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IDES Unemployment Rates Fall in All Metro Areas

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Unemployment Rates Fall in All Metro Areas Unemployment Rates Remain Higher than National Average in All 14 Illinois Metro Areas    Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan Area Dec. 2016 Dec. 2015 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 5.0% 5.6% -0.6 Carbondale-Marion 5.8% 6.3% -0.5 Champaign-Urbana 4.9% 5.7% -0.8 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 5.4% 5.5% -0.1 Danville 7.2% 7.7% -0.5 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 5.5% 5.9% -0.4 Decatur 6.4% 7.5% -1.1 Elgin 5.7% 6.4% -0.7 Kankakee 6.5% 7.3% -0.8 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 5.3% 5.9% -0.6 Peoria 6.6% 7.3% -0.7 Rockford 6.5% 7.5% -1.0 Springfield 4.9% 5.6% -0.7 St. Louis (IL-Section) 5.3% 6.3% -1.0 Illinois Statewide 5.6% 6.0% -0.4 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–All of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced declines in... Read More.

Unemployment Rates Show Slight Increase in half of Metro Areas

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CHICAGO–This month, seven of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced increases in their over-the-year unemployment rate and eight of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department... Read More.
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Illinois Unemployment Rate Remains Above National Average in All but Two Metro Areas

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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan Area Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 5.1% 4.9% 0.2 Carbondale-Marion 5.9% 6.0% -0.1 Champaign-Urbana 5.1% 5.4% -0.3 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 5.4% 5.6% -0.2 Danville 7.1% 7.3% -0.2 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 5.6% 5.3% 0.3 Decatur 6.7% 7.3% -0.6 Elgin 5.1% 5.6% -0.5 Kankakee 6.1% 6.7% -0.6 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 4.8% 5.1% -0.3 Peoria 6.2% 6.5% -0.3 Rockford 6.3% 7.0% -0.7 Springfield 4.6% 5.1% -0.5 St. Louis (IL-Section) 5.7% 6.2% -0.5 Illinois Statewide 5.5% 5.8% -0.3 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–Again this month, twelve of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year unemployment rate and eight of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs,... Read More.

Average Unemployment Rate in Illinois Metro Areas Higher than Midwest

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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan Area June 2016 June 2015 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 5.4% 5.0% 0.4 Carbondale-Marion 6.1% 6.1% 0.0 Champaign-Urbana 5.3% 5.4% -0.1 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 6.2% 6.1% 0.1 Danville 7.1% 7.0% 0.1 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 5.6% 5.3% 0.3 Decatur 6.8% 7.1% -0.3 Elgin 5.2% 5.5% -0.3 Kankakee 6.1% 6.6% -0.5 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 4.9% 5.1% -0.2 Peoria 6.3% 6.2% 0.1 Rockford 6.3% 6.6% -0.3 Springfield 4.7% 5.0% -0.3 St. Louis (IL-Section) 5.7% 6.0% -0.3 Illinois Statewide 6.0% 6.0% 0.0 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–Eight of Illinois’ 14 metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year unemployment rate and eight of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs, according to... Read More.

IDES Unemployment Rates Increase in All Metro Areas

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Unemployment Rates Increase in All Metro Areas First time in six years unemployment rate up in every county    Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan Area April 2016 April 2015 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 5.4% 3.9% 1.5 Carbondale-Marion 6.3% 5.0% 1.3 Champaign-Urbana 5.3% 4.2% 1.1 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 6.3% 5.7% 0.6 Danville 7.5% 6.0% 1.5 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 5.8% 5.0% 0.8 Decatur 7.1% 5.9% 1.2 Elgin 5.8% 4.9% 0.9 Kankakee 6.8% 5.9% 0.9 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 5.4% 4.7% 0.7 Peoria 6.9% 5.3% 1.6 Rockford 6.9% 6.0% 0.9 Springfield 5.1% 4.4% 0.7 St. Louis (IL-Section) 6.1% 5.1% 1.0 Illinois Statewide 6.2% 5.4% 0.8 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–All metropolitan areas in Illinois experienced over- the-year unemployment rate increases... Read More.
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