Labor Statistics

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Last Update : September 4, 2012

2006 - 2012
   
Labor Force
# Employed
# Unemployed
Rate
2012 July 60,396 55,225 5,171 8.56%
  June 60,543 55,067 5,476 9.04%
  May 59,328 54,652 4,676 7.88%
  April 59,099 54,184 4,915 8.32%
  March 59,179 54,204 4,975 8.41%
  February 59,356 54,275 5,081 8.56%
  January 58,873 53,549 5,324 9.04%
 
Average
 59,539 54,451 5,088 8.55%
           
2011 December 58,819 53,850 4,969 8.45%
  November 58,930 53,945 4,985 8.46%
  October 58,605 53,612 4,993 8.52%
  September 58,899 53,543 5,356 9.09%
  August 59,467 53,532 5,935 9.98%
  July 59,951 53,762 5,889 9.87%
  June 59,732 53,702 6,030 10.10%
  May 58,566 53,309 5,257 8.98%
  April 58,573 53,452 5,121 8.74%
  March 58,732 53,469 5,263 8.96%
  February 58,647 53,251 5,396 9.20%
  January 58,469 53,958 5,511 9.43%
 
Average
 58,924 53,532 5,392 9.15%
           
2010 December 59,868 54,930 4,938 8.22%
  November 59,808 55,023 4,785 7.97%
  October 59,463 54,676 4,787 8.06%
  September 59,755 54,556 5,199 8.73%
  August 59,908 54,455 5,453 9.06%
  July 61,076 54,702 6,374 10.40%
  June 60,741 54,444 6,297 10.35%
  May 60,052 54,071 5,981 9.92%
  April 60,094 54,075 6,019 10.06%
  March 60,136 53,677 6,459 10.82%
  February 59,972 53,355 6,617 11.00%
  January 60,027 52,970 7,057 11.65%
 
Average
 60,075 54,245 5,831 9.69%
           
2009 December 59,437 53,170 6,267 10.54%
  November 59,581 53,739 5,842 9.81%
  October 59,117 53,412 5,705 9.65%
  September 59,009 53,430 5,579 9.45%
  August 59,613 53,926 5,687 9.54%
  July 61,070 54,754 6,316 10.34%
  June 61,170 54,548 6,622 10.83%
  May 60,179 54,102 6,077 10.10%
  April 59,936 54,291 5,645 9.42%
  March 59,966 54,316 5,650 9.43%
  February 60,186 54,543 5,643 9.38%
  January 59,910 54,719 5,191 8.66%
 
Average
 59,931 54,079 5,852 9.76%
           
2008 December 59,469 55,148 4,321 7.27%
  November 59,305 55,742 3,563 6.01%
  October 59,021 55,760 3,261 5.53%
  September 59,150 55,943 3,570 5.42%
  August 59,856 56,286 3,737 5.96%
  July 60,817 57,080 4,051 6.14%
  June 61,039 57,052 3,987 6.53%
  May 60,305 56,762 3,543 5.88%
  April 60,294 57,052 3,242 5.35%
  March 60,452 57,025 3,426 5.67%
  February 60,594 57,022 3,572 5.89%
  January 60,615 57,025 3,590 5.92%
 
Average
 60,076 56,492 3,585 5.97%
           
2007 December 59,189 56,144 3,045 5.14%
  November 59,101 56,509 2,592 4.39%
  October 58,795 56,010 2,785 4.74%
  September 58,422 55,935 2,487 4.26%
  August 58,610 55,951 2,659 4.54%
July 59,426 56,635 2,791 4.70%
  June 59,290 56,327 3,963 5.00%
  May 57,933 55,565 2,368 4.09%
  April 58,040 55,497 2,543 4.38%
  March 58,188 55,711 2,477 4.26%
  February 58,301 55,457 2,844 4.88%
  January 58,078
 55,331
 2,747
 4.73%
 
Average
 58,614
 55,923 2,692 4.59%
           
2006 December 56,014
 53,966
 2,048
 3.66%
  November 55,704 53,894 1,810 3.25%
  October 55,404 53,772 1,632 2.95%
  September 55,091 53,207 1,884 3.42%
  August 55,305
 52,252
 2,053
 3.71%
  July 55,813 53,555 2,258 4.05%
  June 55,463 53,194 2,269 4.09%
  May 54,313 52,422 1,891 3.48%
  April 54,327
 52,151
 2,176
 4.01%
  March 54,495
 52,076
 2,419
 4.44%
  February 54,447 51,830 2,617 4.81%
  January 54,168
 51,393
 2,775
 5.12%
 
Average
 55,045
 52,893 2,153 3.91%
 
Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security