From the Illinois Department of Employment Security


 

Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates

 

May
2011

April
2011

May
2010

3-Month
Moving Avg.

Illinois

8.9%

8.7%

10.5%*

8.8%

U.S.

9.1%

9.0%

9.6%*

9.0%

*  Revised

 

 

Illinois Seasonally Adjusted Non-farm Jobs – by Major Industry

Industry Title

May
2011*

April
2011**

 

May
2010**

Over the Month Change

Over the Year
Change

3-Month

Moving Avg.

Change from

Previous
3-Month

Mov. Avg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Non-farm     

5,688,200

5,680,000

5,626,600

8,200

61,600

5,679,700

6,600

Mining

9,300

9,400

9,000

-100

300

9,400

-100

Construction     

205,300

202,900

199,400

2,400

5,900

203,600

1,300

Manufacturing    

573,100

568,700

560,900

4,400

12,200

568,500

3,200

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

1,144,400

1,145,400

1,125,700

-1,000

18,700

1,143,300

2,800

Information      

97,000

96,400

101,800

600

-4,800

97,100

-800

Financial Activities

355,500

353,200

361,600

2,300

-6,100

354,400

-100

Professional and Business Services

820,200

819,700

799,000

500

21,200

820,300

800

Educational and Health Services

849,800

848,400

829,600

1,400

20,200

848,400

500

Leisure and Hospitality

519,900

522,800

513,100

-2,900

6,800

522,200

-2,700

Other Services   

258,600

260,000

254,200

-1,400

4,400

259,800

-300

Government        

855,100

853,100

872,300

2,000

-17,200

852,700

2,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              * Preliminary                    ** Revised

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

·         Illinois monthly labor force, unemployed and unemployment rates for years 2006-2010 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, non-farm jobs and unemployment insurance claims inputs. Data were also smoothed to eliminate large monthly changes as a result of volatility in the monthly household (CPS) survey. Comments and tables distributed in prior Illinois unemployment rate news release materials should be discarded because any analysis, including records, previously cited might no longer be valid.

·         Seasonally adjusted employment data for subsectors within industries are not available.  For not seasonally adjusted jobs data with greater industry detail, go to http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/cesfiles/cescurrent.htm.

·         "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.

·         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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