Illinois Employment Situation

The U.S. Dep​artment of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) current National Employment Situation is available here.

Employment and Unemployment Press Releases - 2023

• February
  
• January

Note: The data in the archived monthly press releases below have been revised and any analysis cited in them may no longer be valid. The most up-to-date, historical monthly revised Illinois nonfarm jobs data is available on the Current Employment Statistics​ web page and the most current, historical monthly revised Illinois labor force data is available on the Local Area Unemployment Statistics web page.

Employment and Unemployment Press Releases - 2022 (archived)

• December
• November
• October
• September
• August
  
• July
• June 
• May 
• April 
• March
• February
• January

Employment and Unemployment Press Release

Note: The data in these archived press releases may have been revised in subsequent months and thus may no longer be valid. The latest data, including any revisions, are available from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics​ and Current Employment Statistics​ web pages.

• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• The Midwest BLS Information Office in Chicago