CHICAGO – Unemployment rates increased in a majority of the metro areas – as did the number of people entering the workforce – indicating many individuals did not find employment, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). 

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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates

Metropolitan Area

January 2016

January 2015

Over-the-Year Change

Bloomington

6.5%

5.3%

1.2

Carbondale-Marion

7.7%

6.5%

1.2

Champaign-Urbana

6.7%

5.7%

1.0

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights

6.6%

6.9%

-0.3

Danville

9.1%

7.7%

1.4

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

7.1%

6.5%

0.6

Decatur

8.7%

7.8%

0.9

Elgin

7.5%

6.7%

0.8

Kankakee

8.7%

7.9%

0.8

Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI

7.0%

6.4%

0.6

Peoria

8.6%

7.2%

1.4

Rockford

8.5%

7.7%

0.8

Springfield

6.6%

5.9%

0.7

St. Louis (IL-Section)

7.4%

6.8%

0.6

Illinois Statewide

7.1%

6.8%

0.3

* Data subject to revision.

 

 

 

 

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