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Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Metropolitan Area

July 2023*

July 2022**

Over-the-Year Change

Bloomington

4.6%

3.7%

0.9

Carbondale-Marion

5.1%

4.2%

0.9

Champaign-Urbana

5.0%

4.0%

1.0

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights

4.0%

5.1%

-1.1

Danville

6.6%

4.9%

1.7

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

4.4%

3.7%

0.7

Decatur

6.9%

5.5%

1.4

Elgin

5.3%

4.1%

1.2

Kankakee

6.1%

4.7%

1.4

Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI

4.9%

3.7%

1.2

Peoria

5.5%

4.3%

1.2

Rockford

6.8%

5.2%

1.6

Springfield

4.8%

4.0%

0.8

St. Louis (IL-Section)

4.9%

3.9%

1.0

Illinois Statewide

4.5%

4.7%

-0.2

* Preliminary I ** Revised

Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Metropolitan Area

July

July

Over-the-Year

2023*

2022**

Change

Bloomington MSA

96,100

94,600

1,500

Carbondale-Marion MSA

57,500

56,900

600

Champaign-Urbana MSA

116,000

113,600

2,400

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division

3,850,500

3,799,600

50,900

Danville MSA

27,600

26,900

700

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA

184,700

182,900

1,800

Decatur MSA

48,300

47,900

400

Elgin Metro Division

266,000

259,800

6,200

Kankakee MSA

42,700

42,900

-200

Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division

426,800

423,600

3,200

Peoria MSA

172,100

169,100

3,000

Rockford MSA

147,100

147,000

100

Springfield MSA

109,500

107,200

2,300

Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA

237,200

236,000

1,200

Illinois Statewide

6,171,600

6,073,000

98,600

*Preliminary | **Revised

Labor Market Area

Jul 2023

Jul 2022

Over the Year Change

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Division

Cook County

4.2 %

5.4 %

-1.2

DuPage County

3.2 %

4.1 %

-0.9

Grundy County

4.0 %

5.1 %

-1.1

Kendall County

3.5 %

4.5 %

-1.0

McHenry County

3.4 %

4.3 %

-0.9

Will County

3.8 %

4.8 %

-1.0

Elgin, IL Metro Division

DeKalb County

5.2 %

4.1 %

1.1

Kane County

5.4 %

4.2 %

1.2

Lake & Kenosha, IL-WI Metro Division

Lake County (IL)

5.2 %

3.7 %

1.5

Kankakee, IL MSA

Kankakee County

6.1 %

4.7 %

1.4

Cities

Aurora City

4.8 %

4.3 %

0.5

Chicago City

4.4 %

5.8 %

-1.4

Elgin City

5.0 %

4.6 %

0.4

Joliet City

4.4 %

5.6 %

-1.2

Kankakee City

8.1 %

6.0 %

2.1

Naperville City

3.4 %

4.2 %

-0.8

* 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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