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Illinois March unemployment tops 9 percent
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[April 17, 2009]
CHICAGO -- The Illinois
seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March is 9.1 percent, the
highest level since November 1985, according to data released
Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The
March rate is 0.5 percent higher than February and the sixth
consecutive month to record an increase.
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Total nonfarm payroll declined by
39,300 jobs in March 2009, the second-largest over-the-month
decrease on record (back to 1990). In March, the number of
unemployed people in Illinois increased to 596,000 (up 27,400), the
highest level reported since September 1983."As the recession
continues, so do our efforts to improve customer service and to
inform people about programs that assess an individual's work skills
so they can better prepare themselves when the economy turns
around," IDES Director Maureen O'Donnell said. "We encourage workers
to take advantage of this time by learning new skills and
positioning themselves for better opportunities as this economy
improves."
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Nationally, the total number of unemployed grew to 13.2 million
in March. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 8.5
percent, its highest level in 25 years. National payroll employment
declined for the 15th consecutive month, dropping by 663,000 jobs
and bringing total national job losses to 5.1 million since the
recession began in December 2007.
In Illinois, the manufacturing sector lost 14,200 jobs in March,
its third-largest over-the-month reduction since January 1992. In
the last year, this sector has dropped by 60,800 jobs, more than 9
percent of its total work force. The professional and business
services sector reported 13,200 fewer workers, the second-largest
decrease on record and its third decline in excess of 10,000 in the
last five months.
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The IDES administers federally funded employment services and
unemployment insurance programs through its nearly 60 offices,
including the Illinois workNet Centers. IDES also receives federal
grants to provide and analyze labor market statistics and
information.
(See tables below with seasonally adjusted
unemployment rates.)
[Text from
Illinois
Department of Employment Security
file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment
Rates
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March
2009 |
February
2009 |
March
2008 |
Illinois |
9.1% |
8.6%* |
6.0%* |
U.S. |
8.5% |
8.1% |
5.1% |
*
Revised |
Illinois Seasonally Adjusted
Non-Farm Jobs – by Major Industry
Industry Title |
March*
2009 |
February**
2009 |
March**
2008 |
Over the Month Change |
Over the Year
Change |
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Total Non-Farm |
5,744,300 |
5,783,600 |
5,976,600 |
-39,300 |
-232,300 |
Mining |
10,100 |
10,200 |
9,900 |
-100 |
200 |
Construction |
233,200 |
235,400 |
263,200 |
-2,200 |
-30,000 |
Manufacturing |
602,400 |
616,600 |
666,500 |
-14,200 |
-64,100 |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
1,170,400 |
1,177,200 |
1,213,100 |
-6,800 |
-42,700 |
Information |
111,300 |
111,400 |
116,100 |
-100 |
-4,800 |
Financial Activities |
380,600 |
384,200 |
395,700 |
-3,600 |
-15,100 |
Professional and Business Services |
803,000 |
816,200 |
870,900 |
-13,200 |
-67,900 |
Educational and Health Services |
803,100 |
803,900 |
791,700 |
-800 |
11,400 |
Leisure and Hospitality |
514,600 |
514,000 |
533,300 |
600 |
-18,700 |
Other Services |
261,700 |
260,700 |
262,800 |
1,000 |
-1,100 |
Government |
853,900 |
853,800 |
853,400 |
100 |
500 |
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*Preliminary
**Revised |
Notes:
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Seasonally-adjusted
employment data for subsectors within industries are not available.
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"Other Services"
includes a wide range of activities in three broad categories: Personal and laundry; repair and maintenance; and religious, grant
making, civic and professional organizations. For a list of all
activities under Other Services and all other industry sectors, go
to
http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/naico602.htm.
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For
not-seasonally-adjusted jobs data showing greater industry detail,
go to
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/cesfiles/cescurrent.htm.
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Monthly seasonally
adjusted unemployment rates for Illinois and the
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan Division are available at
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/laus/icmaur.htm.
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Illinois monthly labor
force, unemployed and unemployment rates for years 2004-2008 have
been revised as required by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In
February of each year, monthly labor force data for all states are
revised to reflect updated Census population controls, seasonal
factors and state supplied non-farm jobs and UI claims inputs. The
revised monthly data are also smoothed to eliminate large changes as
a result of volatility in the monthly household (CPS) survey. Comments and tables distributed for prior monthly Illinois
unemployment rate news releases should be discarded. Any records
and other historical analysis previously cited for Illinois labor
force, number of unemployed and unemployment rates may no longer be
valid under the revised monthly time series.
[Tables copied from
Illinois
Department of Employment Security file] |
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