Illinois Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 5,100,000 | - | 6.0 | - |
| 1979 | 5,138,000 | 0.7 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 1980 | 5,093,000 | -0.9 | 8.3 | 2.8 |
| 1981 | 5,118,000 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0.2 |
| 1982 | 4,970,000 | -2.9 | 11.3 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | 4,954,000 | -0.3 | 11.4 | 0.1 |
| 1984 | 5,094,000 | 2.8 | 9.1 | -2.3 |
| 1985 | 5,156,000 | 1.2 | 9.0 | -0.1 |
| 1986 | 5,239,000 | 1.6 | 8.1 | -0.9 |
| 1987 | 5,332,000 | 1.8 | 7.4 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | 5,415,000 | 1.6 | 6.8 | -0.6 |
| 1989 | 5,656,000 | 4.5 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| 1990 | 5,547,939 | -1.9 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| 1991 | 5,493,179 | -1.0 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| 1992 | 5,561,305 | 1.2 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| 1993 | 5,570,146 | 0.2 | 7.5 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | 5,692,271 | 2.2 | 5.7 | -1.8 |
| 1995 | 5,857,677 | 2.9 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 5,907,278 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 5,988,296 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | 6,047,050 | 1.0 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 6,143,130 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 6,176,837 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 6,113,536 | -1.0 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 5,969,393 | -2.4 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 5,916,830 | -0.9 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 5,968,561 | 0.9 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | 6,061,314 | 1.6 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 6,255,169 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| 2007 | 6,348,650 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 6,263,651 | -1.3 | 6.5 | 1.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 5,744,684 | 4.0 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 5,796,716 | 4.4 | 5.6 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 5,826,842 | 4.1 | 5.3 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 5,839,410 | 3.3 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 5,835,937 | 2.7 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 5,920,601 | 2.5 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 5,932,963 | 2.5 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 5,874,698 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 5,867,370 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 5,908,287 | 2.8 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 5,893,762 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 5,850,859 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 5,751,983 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 5,808,133 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 5,847,551 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 5,861,081 | 0.4 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| May | 5,892,021 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 5,976,102 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 6,001,079 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 5,950,832 | 1.3 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 5,921,222 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 5,966,848 | 1.0 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 5,967,154 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 5,943,325 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 5,841,754 | 1.6 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 5,870,508 | 1.1 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 5,927,722 | 1.4 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 5,949,027 | 1.5 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| May | 5,988,607 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 6,056,988 | 1.4 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 6,076,728 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 6,032,581 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 5,997,240 | 1.3 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 6,031,652 | 1.1 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 6,055,924 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 6,030,820 | 1.5 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 5,934,002 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 5,964,642 | 1.6 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 5,991,122 | 1.1 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 6,006,831 | 1.0 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| May | 6,033,125 | 0.7 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 6,087,572 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 6,131,784 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 6,059,744 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 6,060,882 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 6,088,736 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 6,099,648 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 6,106,514 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| 1999-Jan | 6,020,547 | 1.5 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 6,048,048 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 6,090,330 | 1.7 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 6,098,401 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| May | 6,124,875 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 6,201,020 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 6,218,007 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 6,164,584 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 6,147,155 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 6,191,650 | 1.7 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 6,206,820 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 6,206,127 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 6,132,455 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 6,156,471 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 6,168,687 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 6,198,149 | 1.6 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| May | 6,170,939 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 6,246,045 | 0.7 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 6,210,583 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 6,173,121 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 6,155,129 | 0.1 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 6,182,865 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 6,169,104 | -0.6 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 6,158,491 | -0.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 6,080,411 | -0.8 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 6,104,342 | -0.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 6,120,568 | -0.8 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 6,131,914 | -1.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| May | 6,138,120 | -0.5 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 6,198,494 | -0.8 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 6,187,439 | -0.4 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 6,089,535 | -1.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 6,107,999 | -0.8 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 6,097,972 | -1.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 6,065,668 | -1.7 | 5.7 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 6,039,973 | -1.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 5,935,046 | -2.4 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 5,987,270 | -1.9 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 5,967,744 | -2.5 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 5,964,329 | -2.7 | 6.5 | 1.4 |
| May | 5,973,251 | -2.7 | 6.3 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 6,007,776 | -3.1 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 5,998,945 | -3.0 | 7.0 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 5,964,827 | -2.0 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 5,976,978 | -2.1 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 5,977,299 | -2.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 5,951,779 | -1.9 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 5,927,474 | -1.9 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 5,835,268 | -1.7 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 5,856,529 | -2.2 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 5,871,697 | -1.6 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 5,899,425 | -1.1 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 5,903,886 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 5,970,979 | -0.6 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 5,966,031 | -0.5 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 5,923,121 | -0.7 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 5,916,699 | -1.0 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 5,957,676 | -0.3 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 5,959,682 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 5,940,966 | 0.2 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 5,867,392 | 0.6 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 5,893,938 | 0.6 | 6.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 5,902,168 | 0.5 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 5,928,896 | 0.5 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 5,945,637 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 6,012,317 | 0.7 | 6.5 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 6,040,792 | 1.3 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 5,995,405 | 1.2 | 6.2 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 5,987,304 | 1.2 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 6,015,382 | 1.0 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 6,024,868 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 6,008,633 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 5,934,365 | 1.1 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 5,949,538 | 0.9 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 5,969,150 | 1.1 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 6,019,349 | 1.5 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 6,037,964 | 1.6 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 6,091,772 | 1.3 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 6,125,629 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 6,107,171 | 1.9 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 6,099,936 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 6,135,120 | 2.0 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 6,138,332 | 1.9 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 6,127,438 | 2.0 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 6,071,813 | 2.3 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 6,115,338 | 2.8 | 5.4 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 6,149,796 | 3.0 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 6,184,474 | 2.7 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| May | 6,216,057 | 2.9 | 4.3 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 6,304,911 | 3.5 | 4.8 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 6,324,363 | 3.2 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 6,305,746 | 3.3 | 4.6 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 6,307,215 | 3.4 | 4.1 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 6,357,357 | 3.6 | 3.7 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 6,364,769 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 6,360,183 | 3.8 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| 2007-Jan | 6,257,783 | 3.1 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 6,265,102 | 2.4 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 6,306,207 | 2.5 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 6,306,981 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 6,329,646 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 6,413,838 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 6,420,800 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 6,356,953 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 6,376,010 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 6,380,445 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 6,410,336 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 6,359,703 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 6,288,793 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 6,288,661 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 6,301,252 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 6,326,013 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| May | 6,302,653 | -0.4 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 6,333,242 | -1.3 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 6,322,750 | -1.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 6,251,973 | -1.7 | 7.0 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 6,230,530 | -2.3 | 6.4 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 6,216,525 | -2.6 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 6,183,369 | -3.5 | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 6,118,054 | -3.8 | 7.4 | 1.9 |
| 2009-Jan | 5,995,500 | -4.7 | 8.5 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 5,959,301 | -5.2 | 9.2 | 3.2 |
| Mar | 5,930,486 | -5.9 | 9.3 | 3.5 |
| Apr | 5,963,384 | -5.7 | 9.3 | 3.8 |
| May | 5,988,869 | -5.0 | 9.9 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 6,034,434 | -4.7 | 10.5 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 6,037,586 | -4.5 | 10.5 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 5,969,304 | -4.5 | 9.9 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 5,931,708 | -4.8 | 10.2 | 3.8 |
| Oct | 5,935,866 | -4.5 | 10.5 | 4.0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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