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Workers in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.47 in May 2022, 24 percent below the nationwide average of $29.76.
Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, metropolitan area increased by 50,200 over the year in August.
Gasoline prices averaged $4.388 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in August 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2023 |
Apr 2023 |
May 2023 |
June 2023 |
July 2023 |
Aug 2023 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
6,477.1 | 6,482.4 | 6,475.7 | 6,460.0 | 6,447.4 | (p)6,445.2 | |
Employment(1) |
6,193.3 | 6,207.4 | 6,210.5 | 6,202.0 | 6,192.3 | (p)6,179.0 | |
Unemployment(1) |
283.8 | 275.0 | 265.2 | 258.0 | 255.1 | (p)266.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | (p)4.1 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
6,118.4 | 6,127.2 | 6,132.6 | 6,142.3 | 6,145.7 | (p)6,145.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | (p)1.2 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | (p)7.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | (p)-1.4 | |
Construction(3) |
233.2 | 234.5 | 232.6 | 234.9 | 236.2 | (p)235.8 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | (p)1.3 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
568.2 | 570.5 | 568.5 | 566.6 | 564.7 | (p)565.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -2.0 | (p)-1.6 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
1,222.3 | 1,222.3 | 1,220.7 | 1,221.2 | 1,222.6 | (p)1,221.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | (p)-0.4 | |
Information(3) |
91.7 | 92.5 | 91.2 | 91.0 | 91.6 | (p)91.8 | |
12-month % change |
-2.0 | -1.7 | -4.8 | -4.7 | -5.3 | (p)-5.4 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
404.5 | 410.2 | 412.7 | 415.5 | 415.6 | (p)415.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | (p)2.7 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
974.8 | 974.4 | 975.0 | 973.0 | 969.3 | (p)966.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -1.3 | (p)-1.6 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
958.2 | 961.3 | 964.1 | 967.2 | 971.6 | (p)976.0 | |
12-month % change |
4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | (p)4.3 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
594.1 | 593.6 | 595.8 | 597.1 | 596.3 | (p)597.1 | |
12-month % change |
7.1 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.4 | (p)4.4 | |
Other Services(3) |
253.5 | 250.7 | 251.0 | 252.2 | 252.1 | (p)251.4 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | (p)1.2 | |
Government(3) |
810.9 | 810.2 | 814.1 | 816.7 | 818.8 | (p)818.7 | |
12-month % change |
3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | (p)3.6 | |
Footnotes |