Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Employed Persons in Illinois

Title Employed Persons in Illinois
Series ID LAUST170000000000005
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2025-05-01
Last Updated 2025-07-02 10:11 AM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 4675012
1976-02-01 4687331
1976-03-01 4727354
1976-04-01 4773272
1976-05-01 4795166
1976-06-01 4865915
1976-07-01 4917010
1976-08-01 4876893
1976-09-01 4814872
1976-10-01 4858297
1976-11-01 4869008
1976-12-01 4863495
1977-01-01 4777236
1977-02-01 4811679
1977-03-01 4864419
1977-04-01 4913871
1977-05-01 4945436
1977-06-01 5026353
1977-07-01 5040308
1977-08-01 5021938
1977-09-01 4993322
1977-10-01 5032972
1977-11-01 5042137
1977-12-01 5043465
1978-01-01 4959245
1978-02-01 4960738
1978-03-01 4989958
1978-04-01 5041360
1978-05-01 5062423
1978-06-01 5172884
1978-07-01 5174087
1978-08-01 5160969
1978-09-01 5139275
1978-10-01 5184661
1978-11-01 5180382
1978-12-01 5136839
1979-01-01 5054402
1979-02-01 5056582
1979-03-01 5081989
1979-04-01 5088627
1979-05-01 5095078
1979-06-01 5209868
1979-07-01 5271289
1979-08-01 5220911
1979-09-01 5188262
1979-10-01 5201230
1979-11-01 5199463
1979-12-01 5192686
1980-01-01 5079087
1980-02-01 5070081
1980-03-01 5074231
1980-04-01 5073257
1980-05-01 5079710
1980-06-01 5121162
1980-07-01 5140975
1980-08-01 5085376
1980-09-01 5060318
1980-10-01 5078023
1980-11-01 5077012
1980-12-01 5043515
1981-01-01 4956581
1981-02-01 4979499
1981-03-01 5029648
1981-04-01 5094608
1981-05-01 5122536
1981-06-01 5175958
1981-07-01 5220935
1981-08-01 5172672
1981-09-01 5096031
1981-10-01 5124248
1981-11-01 5097024
1981-12-01 5025481
1982-01-01 4929123
1982-02-01 4930678
1982-03-01 4929261
1982-04-01 4946253
1982-05-01 4970495
1982-06-01 5013676
1982-07-01 5026443
1982-08-01 4987908
1982-09-01 4937007
1982-10-01 4918121
1982-11-01 4893707
1982-12-01 4857039
1983-01-01 4772873
1983-02-01 4755313
1983-03-01 4800797
1983-04-01 4824977
1983-05-01 4861962
1983-06-01 4955932
1983-07-01 5005657
1983-08-01 4979990
1983-09-01 4966289
1983-10-01 4964379
1983-11-01 4989883
1983-12-01 4959155
1984-01-01 4874252
1984-02-01 4911119
1984-03-01 4938032
1984-04-01 4977456
1984-05-01 5047683
1984-06-01 5154382
1984-07-01 5158180
1984-08-01 5077631
1984-09-01 5065689
1984-10-01 5084385
1984-11-01 5096160
1984-12-01 5058480
1985-01-01 4983777
1985-02-01 4998122
1985-03-01 5049467
1985-04-01 5051273
1985-05-01 5076029
1985-06-01 5115510
1985-07-01 5138362
1985-08-01 5106379
1985-09-01 5086905
1985-10-01 5107627
1985-11-01 5096533
1985-12-01 5080879
1986-01-01 5015810
1986-02-01 4998883
1986-03-01 5049056
1986-04-01 5078263
1986-05-01 5116382
1986-06-01 5216761
1986-07-01 5248748
1986-08-01 5208358
1986-09-01 5171844
1986-10-01 5186052
1986-11-01 5176567
1986-12-01 5154174
1987-01-01 5071410
1987-02-01 5082295
1987-03-01 5116680
1987-04-01 5155315
1987-05-01 5223859
1987-06-01 5307480
1987-07-01 5358426
1987-08-01 5334460
1987-09-01 5290974
1987-10-01 5311684
1987-11-01 5278039
1987-12-01 5244286
1988-01-01 5190947
1988-02-01 5199324
1988-03-01 5202256
1988-04-01 5245908
1988-05-01 5273204
1988-06-01 5376958
1988-07-01 5420371
1988-08-01 5409759
1988-09-01 5368078
1988-10-01 5404782
1988-11-01 5432937
1988-12-01 5417182
1989-01-01 5375871
1989-02-01 5409420
1989-03-01 5447322
1989-04-01 5475899
1989-05-01 5507842
1989-06-01 5610023
1989-07-01 5617617
1989-08-01 5573899
1989-09-01 5530503
1989-10-01 5537887
1989-11-01 5537855
1989-12-01 5493093
1990-01-01 5436619
1990-02-01 5443416
1990-03-01 5476169
1990-04-01 5498467
1990-05-01 5539331
1990-06-01 5616022
1990-07-01 5641471
1990-08-01 5567982
1990-09-01 5544756
1990-10-01 5581780
1990-11-01 5571356
1990-12-01 5543256
1991-01-01 5435031
1991-02-01 5457556
1991-03-01 5474979
1991-04-01 5519252
1991-05-01 5497685
1991-06-01 5581913
1991-07-01 5594169
1991-08-01 5517065
1991-09-01 5500146
1991-10-01 5486592
1991-11-01 5465248
1991-12-01 5433445
1992-01-01 5397422
1992-02-01 5405166
1992-03-01 5452853
1992-04-01 5484988
1992-05-01 5538755
1992-06-01 5634733
1992-07-01 5663289
1992-08-01 5630319
1992-09-01 5614383
1992-10-01 5614833
1992-11-01 5615054
1992-12-01 5590280
1993-01-01 5473210
1993-02-01 5482053
1993-03-01 5517120
1993-04-01 5534963
1993-05-01 5604554
1993-06-01 5690484
1993-07-01 5737262
1993-08-01 5697480
1993-09-01 5633832
1993-10-01 5662246
1993-11-01 5706179
1993-12-01 5704188
1994-01-01 5600423
1994-02-01 5633027
1994-03-01 5648850
1994-04-01 5698901
1994-05-01 5760051
1994-06-01 5823295
1994-07-01 5818419
1994-08-01 5798174
1994-09-01 5776263
1994-10-01 5817705
1994-11-01 5834533
1994-12-01 5812353
1995-01-01 5725172
1995-02-01 5774254
1995-03-01 5805025
1995-04-01 5825594
1995-05-01 5830226
1995-06-01 5913618
1995-07-01 5940627
1995-08-01 5877082
1995-09-01 5858882
1995-10-01 5908382
1995-11-01 5892403
1995-12-01 5835500
1996-01-01 5747263
1996-02-01 5801378
1996-03-01 5849354
1996-04-01 5865637
1996-05-01 5897804
1996-06-01 5979868
1996-07-01 6009636
1996-08-01 5950329
1996-09-01 5924087
1996-10-01 5965409
1996-11-01 5965222
1996-12-01 5936917
1997-01-01 5838618
1997-02-01 5866135
1997-03-01 5923098
1997-04-01 5947713
1997-05-01 5988542
1997-06-01 6060587
1997-07-01 6080159
1997-08-01 6041717
1997-09-01 6000712
1997-10-01 6030285
1997-11-01 6059789
1997-12-01 6023403
1998-01-01 5924230
1998-02-01 5955794
1998-03-01 5991723
1998-04-01 5998691
1998-05-01 6028201
1998-06-01 6087432
1998-07-01 6138670
1998-08-01 6069667
1998-09-01 6070012
1998-10-01 6096567
1998-11-01 6108556
1998-12-01 6110583
1999-01-01 6048961
1999-02-01 6063743
1999-03-01 6114532
1999-04-01 6109558
1999-05-01 6147959
1999-06-01 6225454
1999-07-01 6241490
1999-08-01 6193876
1999-09-01 6178490
1999-10-01 6215622
1999-11-01 6236143
1999-12-01 6226257
2000-01-01 6163243
2000-02-01 6179510
2000-03-01 6184072
2000-04-01 6225043
2000-05-01 6197566
2000-06-01 6270956
2000-07-01 6236857
2000-08-01 6198032
2000-09-01 6179453
2000-10-01 6204817
2000-11-01 6179921
2000-12-01 6156259
2001-01-01 6073187
2001-02-01 6091138
2001-03-01 6111495
2001-04-01 6108902
2001-05-01 6126192
2001-06-01 6173770
2001-07-01 6174691
2001-08-01 6065003
2001-09-01 6092938
2001-10-01 6090694
2001-11-01 6057440
2001-12-01 6024391
2002-01-01 5904772
2002-02-01 5958589
2002-03-01 5938726
2002-04-01 5923485
2002-05-01 5935170
2002-06-01 5964850
2002-07-01 5950781
2002-08-01 5916831
2002-09-01 5922747
2002-10-01 5919599
2002-11-01 5892829
2002-12-01 5869154
2003-01-01 5798459
2003-02-01 5816845
2003-03-01 5844121
2003-04-01 5861830
2003-05-01 5871613
2003-06-01 5943068
2003-07-01 5941521
2003-08-01 5887825
2003-09-01 5875357
2003-10-01 5915496
2003-11-01 5926466
2003-12-01 5903478
2004-01-01 5843392
2004-02-01 5868840
2004-03-01 5877391
2004-04-01 5900929
2004-05-01 5927043
2004-06-01 5992058
2004-07-01 6019781
2004-08-01 5976521
2004-09-01 5969156
2004-10-01 5997596
2004-11-01 6002730
2004-12-01 5983673
2005-01-01 5923395
2005-02-01 5922228
2005-03-01 5948314
2005-04-01 5985540
2005-05-01 6014479
2005-06-01 6066569
2005-07-01 6097354
2005-08-01 6081364
2005-09-01 6055466
2005-10-01 6095994
2005-11-01 6100725
2005-12-01 6077454
2006-01-01 6024900
2006-02-01 6054705
2006-03-01 6088760
2006-04-01 6126058
2006-05-01 6165722
2006-06-01 6246467
2006-07-01 6277712
2006-08-01 6257446
2006-09-01 6245913
2006-10-01 6301162
2006-11-01 6301190
2006-12-01 6289464
2007-01-01 6178855
2007-02-01 6183652
2007-03-01 6224853
2007-04-01 6226067
2007-05-01 6254598
2007-06-01 6336476
2007-07-01 6362302
2007-08-01 6294183
2007-09-01 6307706
2007-10-01 6316068
2007-11-01 6345135
2007-12-01 6291362
2008-01-01 6222481
2008-02-01 6221302
2008-03-01 6253533
2008-04-01 6268280
2008-05-01 6236565
2008-06-01 6256392
2008-07-01 6252199
2008-08-01 6173346
2008-09-01 6148373
2008-10-01 6134116
2008-11-01 6119918
2008-12-01 6056193
2009-01-01 5933174
2009-02-01 5906512
2009-03-01 5899250
2009-04-01 5932421
2009-05-01 5939418
2009-06-01 5992295
2009-07-01 6000887
2009-08-01 5924862
2009-09-01 5869274
2009-10-01 5869123
2009-11-01 5886131
2009-12-01 5821379
2010-01-01 5772711
2010-02-01 5800028
2010-03-01 5851400
2010-04-01 5909746
2010-05-01 5926232
2010-06-01 5954977
2010-07-01 5966353
2010-08-01 5961653
2010-09-01 5952725
2010-10-01 5955186
2010-11-01 5969797
2010-12-01 5950524
2011-01-01 5851249
2011-02-01 5858803
2011-03-01 5905068
2011-04-01 5925690
2011-05-01 5940177
2011-06-01 5973862
2011-07-01 5961166
2011-08-01 5944319
2011-09-01 5951804
2011-10-01 5972781
2011-11-01 5992633
2011-12-01 5970992
2012-01-01 5895205
2012-02-01 5940880
2012-03-01 5963434
2012-04-01 5983869
2012-05-01 6013920
2012-06-01 6059557
2012-07-01 6057129
2012-08-01 6003317
2012-09-01 6047318
2012-10-01 6069762
2012-11-01 6045965
2012-12-01 6009519
2013-01-01 5918668
2013-02-01 5923900
2013-03-01 5940698
2013-04-01 5975828
2013-05-01 6011087
2013-06-01 6042059
2013-07-01 6047693
2013-08-01 6005677
2013-09-01 6007307
2013-10-01 5989630
2013-11-01 6018643
2013-12-01 5996514
2014-01-01 5958221
2014-02-01 5981350
2014-03-01 6034253
2014-04-01 6059109
2014-05-01 6076261
2014-06-01 6141434
2014-07-01 6153201
2014-08-01 6097161
2014-09-01 6103851
2014-10-01 6155305
2014-11-01 6152755
2014-12-01 6114515
2015-01-01 6051034
2015-02-01 6078570
2015-03-01 6106753
2015-04-01 6147362
2015-05-01 6178998
2015-06-01 6227997
2015-07-01 6227003
2015-08-01 6186513
2015-09-01 6169966
2015-10-01 6202392
2015-11-01 6209157
2015-12-01 6192835
2016-01-01 6144430
2016-02-01 6186452
2016-03-01 6228864
2016-04-01 6227770
2016-05-01 6240470
2016-06-01 6283800
2016-07-01 6302804
2016-08-01 6235842
2016-09-01 6212443
2016-10-01 6229336
2016-11-01 6242913
2016-12-01 6191531
2017-01-01 6135464
2017-02-01 6171597
2017-03-01 6212914
2017-04-01 6212765
2017-05-01 6229092
2017-06-01 6281082
2017-07-01 6293760
2017-08-01 6226277
2017-09-01 6250656
2017-10-01 6257344
2017-11-01 6276013
2017-12-01 6231059
2018-01-01 6155563
2018-02-01 6226642
2018-03-01 6255749
2018-04-01 6259060
2018-05-01 6274816
2018-06-01 6313515
2018-07-01 6346279
2018-08-01 6253436
2018-09-01 6270439
2018-10-01 6303688
2018-11-01 6308963
2018-12-01 6249815
2019-01-01 6188963
2019-02-01 6244979
2019-03-01 6259015
2019-04-01 6273055
2019-05-01 6275941
2019-06-01 6336319
2019-07-01 6352396
2019-08-01 6304383
2019-09-01 6288677
2019-10-01 6316247
2019-11-01 6309507
2019-12-01 6263203
2020-01-01 6193013
2020-02-01 6239317
2020-03-01 6054791
2020-04-01 5097319
2020-05-01 5298219
2020-06-01 5537146
2020-07-01 5590742
2020-08-01 5681855
2020-09-01 5711295
2020-10-01 5828066
2020-11-01 5835817
2020-12-01 5779932
2021-01-01 5729702
2021-02-01 5794350
2021-03-01 5844336
2021-04-01 5891297
2021-05-01 5909617
2021-06-01 5953827
2021-07-01 5997640
2021-08-01 5973526
2021-09-01 6024667
2021-10-01 6063371
2021-11-01 6122619
2021-12-01 6116333
2022-01-01 6069112
2022-02-01 6109459
2022-03-01 6156043
2022-04-01 6131609
2022-05-01 6153432
2022-06-01 6199914
2022-07-01 6213723
2022-08-01 6175059
2022-09-01 6158105
2022-10-01 6166904
2022-11-01 6162032
2022-12-01 6153362
2023-01-01 6092122
2023-02-01 6134411
2023-03-01 6175948
2023-04-01 6195665
2023-05-01 6176876
2023-06-01 6231748
2023-07-01 6254478
2023-08-01 6219652
2023-09-01 6225673
2023-10-01 6251500
2023-11-01 6299229
2023-12-01 6223873
2024-01-01 6178146
2024-02-01 6200467
2024-03-01 6266420
2024-04-01 6279618
2024-05-01 6274377
2024-06-01 6316485
2024-07-01 6346006
2024-08-01 6298188
2024-09-01 6330679
2024-10-01 6349490
2024-11-01 6354181
2024-12-01 6335094
2025-01-01 6245818
2025-02-01 6229478
2025-03-01 6287985
2025-04-01 6309075
2025-05-01 6263255

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