Press Release - Wednesday, November 21, 2018
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Unemployment Rate Up Slightly in most Metros
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
Metropolitan Area | Oct. 2018 | Oct. 2017 | Over-the-Year Change |
Bloomington | 4.1% | 3.6% | 0.5 |
Carbondale-Marion | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.5 |
Champaign-Urbana | 4.3% | 3.8% | 0.5 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9 |
Danville | 5.5% | 5.6% | -0.1 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3.9% | 3.8% | 0.1 |
Decatur | 5.3% | 4.8% | 0.5 |
Elgin | 4.4% | 3.9% | 0.5 |
Kankakee | 4.6% | 4.4% | 0.2 |
Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 3.9% | 3.6% | 0.3 |
Peoria | 4.8% | 4.5% | 0.3 |
Rockford | 5.2% | 4.7% | 0.5 |
Springfield | 4.1% | 3.8% | 0.3 |
St. Louis (IL-Section) | 4.4% | 4.1% | 0.3 |
Illinois Statewide | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3 |
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CHICAGO-Unemployment rates increased over-the-year in October in twelve of Illinois's metropolitan areas and decreased in two, 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 ten of the metropolitan areas.
"The unemployment rate increased over the year in most metro areas across the state," said IDES Director Jeff Mays. "The increases were mostly due to more people reentering the job market and not immediately securing a job."
Illinois businesses added jobs in ten metro areas, with the largest increases in: Kankakee (+5.7 percent, +2,700), the Quad Cities (+2.0 percent, + 3,700), and Lake (+1.8 percent, +7,400). Total nonfarm jobs in the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division increased (+0.8 percent or +29,400). Illinois businesses lost jobs in three metro areas: Carbondale-Marion (-0.7 percent, -400), Springfield (-0.4 percent, -400), and Peoria (-0.1 percent, -100). Bloomington was unchanged.
The industry sectors recording job growth in the majority of metro areas included Manufacturing (11 of 14), Professional and Business Services (11 of 14), Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (9 of 14), Education and Health Services (9 of 14), Mining and Construction (8 of 14), and Wholesale Trade (8 of 14).
Not seasonally adjusted data compares October 2018 with October 2017. The not seasonally adjusted Illinois rate was 4.2 percent in October 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 3.5 percent in October 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.
Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) - October 2018
Metropolitan Area | October 2018* | October 2017** | Over-the-Year Change |
Bloomington MSA | 95,500 | 95,500 | 0 |
Carbondale-Marion MSA | 58,200 | 58,600 | -400 |
Champaign-Urbana MSA | 114,700 | 113,500 | 1,200 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division | 3,818,400 | 3,789,000 | 29,400 |
Danville MSA | 28,500 | 28,300 | 200 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA | 189,700 | 186,000 | 3,700 |
Decatur MSA | 52,400 | 51,700 | 700 |
Elgin Metro Division | 266,100 | 262,800 | 3,300 |
Kankakee MSA | 50,200 | 47,500 | 2,700 |
Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division | 428,500 | 421,100 | 7,400 |
Peoria MSA | 173,300 | 173,400 | -100 |
Rockford MSA | 153,600 | 152,400 | 1,200 |
Springfield MSA | 112,500 | 112,900 | -400 |
Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA | 244,000 | 242,200 | 1,800 |
Illinois Statewide | 6,207,000 | 6,147,900 | 59,100 |
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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
(percent) for Local Counties and Areas
Labor Market Area | Oct. 2018 | Oct. 2017 | Over-the-Year Change |
IL Section of St. Louis MSA | 4.4% | 4.1% | 0.3% |
Bond | 4.1% | 3.8% | 0.3% |
Calhoun | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4% |
Clinton | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% |
Jersey | 4.4% | 4.0% | 0.4% |
Macoupin | 4.4% | 4.2% | 0.2% |
Madison | 4.3% | 4.1% | 0.2% |
Monroe | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% |
St. Clair | 4.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% |
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Alton | 5.6% | 5.7% | -0.1% |
Belleville | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1% |
Collinsville | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% |
East St. Louis | 8.1% | 7.9% | 0.2% |
Edwardsville | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% |
Granite City | 4.8% | 5.0% | -0.2% |
O'Fallon | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.4% |
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Greene | 4.6% | 4.5% | 0.1% |
Randolph | 4.0% | 3.7% | 0.3% |
Washington | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% |
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LWA 21 | 4.5% | 4.2% | 0.3% |
LWA 22 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 0.2% |
LWA 24 | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.3% |
Southwestern Economic | 4.3% | 4.1% | 0.2% |
Metro East Highlights
Help Wanted
Area employers advertised for 7,600 openings in October and approximately 79 percent sought full-time employment, according to Help Wanted OnLine data compiled by the Conference Board. It is a global, independent business membership and research association. Employers actually need more workers than the help wanted ad indicates because some industries, such as construction, typically do not advertise job openings.
The October 2018 unemployment rate for the Illinois Section of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area was 4.4 percent, an increase of (0.3%) from the October 2017 rate of 4.4 percent. The data is not seasonally adjusted.
The number of employed individuals increased by +8,972 to 336,126 in October 2018 from 327,154 in October 2017. The labor force increased by +10,244 to 351,517 in October 2018 from 341,273 in October 2017. In October 2018, there were 15,391 unemployed people in the labor force. This is an increase of +1,272 compared to the October 2017 total unemployed of 14,119.
Over the year, nonfarm payrolls increased by (+1,800).
Employment increased in Wholesale Trade (+600), Professional and Business Services (+400), Leisure and Hospitality (+300), Mining and Construction (+300), and Retail Trade (+200) in October 2018 compared to October 2017.
Decreases in employment over the year included Government (-200), Educational and Health Services (-200), Financial Activities (-100), Other Services (-100), Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (-100), and Information (-100).
Note:
- Monthly 2017 unemployment rates and total non-farm jobs for Illinois metro areas were revised in February 2018, as required by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (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.
- LWA— Local Workforce Area 21 is composed of Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Morgan, Scott and
Shelby Counties.
LWA— Local Workforce Area 22 is composed of Bond and Madison Counties.
LWA— Local Workforce Area 24 is composed of Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington Counties.
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