Press Release - Thursday, August 26, 2021
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Unemployment Rates Down, Jobs Up in Most Metro Areas, Unchanged in One Compared to July 2020
SPRINGFIELD - The number of nonfarm jobs increased over-the-year in thirteen of the fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in July according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in all metro areas.
"Today's data is reflective that reopening and recovery is touching every corner of the state," said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. "With the expiration of federal unemployment programs in a week and a half, IDES is focused on matching jobseekers with employers to continue to assist with statewide economic recovery."
The number of nonfarm jobs increased in thirteen Illinois metropolitan area and was unchanged in one; the Rockford MSA saw no change in total nonfarm jobs. The metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs were the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL MSA (+4.4%, +7,500), the Chicago Metro Division (+4.3%, +148,800) and the Peoria MSA (+4.3%, +6,800). The industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro areas included: Leisure & Hospitality (fourteen areas); Transportation, Warehousing & Public Utilities, Other Services and Government (eleven areas each); Mining & Construction, Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade, Professional & Business Services and Educational & Health Services (nine areas each).
Over-the-year, the unemployment rate decreased in all 14 metropolitan areas; the metro areas with the largest unemployment rate decreases were the Rockford MSA (-7.3 points to 8.7%), the Elgin Metro Division (-6.6 points to 5.6%) and the Decatur MSA (-6.2 points to 7.5%). The Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metropolitan Division unemployment rate fell -5.3 points to 8.0%.
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
Metropolitan Area | July 2021* | July 2020** | Over-the-Year Change |
Bloomington | 4.9% | 9.2% | -4.3 |
Carbondale-Marion | 5.6% | 10.7% | -5.1 |
Champaign-Urbana | 5.1% | 9.1% | -4.0 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights | 8.0% | 13.3% | -5.3 |
Danville | 6.5% | 11.4% | -4.9 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 5.0% | 9.8% | -4.8 |
Decatur | 7.5% | 13.7% | -6.2 |
Elgin | 5.6% | 12.2% | -6.6 |
Kankakee | 6.1% | 11.4% | -5.3 |
Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 4.9% | 10.2% | -5.3 |
Peoria | 5.8% | 11.9% | -6.1 |
Rockford | 8.7% | 16.0% | -7.3 |
Springfield | 5.4% | 10.8% | -5.4 |
St. Louis (IL-Section) | 5.5% | 11.0% | -5.5 |
Illinois Statewide | 7.0% | 12.4% | -5.4 |
* Preliminary I ** Revised |
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Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) -July 2021
| July | July | Over-the-Year |
Metropolitan Area | 2021* | 2020** | Change |
Bloomington MSA | 85,800 | 85,000 | 800 |
Carbondale-Marion MSA | 55,200 | 53,500 | 1,700 |
Champaign-Urbana MSA | 109,900 | 105,900 | 4,000 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division | 3,597,200 | 3,448,400 | 148,800 |
Danville MSA | 26,600 | 25,800 | 800 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA | 177,700 | 170,200 | 7,500 |
Decatur MSA | 47,800 | 46,100 | 1,700 |
Elgin Metro Division | 241,200 | 233,100 | 8,100 |
Kankakee MSA | 43,200 | 42,200 | 1,000 |
Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division | 410,500 | 394,100 | 16,400 |
Peoria MSA | 165,500 | 158,700 | 6,800 |
Rockford MSA | 136,700 | 136,700 | 0 |
Springfield MSA | 103,800 | 100,000 | 3,800 |
Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA | 227,600 | 224,500 | 3,100 |
Illinois Statewide | 5,827,700 | 5,578,100 | 249,600 |
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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
(percent) for Local Counties and Areas
Labor Market Area | Jul 2021 | Jul 2020 | Over the Year Change | |
Decatur MSA |
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Macon County | 7.5 % | 13.7 % | -6.2 | |
Springfield MSA |
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Menard County | 3.9 % | 7.8 % | -3.9 | |
Sangamon County | 5.5 % | 11.0 % | -5.5 | |
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Decatur City | 8.9 % | 16.0 % | -7.1 | |
Rock Island City | 5.6 % | 13.2 % | -7.6 | |
Springfield City | 6.1 % | 12.3 % | -6.2 | |
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Adams County | 4.0 % | 8.5 % | -4.5 | |
Brown County | 2.9 % | 5.5 % | -2.6 | |
Calhoun County | 4.8 % | 9.3 % | -4.5 | |
Christian County | 5.6 % | 11.1 % | -5.5 | |
De Witt County | 4.9 % | 8.4 % | -3.5 | |
Greene County | 5.1 % | 8.9 % | -3.8 | |
Hancock County | 4.2 % | 8.3 % | -4.1 | |
Jersey County | 4.9 % | 9.6 % | -4.7 | |
Logan County | 5.0 % | 9.3 % | -4.3 | |
McDonough County | 6.0 % | 11.0 % | -5.0 | |
Macoupin County | 4.6 % | 9.0 % | -4.4 | |
Montgomery County | 5.3 % | 11.3 % | -6.0 | |
Morgan County | 5.2 % | 9.9 % | -4.7 | |
Moultrie County | 3.5 % | 7.3 % | -3.8 | |
Piatt County | 4.5 % | 7.4 % | -2.9 | |
Pike County | 4.2 % | 7.3 % | -3.1 | |
Schuyler County | 4.2 % | 7.9 % | -3.7 | |
Scott County | 4.7 % | 8.4 % | -3.7 | |
Shelby County | 4.3 % | 8.7 % | -4.4 | |
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LWIA 19 | 7.2 % | 13.0 % | -5.8 | |
LWIA 20 | 5.3 % | 10.6 % | -5.3 | |
LWIA 21 | 4.9 % | 9.5 % | -4.6 | |
Central EDR | 5.6 % | 10.9 % | -5.3 |
Central Illinois Highlights
Decatur MSA
The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 7.5 percent in July 2021 from 13.7 percent in July 2020. There were an estimated 3,598 unemployed people in the labor force in July 2021.
The number of total nonfarm jobs in the Decatur metro area increased by +1,700 compared to one year ago.
Employment increased in Government (+800), Manufacturing (+600), Leisure and Hospitality (+300), Other Services (+200), Professional and Business Services (+100), and Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (+100).
Payrolls were unchanged in Retail Trade, Wholesale Trade, and Information.
July payrolls declined in Construction and Mining (-200), Financial Activities (-100), and Educational and Health Services (-100).
Springfield MSA
The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.4 percent in July 2021 from 10.8 percent in July 2020. There were an estimated 5,607 unemployed people in the labor force in July 2021.
The number of total nonfarm jobs in the Springfield metro area increased by +3,800 compared to one year ago.
Payrolls increased in Leisure and Hospitality (+2,200), Professional and Business Services (+1,000), Educational and Health Services (+700), Retail Trade (+400), Information (+300), Other Services (+200), Wholesale Trade (+100), and Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (+100).
Payrolls declined in Government (-700), Manufacturing (-200), Mining and Construction (-200), and Financial Activities (-100).
Note: Monthly 2020 unemployment rates and total nonfarm jobs for Illinois metro areas were revised in February and March 2021, as required by the U.S. BLS. Comments and tables distributed for prior metro area news releases should be discarded as any records or historical analysis previously cited may no longer be valid. The official monthly unemployment rate series for metro areas, counties and most cities begins in 1990. The official monthly nonfarm jobs series for metro areas begins in 1990 and for non-metropolitan counties it begins in 1999.
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