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Unemployment Rates Down in All Metro Areas, Jobs Up in Most Areas in June

SPRINGFIELD - The unemployment rate decreased in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in June according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Jobs were up in all metro areas except one.


"We continue to be encouraged by the ongoing pandemic-related economic recovery in every corner of the state," said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. "IDES and its local workforce partners remain committed to providing training employment services for the unique Illinois workforce."


The metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs were the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metropolitan Division (+4.9%, +175,900), the Rockford MSA (+4.7%, +6,500), and the Bloomington MSA (+4.6%, +4,100). Total nonfarm jobs was down in the Illinois section of the St. Louis MSA (-0.1%, -200). Industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro areas included: Leisure and Hospitality (fourteen areas); Manufacturing (thirteen areas); Professional and Business Services and Education and Health Services (eleven areas each); Mining and Construction, Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities, Other Services and Government (ten areas each); Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade (eight areas each).


The metro areas with the largest unemployment rate decreases were the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metropolitan Division (-3.2 points to 4.9%), the Rockford MSA (-2.6 points to 6.6%), and the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL MSA (-2.2 points to 3.7%). The unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in all 102 counties.



Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates

Metropolitan Area

June 2022*

June 2021**

Over-the-Year Change

Bloomington

3.9%

5.3%

-1.4

Carbondale-Marion

4.5%

6.3%

-1.8

Champaign-Urbana

4.2%

5.7%

-1.5

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights

4.9%

8.1%

-3.2

Danville

5.5%

7.2%

-1.7

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

3.7%

5.9%

-2.2

Decatur

6.5%

8.2%

-1.7

Elgin

4.5%

6.1%

-1.6

Kankakee

5.3%

6.9%

-1.6

Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI

3.9%

5.4%

-1.5

Peoria

4.8%

6.5%

-1.7

Rockford

6.6%

9.2%

-2.6

Springfield

4.2%

6.0%

-1.8

St. Louis (IL-Section)

4.2%

5.7%

-1.5

Illinois Statewide

4.7%

7.2%

-2.5

* Preliminary  I  ** Revised

 

 

 
















Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) - June 2022

Metropolitan Area

June

June

Over-the-Year

 

2022*

2021**

Change

Bloomington MSA

92,300

88,200

4,100

Carbondale-Marion MSA

55,700

53,900

1,800

Champaign-Urbana MSA

110,600

107,500

3,100

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division

3,795,700

3,619,800

175,900

Danville MSA

26,200

25,800

400

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA

187,300

179,300

8,000

Decatur MSA

48,700

46,800

1,900

Elgin Metro Division

255,600

247,600

8,000

Kankakee MSA

43,200

42,600

600

Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division

429,000

415,600

13,400

Peoria MSA

168,700

163,800

4,900

Rockford MSA

145,900

139,400

6,500

Springfield MSA

109,200

104,900

4,300

Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA

236,700

236,900

-200

Illinois Statewide

6,091,800

5,839,900

251,900

*Preliminary | **Revised

 

 

 


Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates

(percent) for Local Counties and Areas

Labor Market Area

Jun 2022

Jun 2021

Over the Year Change

 

 
   

Champaign-Urbana MSA

 

 

   

Champaign County

4.3 %

5.8 %

-1.5

   

Ford County

4.2 %

5.0 %

-0.8

   

Piatt County

3.7 %

4.4 %

-0.7

   

Danville MSA

 

 

 

   

Vermilion County

5.5 %

7.2 %

-1.7

   

Cities

 

 

 

   

Champaign City

4.3 %

6.1 %

-1.8

   

Urbana City

4.5 %

6.0 %

-1.5

   

Danville City

6.5 %

8.9 %

-2.4

   

Counties

 

 

 

   

Clark County

4.1 %

5.4 %

-1.3

   

Coles County

4.8 %

6.2 %

-1.4

   

Cook County

5.4 %

8.8 %

-3.4

   

De Witt County

3.9 %

5.3 %

-1.4

   

Douglas County

3.4 %

4.2 %

-0.8

   

Edgar County

3.6 %

4.5 %

-0.9

   

Iroquois County

3.9 %

4.7 %

-0.8

   

McLean County

3.9 %

5.3 %

-1.4

   

Macon County

6.5 %

8.2 %

-1.7

   

Moultrie County

3.2 %

3.9 %

-0.7

   

Sangamon County

4.3 %

6.1 %

-1.8

   

Shelby County

3.8 %

4.5 %

-0.7

   

Other Areas

 

 

 

   

LWIA 17

4.1 %

5.5 %

-1.4

   

LWIA 18

5.5 %

7.2 %

-1.7

   

East Central EDR

4.4 %

5.8 %

-1.4

   

East Central Illinois Highlights


Champaign-Urbana MSA


The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.2 percent in June 2022 from 5.7 percent in June 2021. The last time the June rate was equal to or lower was in 2019 when it was 3.7 percent.


Nonfarm employment increased by +3,100 compared to last June.


Leisure-Hospitality (+1,500), Manufacturing (+300), Educational-Health Services (+300), and Government (+300) had the largest payroll gains over the year. No sectors had employment declines from a year ago.


Danville MSA


The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.5 percent in June 2022 from 7.2 percent in June 2021. The last time the June rate was equal to or lower was in 2019 when it was 4.6 percent.


Nonfarm employment increased by +400 compared to last June.


Construction (+100), Wholesale Trade (+100), Government (+100), and Leisure-Hospitality (+100) had payroll gains over the year. No sectors had employment declines from a year ago.



Note: Monthly 2021 unemployment rates and total nonfarm jobs for Illinois metro areas were revised in February and March 2022, 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.


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