Press Release - Thursday, October 27, 2022
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Unemployment Rates Down and Jobs Up in All 14 Metro Areas
SPRINGFIELD - For the fourth straight month, the unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in September according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Jobs increased in all metros.
"Illinois continues to see steady job growth throughout the state," said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. "As unemployment insurance claims remain at record lows, the state labor market is ripe with opportunity for every type of jobseeker."
The metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs were the Chicago Metro (+4.7%, +169,900), the Rockford MSA (+4.4%, +6,100), the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL MSA (+3.9%, +7,000) and the Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division (+3.9% +16,000). Industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro areas included: Mining and Construction and Manufacturing (fourteen areas each); Leisure and Hospitality (thirteen areas); Other Services (twelve areas); Wholesale Trade (eleven areas); Professional and Business Services, Education and Health Services, and Government (ten areas each); and Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (eight areas).
The metro areas with the largest unemployment rate decreases were the Rockford MSA (-1.8 points to 5.9%) and the Decatur MSA (-1.3 points to 5.7%). The unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in 92 counties, increased in 5, and was unchanged in 5.
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
(percent) for Local Counties and Areas
| Labor Market Area | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 | Over the Year Change | |
| St. Louis (IL-Section) | 3.8 % | 4.5 % | -0.7 | |
| Bond County | 3.4 % | 3.9 % | -0.5 | |
| Calhoun County | 3.5 % | 3.8 % | -0.3 | |
| Clinton County | 2.6 % | 3.0 % | -0.4 | |
| Jersey County | 3.1 % | 3.6 % | -0.5 | |
| Macoupin County | 3.4 % | 3.8 % | -0.4 | |
| Madison County | 3.6 % | 4.3 % | -0.7 | |
| Monroe County | 2.7 % | 2.7 % | 0.0 | |
| St. Clair County | 4.4 % | 5.5 % | -1.1 | |
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| Alton City | 5.4 % | 7.0 % | -1.6 | |
| Belleville City | 4.4 % | 5.9 % | -1.5 | |
| Collinsville City | 3.4 % | 4.5 % | -1.1 | |
| East St. Louis City | 7.5 % | 10.6 % | -3.1 | |
| Edwardsville City | 2.8 % | 2.9 % | -0.1 | |
| Granite City | 4.2 % | 5.8 % | -1.6 | |
| O'Fallon City | 3.8 % | 4.1 % | -0.3 | |
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| Greene County | 3.6 % | 4.0 % | -0.4 | |
| Randolph County | 3.3 % | 4.2 % | -0.9 | |
| Washington County | 2.1 % | 3.0 % | -0.9 | |
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| LWIA 21 | 3.6 % | 4.0 % | -0.4 | |
| LWIA 22 | 3.6 % | 4.2 % | -0.6 | |
| LWIA 24 | 3.8 % | 4.7 % | -0.9 | |
| Southwestern EDR | 3.7 % | 4.5 % | -0.8 |
Metro East Highlights
The September 2022 unemployment rate for the Illinois Section of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area was 3.8 percent. The over-the-year rate decreased -0.7 percentage points from the September 2021 rate of 4.5 percent. The data is not seasonally adjusted.
The labor force increased by +84 in September 2022 to 335,526 from 335,442 in September 2021. The number of employed individuals increased by +2,550 to 332,936 in September 2022 from 320,386 in September 2021. There were 12,590 unemployed people in the labor force in September 2022. This is a decrease of -2,466 compared to the 15,056 unemployed in September 2021.
The number of total nonfarm jobs in September 2022 was 239,400 compared to 237,800 in August 2021, which is an increase of +1,600.
Payrolls increased in Leisure and Hospitality (+1,300), Government (+800), Mining and Construction (+400), Professional and Business Services (+400), Manufacturing (+200), Wholesale Trade (+100), and Other Services (+100).
Employment declined in Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (-800), Retail Trade (-500), Financial Activities (-200), Educational and Health Services (-100), and Information (-100).
Note: Monthly 2021 unemployment rates and total nonfarm jobs for Illinois metro areas were revised in February and March 2022, 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.
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