From the Illinois Department of Employment Security


 

Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates

 

April
2011

March
2011

April
2010

3-Month
Moving Avg.

Illinois

8.7%

8.8%

10.8%*

8.8%

U.S.

9.0%

8.8%

9.8%*

8.9%

*  Revised

 

 

Illinois Seasonally Adjusted Non-farm Jobs – by Major Industry

Industry Title

April
2011*

March
2011**

 

April
2010**

Over the Month Change

Over the Year
Change

3-Month

Moving Avg.

Change from

Previous
3-Month

Mov. Avg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Non-farm     

5,680,800

5,670,900

5,614,200

9,900

66,600

5,673,300

10,900

Mining

9,400

9,400

9,000

0

400

9,500

0

Construction     

204,400

202,700

203,200

1,700

1,200

202,800

1,200

Manufacturing    

567,800

563,600

558,900

4,200

8,900

565,000

1,200

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

1,144,900

1,140,200

1,126,600

4,700

18,300

1,140,400

2,900

Information      

96,400

98,000

102,100

-1,600

-5,700

97,900

-1,300

Financial Activities

353,700

354,500

362,300

-800

-8,600

354,700

-900

Professional and Business Services

819,500

820,900

797,100

-1,400

22,400

819,500

2,900

Educational and Health Services

847,900

847,000

827,500

900

20,400

847,700

1,700

Leisure and Hospitality

524,200

524,000

514,300

200

9,900

525,400

900

Other Services   

259,400

260,800

254,700

-1,400

4,700

259,900

1,100

Government        

853,200

849,800

858,500

3,400

-5,300

850,700

1,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              * 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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