Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, metropolitan area increased by 158,000 over the year in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the local rate of job gain, 3.4 percent, compared to the 3.2-percent national increase. (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, is made up of four metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL, with 80 percent of the metropolitan area’s total nonfarm employment, gained 134,200 jobs over the year. Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI (9 percent of the area’s employment), gained 11,500 jobs and employment in Elgin, IL (5 percent of the area’s employment), rose by 7,700 jobs. Employment in Gary, IN (6 percent of the area’s employment), was little changed over the year.

Industry employment

In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, leisure and hospitality had the largest gain (+44,800) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL, added 39,600 jobs in this supersector. The 10.5-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s leisure and hospitality supersector compared to the 7.2-percent increase on a national level.

Professional and business services gained 28,500 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. The Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL, division accounted for most of the gain with an addition of 28,100 jobs. Within this metropolitan division, the professional, scientific, and technical services sector added 17,400 jobs. The metropolitan area had a 3.4-percent gain in professional and business services employment compared to the 3.2-percent increase for the nation.

Education and health services employment rose by 24,400 over the year in the metropolitan area. The Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL, division added 19,200 jobs. The metropolitan area had a 3.4-percent annual gain in employment compared to the 3.9-percent increase nationally.

Trade, transportation, and utilities gained 23,900 jobs over the year, an increase of 2.5 percent. Within this supersector, the wholesale trade sector accounted for 9,800 of the jobs added. Nationwide, trade, transportation, and utilities employment rose 1.9 percent.

Manufacturing (+15,900) was the only other supersector in the metropolitan area to report a significant over-the-year job gain in November.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in November 2022. All 12 areas gained jobs over the year. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, had the largest increase (+371,100). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, had the smallest increase (+63,900) among the largest areas. (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, had a 6.1-percent rate of job gain, followed by Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (+5.6 percent). The rates of job gain in the remaining 10 areas ranged from 4.8 percent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, to 1.9 percent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current-month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month's employment estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. For some employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates (described above) combined with other regressors to decrease volatility in estimation.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/bmrk_article.htm.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal totals shown in the same tables due to rounding.

Employment estimates. Changes in metropolitan area nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Measures of sampling error for the total nonfarm employment series are available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions at www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018. The 12 metropolitan areas discussed in this release are the metropolitan areas with the largest population according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties in Illinois; Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter Counties in Indiana; and Kenosha County in Wisconsin.

• The Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division includes Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kendall, McHenry, and Will Counties in Illinois.
• The Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division includes DeKalb and Kane Counties.
• The Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division includes Lake County in Illinois and Kenosha County in Wisconsin.
• The Gary, IN Metropolitan Division includes Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter Counties in Indiana.

Additional information

Employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/sae/.

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Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, the Chicago metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area and Industry	Nov 2021	Sep 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022(p)	Nov 2021 to Nov 2022(p)
					Net change	Percent change
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm	4,645.7	4,758.6	4,794.7	4,803.7	158.0	3.4
Mining and logging	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
Construction	182.5	192.2	193.8	189.9	7.4	4.1
Manufacturing	400.6	413.9	416.0	416.5	15.9	4.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	963.3	964.6	977.2	987.2	23.9	2.5
Information	75.2	78.0	77.9	78.2	3.0	4.0
Financial activities	318.8	318.3	318.0	317.9	-0.9	-0.3
Professional and business services	837.3	859.4	869.1	865.8	28.5	3.4
Education and health services	725.1	733.8	745.8	749.5	24.4	3.4
Leisure and hospitality	425.0	469.3	468.5	469.8	44.8	10.5
Other services	184.1	188.2	188.8	189.6	5.5	3.0
Government	531.9	539.0	537.7	537.4	5.5	1.0
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	3,707.8	3,805.1	3,835.7	3,842.0	134.2	3.6
Mining and logging	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0
Construction	135.1	142.4	143.8	140.6	5.5	4.1
Manufacturing	270.3	279.9	281.6	281.6	11.3	4.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	757.4	758.9	769.7	775.6	18.2	2.4
Information	68.6	71.5	71.4	71.7	3.1	4.5
Financial activities	276.0	276.7	276.2	275.9	-0.1	0.0
Professional and business services	704.1	724.4	734.0	732.2	28.1	4.0
Education and health services	598.5	603.9	614.3	617.7	19.2	3.2
Leisure and hospitality	333.9	372.7	371.8	373.5	39.6	11.9
Other services	152.4	155.7	156.1	156.7	4.3	2.8
Government	410.1	417.6	415.4	415.1	5.0	1.2
Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	253.2	257.0	259.0	260.9	7.7	3.0
Mining and logging	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Construction	14.2	15.1	15.1	14.9	0.7	4.9
Manufacturing	34.3	37.0	37.2	37.5	3.2	9.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	50.1	50.2	50.5	50.8	0.7	1.4
Information	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
Financial activities	10.3	9.4	9.6	9.6	-0.7	-6.8
Professional and business services	36.2	34.0	34.7	35.0	-1.2	-3.3
Education and health services	31.9	31.9	32.1	32.2	0.3	0.9
Leisure and hospitality	23.1	26.6	26.2	26.9	3.8	16.5
Other services	9.4	9.7	9.8	9.9	0.5	5.3
Government	41.5	40.9	41.6	41.9	0.4	1.0
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	415.2	425.1	427.2	426.7	11.5	2.8
Mining and logging	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Construction	15.1	16.0	16.1	15.7	0.6	4.0
Manufacturing	62.9	63.9	63.8	64.2	1.3	2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	96.6	97.5	98.3	101.1	4.5	4.7
Information	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	-0.1	-3.6
Financial activities	23.6	23.2	23.2	23.3	-0.3	-1.3
Professional and business services	70.8	73.9	73.6	71.5	0.7	1.0
Education and health services	46.6	48.7	49.9	49.6	3.0	6.4
Leisure and hospitality	36.0	38.4	38.3	37.5	1.5	4.2
Other services	12.1	12.5	12.6	12.6	0.5	4.1
Government	48.6	48.2	48.6	48.4	-0.2	-0.4
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	269.5	271.4	272.8	274.1	4.6	1.7
Mining and logging	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Construction	18.1	18.7	18.8	18.7	0.6	3.3
Manufacturing	33.1	33.1	33.4	33.2	0.1	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	59.2	58.0	58.7	59.7	0.5	0.8
Information	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0
Financial activities	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	0.2	2.2
Professional and business services	26.2	27.1	26.8	27.1	0.9	3.4
Education and health services	48.1	49.3	49.5	50.0	1.9	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	32.0	31.6	32.2	31.9	-0.1	-0.3
Other services	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	0.2	2.0
Government	31.7	32.3	32.1	32.0	0.3	0.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Nov 2021	Sep 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022(p)	Nov 2021 to Nov 2022(p)
					Net change	Percent change
United States(1)
Total nonfarm	150,210	153,204	154,416	154,990	4,780	3.2
Mining and logging	587	637	642	641	54	9.2
Construction	7,582	7,877	7,896	7,827	245	3.2
Manufacturing	12,530	12,890	12,925	12,941	411	3.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	28,705	28,589	28,834	29,249	544	1.9
Information	2,914	3,041	3,052	3,077	163	5.6
Financial activities	8,865	8,969	9,009	9,018	153	1.7
Professional and business services	21,983	22,468	22,707	22,689	706	3.2
Education and health services	24,155	24,618	24,953	25,088	933	3.9
Leisure and hospitality	14,755	15,971	15,918	15,812	1,057	7.2
Other services	5,583	5,721	5,752	5,771	188	3.4
Government	22,551	22,423	22,728	22,877	326	1.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Total nonfarm	2,899.4	2,997.6	3,019.4	3,037.6	138.2	4.8
Mining and logging	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.1	5.3
Construction	134.0	131.1	132.7	133.1	-0.9	-0.7
Manufacturing	172.8	177.3	176.4	176.1	3.3	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	632.0	642.1	646.6	657.0	25.0	4.0
Information	112.8	123.6	124.3	126.6	13.8	12.2
Financial activities	188.8	196.8	199.1	198.3	9.5	5.0
Professional and business services	569.0	598.5	599.5	598.5	29.5	5.2
Education and health services	382.1	392.3	396.5	399.0	16.9	4.4
Leisure and hospitality	273.7	293.1	297.3	301.1	27.4	10.0
Other services	99.2	101.5	102.6	103.4	4.2	4.2
Government	333.1	339.3	342.4	342.5	9.4	2.8
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA)
Total nonfarm	2,734.9	2,819.5	2,846.0	2,859.8	124.9	4.6
Mining, logging, and construction	128.5	135.7	135.3	135.1	6.6	5.1
Manufacturing	181.1	185.9	185.8	185.3	4.2	2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	406.2	412.1	415.5	421.7	15.5	3.8
Information	82.3	87.7	89.1	89.6	7.3	8.9
Financial activities	179.8	180.1	182.2	183.4	3.6	2.0
Professional and business services	529.4	550.3	558.2	559.1	29.7	5.6
Education and health services	595.9	609.8	616.7	623.7	27.8	4.7
Leisure and hospitality	227.9	259.9	259.8	256.1	28.2	12.4
Other services	94.3	94.5	94.4	94.9	0.6	0.6
Government	309.5	303.5	309.0	310.9	1.4	0.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm	4,645.7	4,758.6	4,794.7	4,803.7	158.0	3.4
Mining and logging	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
Construction	182.5	192.2	193.8	189.9	7.4	4.1
Manufacturing	400.6	413.9	416.0	416.5	15.9	4.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	963.3	964.6	977.2	987.2	23.9	2.5
Information	75.2	78.0	77.9	78.2	3.0	4.0
Financial activities	318.8	318.3	318.0	317.9	-0.9	-0.3
Professional and business services	837.3	859.4	869.1	865.8	28.5	3.4
Education and health services	725.1	733.8	745.8	749.5	24.4	3.4
Leisure and hospitality	425.0	469.3	468.5	469.8	44.8	10.5
Other services	184.1	188.2	188.8	189.6	5.5	3.0
Government	531.9	539.0	537.7	537.4	5.5	1.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm	3,992.4	4,135.5	4,192.0	4,234.6	242.2	6.1
Mining, logging, and construction	220.1	232.6	235.0	238.1	18.0	8.2
Manufacturing	287.9	301.8	304.0	306.0	18.1	6.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	888.7	891.5	902.1	921.8	33.1	3.7
Information	84.6	87.7	86.7	87.7	3.1	3.7
Financial activities	350.5	367.8	370.6	372.3	21.8	6.2
Professional and business services	725.3	758.9	774.2	777.0	51.7	7.1
Education and health services	471.3	492.7	503.1	505.6	34.3	7.3
Leisure and hospitality	383.7	421.8	425.3	431.6	47.9	12.5
Other services	126.6	133.5	135.2	136.0	9.4	7.4
Government	453.7	447.2	455.8	458.5	4.8	1.1
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Total nonfarm	3,160.7	3,289.1	3,322.5	3,337.0	176.3	5.6
Mining and logging	62.1	68.6	69.1	69.8	7.7	12.4
Construction	214.6	241.4	238.9	233.1	18.5	8.6
Manufacturing	215.8	227.9	227.2	228.0	12.2	5.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	660.6	664.7	676.1	687.0	26.4	4.0
Information	31.0	32.3	32.5	32.7	1.7	5.5
Financial activities	169.0	175.8	177.7	176.0	7.0	4.1
Professional and business services	515.1	539.8	546.5	546.9	31.8	6.2
Education and health services	426.6	437.7	441.6	445.0	18.4	4.3
Leisure and hospitality	315.1	359.7	361.2	364.9	49.8	15.8
Other services	113.8	113.2	112.5	110.8	-3.0	-2.6
Government	437.0	428.0	439.2	442.8	5.8	1.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Total nonfarm	6,074.6	6,221.1	6,298.7	6,341.5	266.9	4.4
Mining and logging	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
Construction	251.3	265.9	268.9	266.5	15.2	6.0
Manufacturing	461.7	475.8	477.5	478.9	17.2	3.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,103.0	1,101.2	1,109.9	1,125.8	22.8	2.1
Information	252.4	256.5	257.5	265.0	12.6	5.0
Financial activities	323.7	325.8	329.2	329.2	5.5	1.7
Professional and business services	981.6	1,005.8	1,020.0	1,027.9	46.3	4.7
Education and health services	1,101.3	1,136.7	1,158.0	1,161.9	60.6	5.5
Leisure and hospitality	675.0	731.1	739.0	740.1	65.1	9.6
Other services	191.7	206.4	207.4	206.5	14.8	7.7
Government	730.9	713.9	729.3	737.7	6.8	0.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Total nonfarm	2,749.2	2,824.4	2,855.3	2,871.9	122.7	4.5
Mining and logging	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.1	12.5
Construction	141.5	145.4	145.7	145.0	3.5	2.5
Manufacturing	91.5	96.1	96.7	98.0	6.5	7.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	631.6	643.1	650.5	662.1	30.5	4.8
Information	52.9	53.1	53.0	53.2	0.3	0.6
Financial activities	201.3	205.2	207.3	207.2	5.9	2.9
Professional and business services	482.7	490.4	498.4	495.5	12.8	2.7
Education and health services	417.0	433.8	437.4	439.4	22.4	5.4
Leisure and hospitality	308.5	331.2	336.8	342.2	33.7	10.9
Other services	113.5	121.3	121.7	121.7	8.2	7.2
Government	307.9	303.9	306.9	306.7	-1.2	-0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm	9,590.4	9,809.4	9,893.8	9,961.5	371.1	3.9
Mining, logging, and construction	395.0	400.4	402.0	399.2	4.2	1.1
Manufacturing	337.6	341.7	342.6	343.5	5.9	1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,667.3	1,663.4	1,678.6	1,701.7	34.4	2.1
Information	318.8	331.6	332.5	331.4	12.6	4.0
Financial activities	771.6	783.5	782.8	785.1	13.5	1.7
Professional and business services	1,589.1	1,635.4	1,642.5	1,659.6	70.5	4.4
Education and health services	2,046.4	2,069.9	2,106.1	2,127.3	80.9	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	781.1	886.8	881.8	872.1	91.0	11.7
Other services	382.0	402.1	407.2	410.6	28.6	7.5
Government	1,301.5	1,294.6	1,317.7	1,331.0	29.5	2.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm	2,935.4	2,991.7	3,019.2	3,032.1	96.7	3.3
Mining, logging, and construction	122.6	124.4	123.8	122.5	-0.1	-0.1
Manufacturing	175.0	180.0	180.1	181.3	6.3	3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	544.2	546.8	553.9	561.8	17.6	3.2
Information	50.3	50.3	50.2	50.1	-0.2	-0.4
Financial activities	217.9	220.2	221.3	221.4	3.5	1.6
Professional and business services	481.2	496.7	502.0	504.7	23.5	4.9
Education and health services	654.4	668.7	679.0	685.2	30.8	4.7
Leisure and hospitality	240.7	259.3	258.1	250.7	10.0	4.2
Other services	115.2	119.1	119.9	121.5	6.3	5.5
Government	333.9	326.2	330.9	332.9	-1.0	-0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Total nonfarm	2,278.3	2,321.9	2,346.0	2,368.5	90.2	4.0
Mining and logging	2.9	3.1	3.2	3.2	0.3	10.3
Construction	139.4	147.4	148.0	148.8	9.4	6.7
Manufacturing	139.8	149.9	150.4	151.1	11.3	8.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	463.3	457.1	462.8	472.2	8.9	1.9
Information	41.7	42.8	42.8	42.6	0.9	2.2
Financial activities	217.5	214.4	216.2	217.7	0.2	0.1
Professional and business services	381.1	387.3	388.5	389.4	8.3	2.2
Education and health services	351.0	369.1	372.9	377.4	26.4	7.5
Leisure and hospitality	224.5	232.6	238.5	239.1	14.6	6.5
Other services	70.4	70.6	73.6	74.5	4.1	5.8
Government	246.7	247.6	249.1	252.5	5.8	2.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Total nonfarm	2,403.4	2,464.0	2,493.2	2,502.6	99.2	4.1
Mining and logging	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Construction	120.6	128.8	128.9	127.7	7.1	5.9
Manufacturing	148.4	157.1	157.4	157.9	9.5	6.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	359.5	359.4	364.2	371.0	11.5	3.2
Information	144.0	148.2	149.0	149.5	5.5	3.8
Financial activities	140.5	140.9	142.3	143.4	2.9	2.1
Professional and business services	506.6	525.8	533.7	532.1	25.5	5.0
Education and health services	371.8	371.4	378.7	381.3	9.5	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	217.9	241.0	242.3	241.4	23.5	10.8
Other services	78.6	84.4	85.7	85.8	7.2	9.2
Government	315.1	306.6	310.6	312.1	-3.0	-1.0
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Total nonfarm	3,293.1	3,315.2	3,338.9	3,357.0	63.9	1.9
Mining, logging, and construction	163.0	166.8	167.4	166.8	3.8	2.3
Manufacturing	55.6	56.6	57.2	57.0	1.4	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	411.4	406.4	408.9	418.4	7.0	1.7
Information	77.4	79.5	80.3	80.6	3.2	4.1
Financial activities	154.2	147.8	147.5	148.0	-6.2	-4.0
Professional and business services	795.7	802.1	805.7	806.1	10.4	1.3
Education and health services	430.5	438.6	447.5	449.5	19.0	4.4
Leisure and hospitality	286.8	307.5	308.3	309.6	22.8	7.9
Other services	194.0	197.9	199.1	198.6	4.6	2.4
Government	724.5	712.0	717.0	722.4	-2.1	-0.3
Footnotes (1) U.S. data are preliminary for two months after they are first published. (p) Preliminary