From the Illinois Department of Employment Security


Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates

 

February
2012

January
2012

February
2011

3-Month
Moving Avg.

Illinois

9.1%

9.4%

9.3%*

9.4%

U.S.

8.3%

8.3%

9.0%*

8.4%

*  Revised

 

Illinois Seasonally Adjusted Non-farm Jobs – by Major Industry

Industry Title

February
2012*

January
2012**

February
2011**

Over the Month Change

Over the Year
Change

3-Month
Moving Avg.

Change from
Previous
3-Month
Mov. Avg.

Total Non-farm

5,686,400

5,679,900

5,654,400

6,500

32,000

5,680,800

4,100

  Mining

9,600

9,700

9,300

-100

300

9,700

0

  Construction

195,700

189,700

199,900

6,000

-4,200

192,200

1,400

  Manufacturing

582,200

579,600

569,600

2,600

12,600

579,600

2,200

  Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

1,134,000

1,139,800

1,137,300

-5,800

-3,300

1,138,700

-2,500

  Information

98,300

99,700

100,500

-1,400

-2,200

99,300

-600

  Financial Activities

365,000

363,600

363,800

1,400

1,200

363,000

1,200

  Professional and Business Services

847,600

845,600

821,800

2,000

25,800

843,900

3,100

  Educational and Health Services

852,900

851,400

844,800

1,500

8,100

853,800

-1,300

  Leisure and Hospitality

525,300

523,300

517,500

2,000

7,800

522,800

1,800

  Other Services

246,200

246,700

249,700

-500

-3,500

246,800

0

  Government

829,600

830,800

840,200

-1,200

-10,600

831,000

-1,200

 

                              * Preliminary                    ** Revised

 

 

Notes:

 

·          Illinois monthly labor force, unemployed and unemployment rates for years 2007-2011 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 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://www.ides.illinois.gov/Custom/Library/Statistic/CES/I_NSA_CES_Illinois_MSAs_Jobs_2000_to_Current.XLS .

·          “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://www.ides.illinois.gov/page.aspx?item=2509 .

 

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