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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Illinois > Kankakee

Kankakee

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Chicago Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2023
County Employment and Wages in Illinois — Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
County Employment and Wages in Indiana — First Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Gary — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Kankakee — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Kankakee, IL Economy at a Glance:
Kankakee, IL
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022		 Jan
2023		 Feb
2023		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)51.7 (2)51.7 51.2 51.8 51.6 (p)51.5

Employment(1)

 (2)49.2 (2)49.2 48.1 48.4 48.6 (p)48.8

Unemployment(1)

 (2)2.5 (2)2.5 3.1 3.4 3.0 (p)2.8

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.8 (2)4.7 6.1 6.5 5.8 (p)5.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 43.5 43.7 42.8 42.9 43.0 (p)43.1

12-month % change

 2.8 4.3 2.4 1.9 1.2 (p)0.2

Mining, Logging and Construction(4)

 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 (p)1.2

12-month % change

 0.0 7.7 8.3 0.0 0.0 (p)-7.7

Manufacturing(4)

 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 (p)6.9

12-month % change

 -1.4 0.0 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 (p)-1.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 9.3 9.4 9.0 9.1 9.0 (p)9.0

12-month % change

 1.1 2.2 1.1 3.4 1.1 (p)0.0

Information(4)

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 (p)0.3

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(4)

 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 (p)1.4

12-month % change

 -6.7 -6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(4)

 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 (p)4.2

12-month % change

 0.0 2.4 0.0 -6.8 -6.8 (p)-4.5

Education and Health Services(4)

 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.6 (p)8.6

12-month % change

 8.9 10.3 3.7 4.9 3.6 (p)0.0

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 (p)4.0

12-month % change

 5.6 8.6 5.6 2.7 2.6 (p)2.6

Other Services(4)

 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 (p)1.6

12-month % change

 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 0.0 (p)6.7

Government(4)

 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.0 (p)5.9

12-month % change

 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.4 7.1 (p)5.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary