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Announcement – Friday, August 23, 2019
Jobs Up in All Metro Areas for First Time Since May 2000 - Unemployment rate down or unchanged in thirteen Metros
Contact: Sam Salustro | Phone: 312-550-1582 
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8/22/19 - The number of nonfarm jobs increased in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in July, 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 shows the unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in July in eleven Illinois metropolitan areas, increased in one and was unchanged in two.
“We are thrilled to announce that jobs grew in every metro area for the first time since May 2000 and this administration will continue to build on our momentum with policies that invest in our future,” said Deputy Governor Dan Hynes. “That’s why Governor Pritzker worked hard to pass a balanced budget that makes historic investments in education and a bipartisan capital bill that will help grow our economy for years to come.”
Illinois businesses added jobs in all fourteen metro areas, with the largest percentage increases in: Carbondale-Marion (+2.3%, +1,300), Lake - Kenosha (+2.3%, +9,900), Danville (+2.2%, +600), and Rockford (+2.0%, +3,000). The Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights metro position was up (+1.3% or +47,700).
The industry sectors recording job growth in the majority of metro areas included Leisure and Hospitality (13 of 14), Mining and Construction (10 of 14), Government (9 of 14), Manufacturing (8 of 14), Professional and Business Services (8 of 14) and Education and Health Services (8 of 14).
Not seasonally adjusted data compares July 2019 with July 2018. The not seasonally adjusted Illinois rate was 4.2 percent in July 2019 and stood at 12.2 percent at its peak in this economic cycle in January 2010. Nationally, the not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.0 percent in July 2019 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 | July 2019 | July 2018 |
Over-the-Year Change |
| Bloomington | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5 |
| Carbondale-Marion | 4.2% | 5.2% | -1.0 |
| Champaign-Urbana | 4.2% | 4.9% | -0.7 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights | 4.1% | 4.1% | 0.0 |
| Danville | 5.4% | 6.6% | -1.2 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3.9% | 3.9% | 0.0 |
| Decatur | 5.4% | 6.0% | -0.6 |
| Elgin | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6 |
| Kankakee | 4.6% | 5.3% | -0.7 |
| Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 3.8% | 4.2% | -0.4 |
| Peoria | 4.5% | 5.1% | -0.6 |
| Rockford | 6.5% |
5.4% | 1.1 |
| Springfield | 3.9% | 4.3% | -0.4 |
| St. Louis (IL-Section) | 4.2% | 5.0% | -0.8 |
| Illinois Statewide | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3 |
| * Data subject to revision. | | |
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Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) – July 2019
| Metropolitan Area | July 2019* |
July 2018** |
Over-the-Year Change |
| Bloomington MSA | 89,900 | 89,700 | 200 |
| Carbondale-Marion MSA | 58,100 | 56,800 | 1,300 |
| Champaign-Urbana MSA | 108,200 | 106,500 | 1,700 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division | 3,859,400 | 3,811,700 | 47,700 |
| Danville MSA | 27,500 | 26,900 | 600 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA | 187,800 | 186,800 | 1,000 |
| Decatur MSA | 52,300 | 51,600 | 700 |
| Elgin Metro Division | 270,000 | 265,200 | 4,800 |
| Kankakee MSA | 46,000 | 45,900 | 100 |
| Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division | 439,000 | 429,100 | 9,900 |
| Peoria MSA | 176,700 | 176,200 | 500 |
| Rockford MSA | 155,900 | 152,900 | 3,000 |
| Springfield MSA | 115,900 | 114,400 | 1,500 |
| Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA | 240,300 | 237,400 | 2,900 |
| Illinois Statewide | 6,210,200 | 6,132,100 | 78,100 |
| *Preliminary **Revised |