CHICAGO – Unemployment rates increased in a majority of the metro areas – as did the number of people entering the workforce – indicating many individuals did not find employment, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).
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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
|
Metropolitan Area |
January 2016 |
January 2015 |
Over-the-Year Change |
|
Bloomington |
6.5% |
5.3% |
1.2 |
|
Carbondale-Marion |
7.7% |
6.5% |
1.2 |
|
Champaign-Urbana |
6.7% |
5.7% |
1.0 |
|
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights |
6.6% |
6.9% |
-0.3 |
|
Danville |
9.1% |
7.7% |
1.4 |
|
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
7.1% |
6.5% |
0.6 |
|
Decatur |
8.7% |
7.8% |
0.9 |
|
Elgin |
7.5% |
6.7% |
0.8 |
|
Kankakee |
8.7% |
7.9% |
0.8 |
|
Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI |
7.0% |
6.4% |
0.6 |
|
Peoria |
8.6% |
7.2% |
1.4 |
|
Rockford |
8.5% |
7.7% |
0.8 |
|
Springfield |
6.6% |
5.9% |
0.7 |
|
St. Louis (IL-Section) |
7.4% |
6.8% |
0.6 |
|
Illinois Statewide |
7.1% |
6.8% |
0.3 |
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* Data subject to revision. |
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