June 27, 2022 – The unemployment rate decreased in eleven Illinois metropolitan areas, increased in one and was unchanged in another in May according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Jobs were up in all metro areas.
The metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs were the Chicago Metropolitan Division (+5.1%, +182,600), the Rockford MSA (+4.8%, +6,700), and the Bloomington MSA (+4.6%, +4,100). Industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro areas included: Leisure & Hospitality (fourteen areas); Manufacturing and Other Services (thirteen areas each); Government (twelve areas); Professional & Business Services (eleven areas); Education & Health Services (ten areas); Mining and Construction and Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (nine areas each); and Wholesale Trade (eight areas).
In Decatur, the not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.1 percent in May 2022 from May 2021. There were an estimated 3,319 unemployed people in the labor force in May 2022. The number of total nonfarm jobs in the Decatur metro area increased by +1,200 compared to one year ago.
Employment increased in Construction and Mining (+700), Leisure and Hospitality (+400), Manufacturing (+100), Educational and Health Services (+100), Other Services (+100), and Financial Activities (+100).
Payrolls were unchanged in Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities, and Information.
April payrolls declined in Professional and Business Services (-200) and Government (-100).
