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Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 4,929.9 (6) 4,918.9 (6) 4,951.0 4,959.9 4,961.9 (P)  
Employment (1) 10-Year History 4,701.1 (6) 4,674.1 (6) 4,664.2 4,675.7 4,685.5 (P)  
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 228.8 (6) 244.7 (6) 286.9 284.2 276.4 (P)  
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 4.6 (6) 5.0 (6) 5.8 5.7 5.6 (P)  
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 4,595.6 4,596.7 4,479.6 4,480.8 4,505.8 (P)  
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.4 (P)  
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 (P)  
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History -14.3 -7.7 0.0 4.8 -8.3 (P)  
Construction (3) 10-Year History 218.2 210.0 194.4 188.7 194.9 (P)  
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History -2.6 -3.1 -1.1 0.1 -2.3 (P)  
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 481.2 482.4 480.2 478.9 479.7 (P)  
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -1.6 -1.5 -0.7 -0.9 -0.9 (P)  
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 949.6 961.0 929.6 921.1 926.0 (P)  
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.8 (P)  
Information (3) 10-Year History 91.0 91.2 90.6 91.1 91.0 (P)  
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 (P)  
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 327.9 328.5 325.6 325.3 325.4 (P)  
12-month % change -- Financial 10-Year History -1.2 -1.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 (P)  
Professional and Business Services (3) 10-Year History 752.0 750.1 720.7 722.3 725.0 (P)  
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.6 (P)  
Education and Health Services (3) 10-Year History 599.6 600.0 593.5 597.6 599.3 (P)  
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.0 1.8 (P)  
Leisure and Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 401.5 399.5 384.3 385.3 389.9 (P)  
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 1.5 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.6 (P)  
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 198.1 199.0 196.5 196.4 196.9 (P)  
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.0 (P)  
Government (3) 10-Year History 573.6 572.6 562.0 571.9 575.5 (P)  
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 (P)  
Consumer Price Index: Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4) 10-Year History 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.2
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5) 10-Year History 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.5

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(6) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.

Data extracted on: May 15, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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