year ChangeBloomington6.1%5.9%0.2Carbondale-Marion7.0%6.8%0.2Champaign-Urbana6.1%5.9%0.2Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights5.8%6.5%-0.7Danville8.6%8.2%0.4Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL6.3%6.7%-0.4Decatur7.7%7.7%0.0Elgin7.2%6.8%0.4Kankakee8.3%7.9%0.4Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI6.5%6.2%0.3Peoria8.3%7.7%0.6Rockford11.1%7.8%3.3Springfield6.1%5.9%0.2St. Louis (IL-Section)6.6%6.7%-0.1Illinois Statewide6.5%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,...
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