Jobs Increase in 9 Metros
CHICAGO–Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in April in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Data also show nonfarm jobs increased in nine of the metropolitan areas.
“The unemployment rate has been below previous year levels in all metro areas for ten of the last eleven months,” said IDES Director Jeff Mays. “In fact, three metro areas saw their lowest unemployment rate on record for April.”
Illinois businesses added jobs in nine metro areas, with the largest increases in: Kankakee (+3.9 percent, +1,800), Lake (+1.9 percent, +7,800), and the Quad Cities (+1.5 percent, +2,700). Total nonfarm jobs in the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division increased (+0.7 percent or +25,300). Illinois businesses lost jobs in five metro areas with the largest losses in: Carbondale-Marion (-1.7 percent, -1,000), Springfield (-1.2 percent, -1,400), and Danville (-1.1 percent, -300).
The industry sectors recording job growth in the majority of metro areas included Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (9 of 14), Professional and Business Services, (9 of 14), Manufacturing (8 of 14), Education and Health Services (8 of 14), and Leisure and Hospitality (8 of 14).
Not seasonally adjusted data compares April 2018 with April 2017. The not seasonally adjusted Illinois rate was 3.6 percent in April 2018 and stood at 12.2 percent at its peak in this economic cycle in January 2010. Nationally, the not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in April 2018 and 10.6 percent in January 2010 at its peak. The unemployment rate identifies those who are out of work and looking for work, and is not tied to collecting unemployment insurance benefits.
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
Metropolitan Area |
Apr. 2018 |
Apr. 2017 |
Over-the-Year Change |
Bloomington |
3.1% |
3.6% |
-0.5 |
Carbondale-Marion |
3.8% |
4.1% |
-0.3 |
Champaign-Urbana |
3.2% |
3.6% |
-0.4 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights |
3.6% |
4.6% |
-1.0 |
Danville |
4.8% |
5.6% |
-0.8 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
3.5% |
4.1% |
-0.6 |
Decatur |
4.4% |
4.8% |
-0.4 |
Elgin |
3.7% |
4.2% |
-0.5 |
Kankakee |
4.2% |
4.7% |
-0.5 |
Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI |
3.4% |
3.9% |
-0.5 |
Peoria |
4.1% |
5.0% |
-0.9 |
Rockford |
4.2% |
6.5% |
-2.3 |
Springfield |
3.2% |
3.8% |
-0.6 |
St. Louis (IL-Section) |
3.4% |
4.1% |
-0.7 |
Illinois Statewide |
3.6% |
4.5% |
-0.9 |
* Data subject to revision. |
Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) – April 2018
Metropolitan Area |
April 2018* |
April 2017** |
Over-the-Year Change |
Bloomington MSA |
94,800 |
95,400 |
-600 |
Carbondale-Marion MSA |
57,600 |
58,600 |
-1,000 |
Champaign-Urbana MSA |
113,700 |
112,800 |
900 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division |
3,742,700 |
3,717,400 |
25,300 |
Danville MSA |
28,100 |
28,400 |
-300 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA |
186,100 |
183,400 |
2,700 |
Decatur MSA |
51,200 |
51,000 |
200 |
Elgin Metro Division |
259,000 |
256,700 |
2,300 |
Kankakee MSA |
48,100 |
46,300 |
1,800 |
Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division |
419,800 |
412,000 |
7,800 |
Peoria MSA |
172,400 |
172,900 |
-500 |
Rockford MSA |
150,900 |
149,300 |
1,600 |
Springfield MSA |
112,500 |
113,900 |
-1,400 |
Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA |
241,500 |
239,900 |
1,600 |
Illinois Statewide |
6,082,900 |
6,034,600 |
48,300 |
*Preliminary **Revised |
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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
(percent) for Local Counties and Areas
Labor Market Area |
Apr. 2018 |
Apr. 2017 |
Over-the-Year Change |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN-WI MSA |
3.6% |
4.5% |
-0.9 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Division | |||
Cook County |
3.7% |
4.8% |
-1.1 |
DuPage County |
2.8% |
3.7% |
-0.9 |
Grundy County |
4.3% |
5.3% |
-1.0 |
Kendall County |
3.2% |
4.1% |
-0.9 |
McHenry County |
3.3% |
4.3% |
-1.0 |
Will County |
3.7% |
4.8% |
-1.1 |
Elgin, IL Metro Division | |||
DeKalb County |
3.2% |
4.2% |
-1.0 |
Kane County |
3.8% |
4.2% |
-0.4 |
Lake & Kenosha Counties, IL-WI Metro Division | |||
Lake County |
3.5% |
4.0% |
-0.5 |
Cities (with total population of at least 100,000) * | |||
Aurora City |
3.4% |
4.1% |
-0.7 |
Chicago City |
3.9% |
5.1% |
-1.2 |
Elgin City |
4.5% |
5.2% |
-0.7 |
Joliet City |
4.7% |
5.8% |
-1.1 |
Naperville City |
2.6% |
3.5% |
-0.9 |