Press Release - Thursday, July 27, 2023
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Jobs Up in All 14 Metro Areas in June
SPRINGFIELD - Over-the-year, total nonfarm jobs increased in all fourteen metropolitan areas for the year ending June 2023, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES). Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in thirteen metropolitan areas and decreased in one.
"Today's data again shows more than two consecutive years of job growth and expansion within industry sectors and across the state," said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. "As more jobs are created and added to the Illinois labor market, IDES and its workforce partners across the state continue to serve as a vital resource to match jobseekers and employers."
The metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs were the Danville MSA (+3.3%, +900), the Peoria MSA (+2.7%, +4,600), and the Champaign-Urbana MSA (+2.6%, +2,900). Total nonfarm jobs in the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metropolitan Division were up +2.0% or +74,000. Industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro areas included: Education and Health Services and Leisure and Hospitality (twelve areas each); Government (eleven areas), Other Services (ten areas); Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (nine areas); and Manufacturing (eight areas).
The metro areas with the largest unemployment rate increases were the Danville MSA (+1.0 point to 5.9%), the Kankakee MSA (+0.9 point to 5.7%), the Rockford MSA (+0.9 point to 6.3%) and the Lake County-Kenosha County IL-WI Metropolitan Division (+0.8 point to 4.6%). The only metro area with an unemployment rate decrease was the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metropolitan Division (-1.0 percentage point to 4.3%).
Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| Metropolitan Area | June 2023* | June 2022** | Over-the-Year Change |
| Bloomington | 4.3% | 3.8% | 0.5 |
| Carbondale-Marion | 4.8% | 4.4% | 0.4 |
| Champaign-Urbana | 4.7% | 4.1% | 0.6 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights | 4.3% | 5.3% | -1.0 |
| Danville | 5.9% | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 4.3% | 3.7% | 0.6 |
| Decatur | 6.3% | 5.6% | 0.7 |
| Elgin | 4.9% | 4.2% | 0.7 |
| Kankakee | 5.7% | 4.8% | 0.9 |
| Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 4.6% | 3.8% | 0.8 |
| Peoria | 5.0% | 4.4% | 0.6 |
| Rockford | 6.3% | 5.4% | 0.9 |
| Springfield | 4.5% | 4.0% | 0.5 |
| St. Louis (IL-Section) | 4.5% | 3.9% | 0.6 |
| Illinois Statewide | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3 |
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Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| Metropolitan Area | June | June | Over-the-Year |
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| 2023* | 2022** | Change |
| Bloomington MSA | 96,300 | 94,700 | 1,600 |
| Carbondale-Marion MSA | 56,100 | 55,600 | 500 |
| Champaign-Urbana MSA | 115,600 | 112,700 | 2,900 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division | 3,849,000 | 3,775,000 | 74,000 |
| Danville MSA | 27,800 | 26,900 | 900 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA | 187,200 | 184,000 | 3,200 |
| Decatur MSA | 48,400 | 47,900 | 500 |
| Elgin Metro Division | 267,100 | 262,100 | 5,000 |
| Kankakee MSA | 43,300 | 43,200 | 100 |
| Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division | 430,100 | 422,000 | 8,100 |
| Peoria MSA | 174,700 | 170,100 | 4,600 |
| Rockford MSA | 147,400 | 146,900 | 500 |
| Springfield MSA | 109,800 | 108,400 | 1,400 |
| Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA | 239,500 | 239,200 | 300 |
| Illinois Statewide | 6,190,600 | 6,061,400 | 129,200 |
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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
(percent) for Local Counties and Areas
| Labor Market Area | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Over the Year Change |
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| Cook County | 4.5 % | 5.6 % | -1.1 | ||
| DuPage County | 3.5 % | 4.2 % | -0.7 | ||
| Grundy County | 4.4 % | 5.2 % | -0.8 | ||
| Kendall County | 3.9 % | 4.5 % | -0.6 | ||
| McHenry County | 3.6 % | 4.4 % | -0.8 | ||
| Will County | 4.2 % | 5.1 % | -0.9 | ||
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| DeKalb County | 4.9 % | 4.1 % | 0.8 | ||
| Kane County | 4.9 % | 4.2 % | 0.7 | ||
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| Lake County (IL) | 4.8 % | 3.8 % | 1.0 | ||
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| Kankakee County | 5.7 % | 4.8 % | 0.9 | ||
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| Aurora City | 4.6 % | 4.4 % | 0.2 | ||
| Chicago City | 4.8 % | 5.9 % | -1.1 | ||
| Elgin City | 4.9 % | 4.8 % | 0.1 | ||
| Joliet City | 4.9 % | 6.0 % | -1.1 | ||
| Kankakee City | 7.3 % | 6.3 % | 1.0 | ||
| Naperville City | 3.7 % | 4.3 % | -0.6 | ||
* Unemployment rates for cities with total population of 25,000 or more can be found at https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/lmi/Pages/Local_Area_Unemployment_Statistics.aspx
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Division
The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.3 percent in June 2023 from 5.3 percent in June 2022.
Total nonfarm employment increased +74,000 compared to June 2022. The Leisure-Hospitality (+34,500) and Educational-Health Services (+29,400) sectors had the largest payroll gains over the year. Employment declines were reported in Professional-Business Services (-7,800), Retail Trade (-5,100), and Information (-2,700).
Elgin, IL Metro Division
The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.9 percent in June 2023 from 4.2 percent in June 2022.
Total nonfarm employment increased +5,000 compared to June 2022. Professional-Business Services (+1,900), Educational-Health Services (+1,700), and Government (+1,500) sectors had the largest payroll gains over the year. The Retail Trade (-1,200) and Construction (-1,000) sectors had employment declines from a year ago.
Lake & Kenosha Counties, IL-WI Metro Division
The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.6 percent in June 2023 from 3.8 percent in June 2022.
Total nonfarm employment increased +8,100 compared to June 2022. Educational-Health Services (+2,100), Leisure-Hospitality (+2,100), Government (+1,400), Professional-Business Services (+1,300), and Retail Trade (+1,200) sectors had the largest payroll gains over the year. Financial Activities (-400), Information (-100), Transportation-Warehousing-Utilities (-100), and Wholesale Trade (-100) sectors had employment declines from a year ago.
Kankakee, IL MSA
The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.7 percent in June 2023 from 4.8 percent in June 2022.
Total nonfarm employment increased +100 compared to June 2022. Retail Trade (+200), Government (+200), Educational-Health Services (+100), and Leisure-Hospitality (+100) sectors had payroll gains over the year. The Manufacturing (-200), Construction (-200), and Transportation-Warehousing-Utilities (-100) sectors recorded employment declines compared to one year ago.
Note: Monthly 2022 unemployment rates and total nonfarm jobs for Illinois metro areas were revised in February and March 2023, 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.
Disclaimer: The data contained in the metro area employment numbers press releases are not seasonally adjusted, and therefore are subject to seasonal fluctuations due to factors such as changes in weather, harvests, major holidays, and school schedules. Current monthly metro data should be compared to the same month from prior years (February 2023 data compared to February 2022 data) as data for these months have similar seasonal patterns. Comparisons should not be made to data for the immediate previous month or other previous non-matching months, as any changes in the data within these time periods may be the result of seasonal fluctuations and not economic factors.
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