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Jobs Up in All 14 Metro Areas, Most Unemployment Rates Down in March
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
Metropolitan Area | March 2023* | March 2022** | Over-the-Year Change |
Bloomington | 3.4% | 3.8% | -0.4 |
Carbondale-Marion | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6 |
Champaign-Urbana | 3.6% | 3.9% | -0.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3 |
Danville | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.0 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 4.1% | 4.1% | 0.0 |
Decatur | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1 |
Elgin | 5.3% | 5.4% | -0.1 |
Kankakee | 5.8% | 5.9% | -0.1 |
Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 5.0% | 4.8% | 0.2 |
Peoria | 4.7% | 5.1% | -0.4 |
Rockford | 6.7% | 7.8% | -1.1 |
Springfield | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6 |
St. Louis (IL-Section) | 3.6% | 4.0% | -0.4 |
Illinois Statewide | 4.3% | 4.7% | -0.4 |
* Preliminary I ** Revised |
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Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) - March 2023
Metropolitan Area | March | March | Over-the-Year |
| 2023* | 2022** | Change |
Bloomington MSA | 97,500 | 94,600 | 2,900 |
Carbondale-Marion MSA | 58,200 | 56,900 | 1,300 |
Champaign-Urbana MSA | 122,200 | 118,200 | 4,000 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division | 3,743,600 | 3,683,500 | 60,100 |
Danville MSA | 26,900 | 26,600 | 300 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA | 181,900 | 180,900 | 1,000 |
Decatur MSA | 48,300 | 47,400 | 900 |
Elgin Metro Division | 260,600 | 255,600 | 5,000 |
Kankakee MSA | 43,100 | 42,500 | 600 |
Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division | 411,000 | 407,800 | 3,200 |
Peoria MSA | 171,900 | 165,500 | 6,400 |
Rockford MSA | 146,600 | 143,800 | 2,800 |
Springfield MSA | 108,900 | 106,600 | 2,300 |
Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA | 237,700 | 236,900 | 800 |
Illinois Statewide | 6,046,900 | 5,929,600 | 117,300 |
*Preliminary | ** Revised |
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Labor Market Area | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Over the Year Change |
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Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Division | |||||
Cook County | 4.2 % | 4.7 % | -0.5 | ||
DuPage County | 3.1 % | 3.3 % | -0.2 | ||
Grundy County | 5.0 % | 4.7 % | 0.3 | ||
Kendall County | 3.8 % | 3.7 % | 0.1 | ||
McHenry County | 3.9 % | 3.9 % | 0.0 | ||
Will County | 4.3 % | 4.5 % | -0.2 | ||
Elgin, IL Metro Division |
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DeKalb County | 4.5 % | 4.9 % | -0.4 | ||
Kane County | 5.5 % | 5.5 % | 0.0 | ||
Lake & Kenosha, IL-WI Metro Division |
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Lake County (IL) | 5.6 % | 5.1 % | 0.5 | ||
Kankakee, IL MSA |
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Kankakee County | 5.8 % | 5.9 % | -0.1 | ||
Cities |
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Aurora City | 4.5 % | 4.4 % | 0.1 | ||
Chicago City | 4.4 % | 4.8 % | -0.4 | ||
Elgin City | 7.6 % | 8.2 % | -0.6 | ||
Joliet City | 5.7 % | 6.1 % | -0.4 | ||
Kankakee City | 8.4 % | 8.6 % | -0.2 | ||
Naperville City | 2.9 % | 2.6 % | 0.3 |
* 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
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