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Illinois Unemployment Lowest On Record

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Illinois Unemployment Lowest on Record The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent in August and nonfarm payrolls decreased by -5,200 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)... Read More.
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Unemployment Rate Continues Falling in All Metro Areas

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Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in May in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Data also show nonfarm jobs increased in eleven of the... Read More.

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.

Illinois Unemployment Rate Declines to 12-year Low in April

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The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate decreased by -0.2 percentage point to 4.4 percent in April and nonfarm payrolls increased by +4,700 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)... Read More.
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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.

Illinois Payrolls Rise and Unemployment Dips in February

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The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate decreased by -0.1 percentage point to 4.7 percent in February and nonfarm payrolls increased by +15,200 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)... Read More.
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Unemployment Rate Drops in All Metro Areas

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Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in December in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas for the seventh consecutive month, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Data also show nonfarm jobs... Read More.
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