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Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — December 2018
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI, metropolitan area for the year ended in December 2018.
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — January 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area increased 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – January 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest turned up 0.2 percent in January after declining in November and December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Illinois Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
6,486.7 | 6,480.2 | 6,478.1 | 6,488.1 | 6,499.4 | (p)6,500.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
6,214.5 | 6,211.5 | 6,211.3 | 6,218.0 | 6,225.6 | (p)6,223.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
272.2 | 268.7 | 266.8 | 270.1 | 273.8 | (p)277.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | (p)4.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
6,125.2 | 6,122.1 | 6,123.8 | 6,130.6 | 6,138.6 | (p)6,152.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)1.2 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | (p)7.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
227.4 | 226.7 | 227.9 | 228.5 | 227.7 | (p)227.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.2 | (p)2.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
588.7 | 590.5 | 593.0 | 594.4 | 591.5 | (p)591.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | (p)0.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
1,214.7 | 1,215.3 | 1,213.9 | 1,217.2 | 1,221.0 | (p)1,223.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | (p)0.7 |
Information(3) |
|
92.7 | 93.0 | 92.7 | 94.8 | 93.1 | (p)92.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 | -3.3 | -3.5 | -1.1 | -3.5 | (p)-4.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
399.6 | 399.7 | 400.6 | 400.6 | 400.5 | (p)399.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | (p)2.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
947.2 | 948.3 | 944.0 | 939.9 | 944.4 | (p)944.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (p)0.3 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
929.4 | 928.0 | 929.7 | 931.3 | 933.7 | (p)934.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | (p)1.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
621.7 | 618.9 | 619.5 | 621.1 | 619.5 | (p)624.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | (p)1.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
252.2 | 250.8 | 249.4 | 249.6 | 250.3 | (p)251.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.2 | (p)-0.1 |
Government(3) |
|
843.9 | 843.2 | 845.4 | 845.5 | 849.2 | (p)855.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | (p)3.0 |
|
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