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Press Release: East Central Illinois Highlights Champaign-Urbana MSA. The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.6 percent in March 2023 from 3.9 percent in March 2022.
Press Release: Central Illinois Highlights Decatur MSA. The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in March 2023, a decrease of -0.1 percentage point from March 2022. There were an estimated 2,754 unemployed people in the labor force in March 2023.
Press Release: nonfarm employment increased +600 compared to March 2022. Government (+400), Educational-Health Services (+300), Retail Trade (+100), Wholesale Trade (+100), and Leisure-Hospitality (+100) sectors had payroll gains over the year. The Professional-Business Services (-300) and Manufacturing (-100) sectors recorded employment declines compared to one year ago. Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Division The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.1 percent in March 2023 from 4.4 percent in March 2022.