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Illinois



News Releases:
Mar
17
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2022

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $35.52 per hour in the South to $46.57 in the Northeast in December 2022.

Mar
16
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — February 2023

Gasoline prices averaged $3.725 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in February 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
14
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – February 2023

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.8 percent in January.

Illinois Economy at a Glance:
Illinois
Data Series Back
Data
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)6,455.2 (r)6,456.6 (r)6,462.5 (r)6,469.5 6,470.3 (p)6,474.5

Employment(1)

(r)6,158.8 (r)6,156.5 (r)6,163.6 (r)6,172.3 6,175.9 (p)6,184.6

Unemployment(1)

(r)296.4 (r)300.0 (r)298.9 (r)297.3 294.4 (p)289.9

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)4.6 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 4.5 (p)4.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

6,079.6 6,080.6 6,096.4 6,091.6 6,103.9 (p)6,114.6

12-month % change

3.9 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.7 (p)2.4

Mining and Logging(3)

7.1 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.3 (p)7.1

12-month % change

7.6 4.5 4.5 5.9 5.8 (p)1.4

Construction(3)

232.6 232.8 233.4 233.3 233.2 (p)232.1

12-month % change

3.8 3.8 3.2 2.3 3.2 (p)2.1

Manufacturing(3)

574.9 574.9 574.1 573.0 570.7 (p)571.0

12-month % change

3.1 2.7 2.2 1.8 2.0 (p)1.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

1,227.2 1,226.9 1,220.8 1,222.7 1,223.0 (p)1,225.7

12-month % change

4.2 3.4 2.5 1.9 2.1 (p)1.0

Information(3)

96.5 96.8 96.2 95.5 94.0 (p)91.0

12-month % change

5.9 4.3 3.0 1.6 1.3 (p)-2.7

Financial Activities(3)

404.7 404.2 404.9 403.4 402.9 (p)402.3

12-month % change

0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 (p)0.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

984.4 973.4 978.2 973.1 973.6 (p)970.6

12-month % change

5.9 3.4 3.1 2.0 1.6 (p)0.9

Education & Health Services(3)

940.0 941.6 946.5 951.1 955.2 (p)957.6

12-month % change

3.7 3.3 3.3 3.9 4.4 (p)4.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

572.1 574.6 583.1 585.5 589.4 (p)594.5

12-month % change

7.6 6.6 6.8 6.5 7.7 (p)8.0

Other Services(3)

249.0 249.6 251.9 250.4 250.5 (p)252.7

12-month % change

3.9 3.6 3.9 3.1 3.0 (p)3.5

Government(3)

791.1 798.8 800.3 796.4 804.1 (p)810.0

12-month % change

0.9 1.8 2.1 1.7 1.3 (p)2.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Illinois — 2021 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2023
Union Membership Historical Table for Illinois Employment Table Feb 2023
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Mar 2023
Business Employment Dynamics in Illinois — Second Quarter 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Gary — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Elgin — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
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