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Unemployment Rate Falls in All Metros for Second Consecutive Month

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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates Metropolitan Area Apr. 2018 Apr. 2017 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 3.1% 3.6% -0.5 Carbondale-Marion 3.8% 4.1% -0.3 Champaign-Urbana 3.2% 3.6% -0.4 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 3.6% 4.6% -1.0 Danville 4.8% 5.6% -0.8 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 3.5% 4.1% -0.6 Decatur 4.4% 4.8% -0.4 Elgin 3.7% 4.2% -0.5 Kankakee 4.2% 4.7% -0.5 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 3.4% 3.9% -0.5 Peoria 4.1% 5.0% -0.9 Rockford 4.2% 6.5% -2.3 Springfield 3.2% 3.8% -0.6 St. Louis (IL-Section) 3.4% 4.1% -0.7 Illinois Statewide 3.6% 4.5% -0.9      * Data subject to revision. CHICAGO–Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in April in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor... Read More.

Unemployment Rate Falls in All Metros

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 Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates   Metropolitan Area Mar. 2018 Mar. 2017 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 3.8% 4.4% -0.6 Carbondale-Marion 4.6% 4.9% -0.3 Champaign-Urbana 3.8% 4.5% -0.7 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 4.2% 4.7% -0.5 Danville 5.8% 6.5% -0.7 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 4.2% 4.9% -0.7 Decatur 5.2% 5.7% -0.5 Elgin 4.8% 5.4% -0.6 Kankakee 5.2% 5.8% -0.6 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 4.4% 5.0% -0.6 Peoria 5.1% 6.1% -1.0 Rockford 5.1% 8.4% -3.3 Springfield 4.1% 4.5% -0.4 St. Louis (IL-Section) 4.1% 4.7% -0.6 Illinois Statewide 4.4% 5.0% -0.6 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in March in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and... Read More.

Unemployment Rate Falls in Thirteen Metros

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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates   Metropolitan Area Feb. 2018 Feb. 2017 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 3.6% 4.9% -1.3 Carbondale-Marion 4.3% 5.4% -1.1 Champaign-Urbana 3.7% 4.9% -1.2 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 5.3% 5.3%  0.0 Danville 5.6% 7.2% -1.6 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 4.4% 5.5% -1.1 Decatur 4.9% 6.3% -1.4 Elgin 4.6% 6.0% -1.4 Kankakee 5.1% 6.6% -1.5 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 4.3% 5.5% -1.2 Peoria 5.0% 6.8% -1.8 Rockford 4.9% 9.2% -4.3 Springfield 4.0% 5.0% -1.0 St. Louis (IL-Section) 4.1% 5.2% -1.1 Illinois Statewide 5.0% 5.6% -0.6 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in February in 13 of Illinois’s metropolitan areas and was unchanged in one, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau... Read More.