For Immediate Release – July 22, 2021
Unemployment Rates Down, Jobs Up in Every Metro Area Compared to June 2020
SPRINGFIELD – The number of nonfarm jobs increased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in June according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in all metro areas.
“As the state continues to recover from the pandemic, today’s data highlights the economic progress made from a year ago,” said Senior Advisor Andy Manar. “With reopening activities continuing to evolve, IDES is hard at work to provide reemployment services to those individuals who lost work and are looking to rejoin the workforce.”
The number of nonfarm jobs increased in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas. The metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs were the Springfield MSA (+7.0%, +6,800), the Peoria MSA (+6.6%, +10,200), and the Lake-Kenosha IL-WI Metro (+5.8%, +22,300). Total nonfarm jobs in the Chicago Metro rose by +5.4% or +181,600. The industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro areas included: Leisure and Hospitality (fourteen areas); Government (twelve areas); Mining and Construction, Retail Trade, and Other Services (eleven areas each); Transportation, Warehousing and Public Utilities (ten areas); Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade and Educational and Health Services (nine areas each); and Professional and Business Service (eight areas).
Over-the-year, the unemployment rate decreased in all 14 metropolitan areas; the metro areas with the largest unemployment rate decreases were the Elgin Metro (-7.6 points to 6.2%), the Peoria MSA (-7.2 points to 6.4%), the Rockford MSA (-7.0 points to 9.5%) and the Illinois section of St. Louis MSA (-7.0 points to 5.7%). The Chicago Metro unemployment rate fell -6.5 points to 9.2%.
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
| Metropolitan Area | June 2021* | June 2020** | Over-the-Year Change |
| Bloomington | 5.4% | 10.8% | -5.4 |
| Carbondale-Marion | 6.2% | 12.6% | -6.4 |
| Champaign-Urbana | 5.6% | 10.3% | -4.7 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights | 9.2% | 15.7% | -6.5 |
| Danville | 7.1% | 12.6% | -5.5 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 5.7% | 11.3% | -5.6 |
| Decatur | 8.1% | 14.8% | -6.7 |
| Elgin | 6.2% | 13.8% | -7.6 |
| Kankakee | 6.8% | 12.8% | -6.0 |
| Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 5.5% | 11.5% | -6.0 |
| Peoria | 6.4% | 13.6% | -7.2 |
| Rockford | 9.5% | 16.5% | -7.0 |
| Springfield | 6.0% | 12.5% | -6.5 |
| St. Louis (IL-Section) | 5.7% | 12.7% | -7.0 |
| Illinois Statewide | 7.9% | 14.4% | -6.5 |
| * Preliminary I ** Revised |
Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) –June 2021
| June | June | Over-the-Year | |
| Metropolitan Area | 2021* | 2020** | Change |
| Bloomington MSA | 85,900 | 83,100 | 2,800 |
| Carbondale-Marion MSA | 53,900 | 52,800 | 1,100 |
| Champaign-Urbana MSA | 109,200 | 104,600 | 4,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division | 3,571,800 | 3,390,200 | 181,600 |
| Danville MSA | 26,800 | 25,700 | 1,100 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA | 179,700 | 170,400 | 9,300 |
| Decatur MSA | 48,200 | 45,700 | 2,500 |
| Elgin Metro Division | 243,800 | 230,700 | 13,100 |
| Kankakee MSA | 43,400 | 42,100 | 1,300 |
| Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division | 409,900 | 387,600 | 22,300 |
| Peoria MSA | 165,400 | 155,200 | 10,200 |
| Rockford MSA | 136,200 | 134,600 | 1,600 |
| Springfield MSA | 104,100 | 97,300 | 6,800 |
| Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA | 229,300 | 221,300 | 8,000 |
| Illinois Statewide | 5,808,100 | 5,495,400 | 312,700 |
| *Preliminary | **Revised |
Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
(percent) for Local Counties and Areas
| Labor Market Area | Jun 2021 | Jun 2020 | Over the Year Change | ||
| Champaign-Urbana MSA | |||||
| Champaign County | 5.8 % | 10.5 % | -4.7 | ||
| Ford County | 4.9 % | 9.6 % | -4.7 | ||
| Piatt County | 4.4 % | 8.1 % | -3.7 | ||
| Danville MSA | |||||
| Vermilion County | 7.1 % | 12.6 % | -5.5 | ||
| Cities | |||||
| Champaign City | 6.0 % | 11.0 % | -5.0 | ||
| Urbana City | 6.0 % | 11.0 % | -5.0 | ||
| Danville City | 8.7 % | 14.9 % | -6.2 | ||
| Counties | |||||
| Clark County | 5.4 % | 11.1 % | -5.7 | ||
| Coles County | 6.2 % | 12.2 % | -6.0 | ||
| Cook County | 10.0 % | 16.8 % | -6.8 | ||
| De Witt County | 5.4 % | 9.7 % | -4.3 | ||
| Douglas County | 4.3 % | 8.9 % | -4.6 | ||
| Edgar County | 4.7 % | 9.1 % | -4.4 | ||
| Iroquois County | 4.7 % | 8.3 % | -3.6 | ||
| McLean County | 5.4 % | 10.9 % | -5.5 | ||
| Macon County | 8.1 % | 14.8 % | -6.7 | ||
| Moultrie County | 3.8 % | 7.7 % | -3.9 | ||
| Sangamon County | 6.1 % | 12.7 % | -6.6 | ||
| Shelby County | 4.5 % | 9.5 % | -5.0 | ||
| Other Areas | |||||
| LWIA 17 | 5.4 % | 10.0 % | -4.6 | ||
| LWIA 18 | 7.1 % | 12.6 % | -5.5 | ||
| East Central EDR | 5.7 % | 10.5 % | -4.8 | ||
East Central Illinois Highlights
Champaign-Urbana MSA
The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.6 percent in June 2021 from 10.3 percent in June 2020. The last time the June rate was equal to or lower was in 2019 when it was 3.7 percent.
Nonfarm employment increased by +4,600 compared to last June.
The Retail Trade (-200), Wholesale Trade (-200), and Transportation-Warehousing-Utilities (-100) sectors recorded employment declines compared to one year ago. The Leisure-Hospitality (+1,900), Government (+1,300), Professional-Business Services (+700), and Educational-Health Services (+500) sectors reported the largest payroll gains.
Danville MSA
The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 7.1 percent in June 2021 from 12.6 percent in June 2020. The last time the June rate was equal to or lower was in 2019 when it was 4.6 percent.
Nonfarm employment increased by +1,100 compared to last June. Educational-Health Services (-100) sector recorded employment declines compared to one year ago. The Leisure-Hospitality (+400), Manufacturing (+300), Professional-Business Services (+200), Government (+200), and Transportation-Warehousing-Utilities (+100) sectors reported payroll gains.
Note: Monthly 2020 unemployment rates and total nonfarm jobs for Illinois metro areas were revised in February and March 2021, as required by the U.S. BLS. Comments and tables distributed for prior metro area news releases should be discarded as any records or historical analysis previously cited may no longer be valid. The official monthly unemployment rate series for metro areas, counties and most cities begins in 1990. The official monthly nonfarm jobs series for metro areas begins in 1990 and for non-metropolitan counties it begins in 1999.
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