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Jul
01
Chicago Area Employment — May 2020
Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 4,204,500 in May 2020, down 576,700, or 12.1 percent, over the year.
Jun
25
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — May 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.166 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in May 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jun
18
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – March 2020
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.00 per hour in the South to $40.20 in the West during March 2020.
Wisconsin Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)3,108.1 | 3,110.1 | 3,108.8 | 3,088.8 | 3,048.6 | (p)3,096.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)3,000.6 | 3,000.5 | 2,999.9 | 2,992.5 | 2,633.1 | (p)2,724.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)107.6 | 109.6 | 108.9 | 96.3 | 415.6 | (p)371.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 13.6 | (p)12.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,987.5 | 2,993.1 | 2,993.7 | 2,967.8 | 2,518.1 | (p)2,593.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -15.6 | (p)-13.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | (p)3.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.9 | -8.7 | -6.8 | -7.0 | -7.1 | (p)-28.6 |
Construction(3) |
|
124.2 | 126.5 | 127.2 | 127.5 | 115.6 | (p)117.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | -6.6 | (p)-5.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
485.2 | 483.4 | 482.9 | 482.9 | 444.5 | (p)453.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -8.3 | (p)-6.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
531.3 | 533.5 | 532.7 | 531.3 | 471.6 | (p)486.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -12.0 | (p)-9.1 |
Information(3) |
|
46.8 | 46.7 | 46.7 | 45.5 | 40.6 | (p)39.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -3.4 | -13.2 | (p)-15.4 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
155.1 | 156.0 | 155.7 | 154.9 | 150.9 | (p)151.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -2.2 | (p)-2.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
329.0 | 330.2 | 329.4 | 319.5 | 286.1 | (p)293.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -2.4 | -12.8 | (p)-10.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
468.1 | 469.8 | 471.0 | 467.5 | 412.9 | (p)421.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | -10.7 | (p)-9.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
285.8 | 284.7 | 286.0 | 278.0 | 121.9 | (p)149.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -2.3 | -57.3 | (p)-47.5 |
Other Services(3) |
|
152.0 | 151.4 | 151.3 | 150.7 | 118.0 | (p)121.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -22.7 | (p)-20.2 |
Government(3) |
|
405.9 | 406.7 | 406.7 | 406.0 | 352.1 | (p)354.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -13.3 | (p)-12.3 |
|
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