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Jobs Up in All 14 Metro Areas, Unemployment Rate Down in Most
Metropolitan Area | October 2022* | October 2021** | Over-the-Year Change |
Bloomington | 3.5% | 3.6% | -0.1 |
Carbondale-Marion | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3 |
Champaign-Urbana | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights | 4.4% | 5.1% | -0.7 |
Danville | 5.1% | 5.3% | -0.2 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3.5% | 4.2% | -0.7 |
Decatur | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5 |
Elgin | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3 |
Kankakee | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.1 |
Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 3.7% | 3.8% | -0.1 |
Peoria | 4.5% | 4.7% | -0.2 |
Rockford | 5.9% | 7.2% | -1.3 |
Springfield | 3.9% | 4.3% | -0.4 |
St. Louis (IL-Section) | 3.9% | 4.0% | -0.1 |
Illinois Statewide | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5 |
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Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) - October 2022
Metropolitan Area | October | October | Over-the-Year |
| 2022* | 2021** | Change |
Bloomington MSA | 96,300 | 93,100 | 3,200 |
Carbondale-Marion MSA | 58,600 | 57,600 | 1,000 |
Champaign-Urbana MSA | 119,500 | 119,000 | 500 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division | 3,833,200 | 3,690,400 | 142,800 |
Danville MSA | 26,600 | 25,800 | 800 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA | 190,800 | 181,500 | 9,300 |
Decatur MSA | 49,200 | 48,300 | 900 |
Elgin Metro Division | 258,100 | 252,200 | 5,900 |
Kankakee MSA | 43,700 | 42,500 | 1,200 |
Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division | 426,600 | 414,800 | 11,800 |
Peoria MSA | 169,800 | 165,300 | 4,500 |
Rockford MSA | 148,200 | 140,500 | 7,700 |
Springfield MSA | 110,100 | 107,600 | 2,500 |
Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA | 239,400 | 238,100 | 1,300 |
Illinois Statewide | 6,144,400 | 5,952,500 | 191,900 |
*Preliminary | **Revised |
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Labor Market Area | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Over the Year Change | |
Decatur MSA |
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Macon County | 5.7 % | 6.2 % | -0.5 | |
Springfield MSA |
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Menard County | 3.2 % | 3.0 % | 0.2 | |
Sangamon County | 4.0 % | 4.3 % | -0.3 | |
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Decatur City | 6.5 % | 7.4 % | -0.9 | |
Rock Island City | 4.4 % | 5.0 % | -0.6 | |
Springfield City | 4.5 % | 4.9 % | -0.4 | |
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Adams County | 3.2 % | 3.1 % | 0.1 | |
Brown County | 1.9 % | 1.9 % | 0.0 | |
Calhoun County | 3.8 % | 3.6 % | 0.2 | |
Christian County | 4.4 % | 4.1 % | 0.3 | |
De Witt County | 3.6 % | 3.8 % | -0.2 | |
Greene County | 3.7 % | 3.6 % | 0.1 | |
Hancock County | 3.5 % | 3.2 % | 0.3 | |
Jersey County | 3.2 % | 3.3 % | -0.1 | |
Logan County | 4.1 % | 3.7 % | 0.4 | |
McDonough County | 3.9 % | 3.7 % | 0.2 | |
Macoupin County | 3.6 % | 3.5 % | 0.1 | |
Montgomery County | 4.6 % | 4.2 % | 0.4 | |
Morgan County | 3.7 % | 3.8 % | -0.1 | |
Moultrie County | 3.0 % | 2.7 % | 0.3 | |
Piatt County | 3.0 % | 3.0 % | 0.0 | |
Pike County | 3.7 % | 3.1 % | 0.6 | |
Schuyler County | 3.4 % | 2.8 % | 0.6 | |
Scott County | 4.2 % | 3.3 % | 0.9 | |
Shelby County | 3.4 % | 3.1 % | 0.3 | |
Other Areas |
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LWIA 19 | 5.5 % | 5.8 % | -0.3 | |
LWIA 20 | 4.0 % | 4.2 % | -0.2 | |
LWIA 21 | 3.8 % | 3.6 % | 0.2 | |
Central EDR | 4.3 % | 4.4 % | -0.1 |
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