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Unemployment Rates Down and Jobs Up in All 14 Metro Areas
Metropolitan Area | September 2022* | September 2021** | Over-the-Year Change |
Bloomington | 3.4% | 3.9% | -0.5 |
Carbondale-Marion | 3.9% | 4.9% | -1.0 |
Champaign-Urbana | 3.5% | 4.2% | -0.7 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights | 4.7% | 5.3% | -0.6 |
Danville | 5.0% | 5.8% | -0.8 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3.4% | 4.4% | -1.0 |
Decatur | 5.7% | 7.0% | -1.3 |
Elgin | 4.1% | 4.9% | -0.8 |
Kankakee | 5.1% | 5.7% | -0.6 |
Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 3.6% | 4.2% | -0.6 |
Peoria | 4.4% | 5.1% | -0.7 |
Rockford | 5.9% | 7.7% | -1.8 |
Springfield | 3.8% | 4.8% | -1.0 |
St. Louis (IL-Section) | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7 |
Illinois Statewide | 4.4% | 5.1% | -0.7 |
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Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) - September 2022
Metropolitan Area | September | September | Over-the-Year |
| 2022* | 2021** | Change |
Bloomington MSA | 94,200 | 91,800 | 2,400 |
Carbondale-Marion MSA | 57,800 | 56,100 | 1,700 |
Champaign-Urbana MSA | 117,600 | 116,000 | 1,600 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division | 3,803,000 | 3,633,100 | 169,900 |
Danville MSA | 26,300 | 25,700 | 600 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA | 186,400 | 179,400 | 7,000 |
Decatur MSA | 48,900 | 48,000 | 900 |
Elgin Metro Division | 255,900 | 248,000 | 7,900 |
Kankakee MSA | 43,000 | 42,000 | 1,000 |
Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division | 426,100 | 410,100 | 16,000 |
Peoria MSA | 168,900 | 164,600 | 4,300 |
Rockford MSA | 146,000 | 139,900 | 6,100 |
Springfield MSA | 109,600 | 105,800 | 3,800 |
Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA | 239,400 | 237,800 | 1,600 |
Illinois Statewide | 6,109,400 | 5,871,700 | 237,700 |
*Preliminary | **Revised |
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Labor Market Area | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 | Over the Year Change |
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Henry County | 3.6 % | 3.9 % | -0.3 | ||
Mercer County | 3.2 % | 3.5 % | -0.3 | ||
Rock Island County | 4.0 % | 4.5 % | -0.5 | ||
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Galesburg City | 5.6 % | 6.3 % | -0.7 | ||
Moline City | 4.0 % | 4.3 % | -0.3 | ||
Rock Island City | 4.2 % | 5.1 % | -0.9 | ||
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Bureau County | 3.8 % | 4.0 % | -0.2 | ||
Fulton County | 4.3 % | 4.6 % | -0.3 | ||
Henderson County | 3.2 % | 3.2 % | 0.0 | ||
Knox County | 5.0 % | 5.6 % | -0.6 | ||
Stark County | 3.9 % | 4.4 % | -0.5 | ||
Warren County | 3.5 % | 4.0 % | -0.5 | ||
Whiteside County | 3.6 % | 4.0 % | -0.4 |
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