Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI : Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2012

 4,253.2 4,261.1 4,295.6 4,337.9 4,380.8 4,416.2 4,391.6 4,404.4 4,411.3 4,427.0 4,434.8 4,416.4 4,369.2

2013

 (1) 4,312.2 4,321.6 4,343.0 (P) 4,386.8                  

Mining & Logging

  

2012

 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3

2013

 1.0 1.0 1.2 (P) 1.3                  

Construction

  

2012

 128.6 126.7 133.3 142.7 148.4 154.0 157.9 159.0 158.9 156.3 148.7 138.0 146.0

2013

 125.7 126.2 131.9 (P) 137.4                  

Manufacturing

  

2012

 408.4 408.8 410.6 411.9 413.3 417.0 415.1 415.4 414.5 415.6 416.9 416.6 413.7

2013

 414.4 413.8 416.5 (P) 415.3                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2012

 874.9 864.8 869.8 870.8 878.3 883.2 881.3 883.4 882.2 889.5 906.7 915.9 883.4

2013

 883.7 870.5 871.9 (P) 873.2                  

Information

  

2012

 80.6 80.4 80.3 80.8 81.4 81.3 81.3 80.9 80.3 80.6 80.7 81.2 80.8

2013

 81.0 81.2 81.5 (P) 81.5                  

Financial Activities

  

2012

 283.2 283.6 284.1 284.7 285.9 288.7 289.7 289.9 287.6 288.7 288.7 290.2 287.1

2013

 289.4 289.0 289.4 (P) 290.3                  

Professional & Business Services

  

2012

 703.1 704.6 711.9 727.5 734.1 744.9 747.1 753.0 754.6 757.9 754.3 745.0 736.5

2013

 (1) 719.8 724.9 725.4 (P) 747.1                  

Educational & Health Services

  

2012

 655.1 662.4 663.0 664.2 664.6 663.3 655.1 656.9 665.7 671.7 676.5 676.1 664.6

2013

 667.5 675.4 677.9 (P) 680.7                  

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2012

 388.1 389.1 397.6 409.8 423.4 433.8 433.2 438.5 425.8 419.3 413.0 409.6 415.1

2013

 398.1 398.0 401.4 (P) 413.8                  

Other Services

  

2012

 187.4 187.9 189.1 188.1 189.9 192.8 191.5 190.6 189.4 188.5 188.5 189.4 189.4

2013

 189.0 189.8 192.1 (P) 191.3                  

Government

  

2012

 542.7 551.7 554.8 556.1 560.1 555.8 538.0 535.4 550.9 557.5 559.4 553.1 551.3

2013

 542.6 551.8 553.8 (P) 554.9                  

Footnotes
(1) Correction
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2012

 (1) 4,827,996 (1) 4,854,556 (1) 4,856,336 (1) 4,847,754 (1) 4,874,517 (1) 4,966,841 (1) 4,959,254 (1) 4,894,100 (1) 4,887,469 (1) 4,908,597 (1) 4,893,224 (1) 4,896,351 (1) 4,888,916

2013

 4,888,895 4,901,312 4,851,040 (P) 4,849,963                  

Employment

  

2012

 (1) 4,367,630 (1) 4,406,286 (1) 4,417,558 (1) 4,426,673 (1) 4,449,594 (1) 4,498,289 (1) 4,495,458 (1) 4,457,177 (1) 4,485,613 (1) 4,498,271 (1) 4,489,863 (1) 4,473,445 (1) 4,455,488

2013

 4,402,566 4,396,073 4,390,005 (P) 4,407,109                  

Unemployment

  

2012

 (1) 460,366 (1) 448,270 (1) 438,778 (1) 421,081 (1) 424,923 (1) 468,552 (1) 463,796 (1) 436,923 (1) 401,856 (1) 410,326 (1) 403,361 (1) 422,906 (1) 433,428

2013

 486,329 505,239 461,035 (P) 442,854                  

Unemployment Rate

  

2012

 (1) 9.5 (1) 9.2 (1) 9.0 (1) 8.7 (1) 8.7 (1) 9.4 (1) 9.4 (1) 8.9 (1) 8.2 (1) 8.4 (1) 8.2 (1) 8.6 (1) 8.9

2013

 9.9 10.3 9.5 (P) 9.1                  

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals.
(P) Preliminary