Illinois Job Index:
MSA Report
Release
data
Issue
Apr 29/2014
Jan 1990 / March 2014
14.04
Note: IDES revised their estimates for the number of jobs at the beginning of 2014.
www.real.illinois.edu
As a companion to the June 2011 Illinois Job Index that reports an positive rating, this MSA Report provides a localized picture on Illinois job
growth and allows for comparisons between local economies, Illinois, the Nation and the Rest of the Midwest.
Apr
2014
Total non-farm employment
March 2014
Number of
Jobs
Nation
Rest of Midwest (RMW)
Illinois
Illinois Metro
Illinois non-Metro (Rural)
Illinois Chicago (Upstate)
Illinois non-Chicago
137,964,000
19,509,100
5,814,900
5,318,900
496,000
4,181,900
1,633,100
Feb 2014 – Mar 2014
Growth
Rate
(%)
0.15
0.07
-0.06
-0.12
0.67
-0.08
0.02
Number
of Jobs
203,000
13,500
-3,200
-6,500
3,300
-3,500
300
Last 12 months
Growth
Rate
(%)
1.68
1.14
0.51
0.46
1.03
0.75
-0.12
Number
of Jobs
2,282,000
219,200
29,400
24,300
5,100
31,300
-1,900
The monthly Illinois Job Index and MSA Report are provided as tools for elected officials, policy leaders and the public. Understanding the
Illinois economy and business climate is enhanced by comparing and measuring Illinois employment growth rates against those of the Rest of the
Midwest (RMW: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin) and the Nation. Data and analysis are provided by the Illinois
Economic Observatory / Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, University of Illinois. The MSA data (unless noted) were seasonally
adjusted to be consistent with state totals.
Talking Points
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State,
Downstate
& Metro
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Illinois lost 3,200 jobs in March 2014, compared with a job gain of 8,300 in February 2014. Compared to March 2013,
Illinois has added 29,400 jobs. The three-month moving average of jobs, a more stable measure of the labor market,
was down by 4,300 jobs per month.
Illinois has lost 173,000 jobs since the economic crisis developed in December 2007.
Since January 2010 when Illinois employment resumed after the national recession, Illinois has added 230,000 new jobs.
The major geographic divisions, Chicago-Downstate and Metro-Rural had mixed performance.
Illinois Rural area added 3,300 jobs at 0.67% this month, compared to a revised 11,800 job gain in February 2014.
At the same time, Metro shed 6,500 jobs at -0.12% this month, compared to a revised 3,500 job loss in the
previous month.
Chicago shed 3,500 jobs at -0.08% in March 2014, compared to a revised 3,800 job loss last month. Meanwhile,
Downstate added 300 jobs at 0.02%, compared to a revised 12,100 job gain in February 2014.
In terms of the 12-month aggregated account, Metro registered a positive 0.46 % growth by adding 24,300 jobs
whereas Rural added 5,100 jobs at 1.03%. Chicago added 31,300 jobs at 0.75% whereas Downstate lost 1,900
jobs at -0.12%.
Through March 2014, the cumulative job growth for Metro, Rural, Chicago and Downstate compared to January
1990 stood at 11.03%, 3.81%, 11.29% and 8.11% respectively.
Illinois Metro lost 6,500 jobs at -0.12% in March of 2014. Two out of ten MSAs posted positive growth.
Since the job recovery resumed in Jan 2010 in Illinois, Chicago Upstate has shown an average growth rate of
10.23% which is the highest among all the IL MSAs; Bloomington-Normal has experienced the lowest average
growth rate, -5.05%.
In terms of growth performance, six MSAs posted a net improvement from February to March and three declined
in terms of rank.
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline dropped to the last place in terms of monthly growth performance, while
Kankakee climbed up to the first place.
Over the last 12-month period, Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul remained in the first place while BloomingtonNormal remained in the last place.
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Total non-farm Employment growth Jan 1990 – Mar 2014
130.00
125.00
120.00
115.00
110.00
105.00
100.00
95.00
US (1)
RMW (2)
IL (3)
90.00
IL_NonChicago (4)
Metro (5)
Rural (6)
85.00
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Average Growth Rates for Illinois, RMW and the Nation
2010(%)
0.08
0.09
0.07
Illinois
RMW
Nation
2011(%)
0.08
0.13
0.13
2012(%)
0.12
0.12
0.14
2013(%)
0.07
0.12
0.14
2014(%)
-0.07
0.01
0.14
Talking Points
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State,
Downstate
& Metro
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While the average growth for Illinois between 1990 and 2008 was 0.04%, the average from December 2007 to
March 2014 was -0.04%. This is better than the performance during the 2000-2001 downturns which saw
declines of -0.09%.
Since the economic crisis in December 2007, the average growth for Metro is -0.04% while for Rural it is
-0.03%. The same rate for Chicago (Upstate) is -0.03% and for Downstate is -0.06%.
Over the last 12-month period, the average growth rate for Metro was 0.04% and for Rural it was 0.02%.
Downstate registered a -0.11% average job decline in 2014 compared to an average gain of 0.04% in 2007, 0.11% decline in 2008, -0.35% decline in 2009, 0.13% growth in 2010, 0.01% growth in 2011, 0.11% growth
in 2012 and -0.03% decline in 2013.
By MSA
Market Area
Bloomington-Normal (B-N)
Champaign-Urbana (C-U-R)
Chicago
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline (D-R-M)
Decatur
Kankakee
Peoria
Rockford
Springfield
Metro-East
Illinois
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Mar 2014
Number of
Jobs
88,100
107,200
4,181,800
181,900
51,100
43,900
179,000
147,100
110,900
229,300
Feb 2014 – Mar 2014
Growth
compared
to Illinois
+
+
+
+
-
Last 12 months
Growth
Rate %
Number
Of Jobs
Growth
Rate %
Number
of Jobs
-0.18
0.31
-0.08
-0.36
-0.36
0.44
0.00
-0.05
-0.09
-0.31
-0.06
-200
300
-3,500
-700
-200
200
-10
-70
-100
-700
-3200
-2.01
1.79
0.75
-1.17
-1.58
0.88
-1.31
-0.27
0.37
-0.18
0.51
-1,800
1,900
31,300
-2,200
-800
400
-2,400
-400
400
-400
29,400
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MSA League Tables*: Non-farm Employment Growth Rate
Monthly growth:
Rank
Feb 2014
Mar 2014
Rank
Change**
1
Metro-East(0.55%)
Kankakee(0.44%)
1
(+9)
2
Peoria(0.27%)
Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul(0.31%)
2
(+2)
3
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline(0.08%)
Peoria(0%)
3
(-1)
4
Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul(0.03%)
Rockford (-0.05%)
4
(+1)
5
Rockford (-0.03%)
Chicago(-0.08%)
5
(+1)
6
Chicago(-0.1%)
Springfield (-0.09%)
6
(+1)
7
Springfield (-0.17%)
Bloomington-Normal(-0.18%)
7
(+1)
8
Bloomington-Normal(-0.52%)
Metro-East (-0.25%)
8
(-7)
9
Decatur(-0.56%)
Decatur(-0.36%)
9
(+0)
10
Kankakee(-0.96%)
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline(-0.36%)
9
(-7)
Growth over last 12-months:
Rank
Feb 2014
Mar 2014
Rank
Change**
1
Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul (1.68%)
Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul (1.79%)
1
(+0)
2
Chicago (0.95%)
Kankakee (0.88%)
2
(+2)
3
Springfield (0.01%)
Chicago (0.75%)
3
 (-1)
4
Kankakee (0.00%)
Springfield (0.37%)
4
 (-1)
5
Metro-East (-0.10%)
Metro-East (-0.17%)
5
(+0)
6
Rockford (-0.45%)
Rockford (-0.27%)
6
(+0)
7
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline (-1.04%)
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline (-1.17%)
7
(+0)
8
Decatur (-1.14%)
Peoria (-1.31%)
8
(+1)
9
Peoria (-1.9%)
Decatur (-1.58%)
9
 (-1)
10
Bloomington-Normal (-2.12%)
Bloomington-Normal (-2.01%)
10
(+0)
Talking Points
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MSA League
Tables
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Metro-East (1st to 8th) experienced the deepest fall this month.
Peoria (2nd to 3rd) and Davenport-Rock Island-Moline (3rd to 9th) also dropped in terms of rank from last
month.
The most remarkable upward moves in March were recorded for Kankakee (10th to 1st).
Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul (4th to 2nd), Rockford (5th to 4th), Chicago (6th to 5th), Springfield (7th to 6th),
and Bloomington-Normal (8th to 7th) also gained in terms of rank from last month.
In the 12 months growth league table, upward moves were recorded for Kankakee (4th to 2nd) and Peoria (9th
to 8th).
Downward moves were recorded for Chicago (2nd to 3rd), Springfield (3th to 4th) and Decatur (8th to 9th)
in the 12-month league table.
Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul, Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, Metro-East and Bloomington-Normal
remained in the same place.
In the 12 months growth league table, Bloomington-Normal is at the last place and Champaign-UrbanaRantoul remained in the first place.
*MSA League Tables are based on revised employment data. For instances of equal growth rate for multiple MSAs ranks are decided based on change of
growth rate from previous month.
**Changes indicate change in rank position compared to previous month and correspond to the MSA at the right column. Rise is indicated by a ‘’ and
decline by a ‘’ and for an unchanged position a ‘’ is used. Figures in parenthesis indicate relative rank change from previous month.
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March 2014 MSA Employment by Sectors (000s) *
Market Area
Trade,
Construc- Manufac- transportat Information
turing
ion &
tion
(CON)
(MAN)
utilities
(INF)
(TTU)
Financial
activities
(FIN)
Profession
al &
Education Leisure &
Other
business & health hospitality Services
services
(EDU)
(LEI)
(OTH)
(PRO)
BloomingtonNormal
2.24
4.41
13.31
0.7
12.42
17.1
10.11
10.61
(2.5%)
(5%)
(15.1%)
(0.8%)
(14.1%) (19.4%) (11.5%)
(12%)
3.38
7.93
17.02
2.41
4.44
8.65
13.62
11.03
Champaign-Urbana
(3.2%)
(7.4%)
(15.9%)
(2.2%)
(4.1%)
(8.1%)
(12.7%) (10.3%)
131.2
372.29
833.79
78.08
279.53
757.17
636.3
396.44
Chicago
(3.1%)
(8.9%)
(19.9%)
(1.9%)
(6.7%)
(18.1%) (15.2%)
(9.5%)
0.79
4.73
7.24
0.21
1.5
1.82
2.73
2.24
Davenport-Rock
Island-Moline
(2.8%)
(16.6%) (25.4%)
(0.7%)
(5.3%)
(6.4%)
(9.6%)
(7.8%)
8.14
23.54
39.59
2.5
7.97
22.93
26.16
18.83
Decatur
(4.5%)
(12.9%) (21.8%)
(1.4%)
(4.4%)
(12.6%) (14.4%) (10.4%)
3.53
10.01
10.85
0.61
1.93
3.1
8.09
5.17
Kankakee
(6.9%)
(19.6%) (21.2%)
(1.2%)
(3.8%)
(6.1%)
(15.8%) (10.1%)
1.28
5.49
9.94
0.5
2.03
3.07
9.12
3.92
Peoria
(2.9%)
(12.5%) (22.6%)
(1.1%)
(4.6%)
(7%)
(20.8%)
(8.9%)
7.53
27.03
32.88
2.22
7.35
20.98
33.94
17.96
Rockford
(4.2%)
(15.1%) (18.4%)
(1.2%)
(4.1%)
(11.7%)
(19%)
(10%)
4.09
31.41
27.15
1.29
5.47
15.62
23.38
13.2
Springfield
(2.8%)
(21.4%) (18.5%)
(0.9%)
(3.7%)
(10.6%) (15.9%)
(9%)
189.21
573.58
1153.85
98.5
369.64
901.25
879.84
550.24
IL
(3.3%)
(9.9%)
(19.9%)
(1.7%)
(6.4%)
(15.5%) (15.2%)
(9.5%)
* The Illinois Department of Employment Security does not collect sector employment data for Metro-East
3.54
(4%)
3.38
(3.2%)
179.29
(4.3%)
1.2
(4.2%)
7.37
(4.1%)
2.32
(4.5%)
1.7
(3.9%)
7.97
(4.5%)
9.13
(6.2%)
252.74
(4.4%)
Government
(GOV)
13.69
(15.5%)
35.35
(33%)
517.56
(12.4%)
6.07
(21.3%)
25.02
(13.8%)
5.52
(10.8%)
6.89
(15.7%)
21.09
(11.8%)
16.33
(11.1%)
831.94
(14.3%)
Total non-farm Employment growth rate Jan 1990 – Mar 2014
150.00
140.00
130.00
IL(1)
Bloomington-Normal (2)
Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul (3)
Chicago (4)
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline (5)
Decatur (6)
Kankakee (7)
Peoria (8)
Rockford (9)
Springfield (10)
St.Louis (11)
120.00
110.00
100.00
90.00
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
MSA DESCRIPTION: Bloomington-Normal (B-N): McLean Co.Champaign-Urbana (C-U-R): Champaign Co.,
Ford Co. & Piatt Co. Chicago: Cook Co. IL, DeKalb Co. IL, DuPage Co. IL, Grundy Co. IL, Kane Co. IL, Kendall Co.
IL, Lake Co. IL, McHenry Co. IL, Will Co. IL & Kenosha Co. WI Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (D-R-M): Henry
Co. IL, Mercer Co. IL, Rock Island Co. IL & Scott Co. IA Decatur: Macon Co.Kankakee: Kankakee Co. Metro-East:
Bond Co., Calhoun Co., Clinton Co., Jersey Co., Macoupin Co., Madison Co., Monroe Co. & St. Clair Co. Peoria-Pekin
(Peoria): Marshall Co., Peoria Co., Stark Co., Tazewell Co. & Woodford Co.Rockford: Boone Co. & Winnebago Co.
Springfield: Menard Co. &SangamonCo.The MSA data (unless noted) were seasonally adjusted to be consistent with state
totals.
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Employment Forecast for MSAs
MSAs
Mar 2014*
Mar 2015
(p)*
88,100
BloomingtonNormal
Champaign-UrbanaRantoul
Sector with
Lowest
Growth Rate
(p)
Sector with
Highest
Growth
Rate
(p)
Number of
Jobs *
Growth Rate
%
Growth
86,800
-1,300 ~ -1,200
-1.45%~ -1.39%
-
LEI (0.55%)
107,200
107,500
300~500
0.30%~ 0.44%
+
PRO (2.72%)
MAN (-4.76%)
INF (-7.46%)
Chicago
4,181,800
4,209,300
27,500~38,000
0.66%~0.93%
+
EDU (2.28%)
MAN (-1.20%)
Davenport-Rock
Island-Moline
181,900
181,300
-600~ -30
-0.32%~ -0.01%
-
EDU (1.40%)
INF (-3.39%)
Decatur
51,100
51,500
300~500
0.61%~1.03%
+
PRO (3.22%)
INF (-4.00%)
Kankakee
43,900
44,300
400~450
0.85%~ 1.02%
+
PRO (2.28%)
CON (-2.19%)
Peoria
179,000
180,500
1,600~1,900
0.87 %~ 1.07%
+
TTU (2.72%)
INF (-2.38%)
Rockford
147,100
147,100
0~100
-0.02%~0.07%
-
PRO (2.52%)
INF (-8.50%)
Springfield
110,900
111,300
400~500
0.36%~ 0.48%
+
PRO (4.69%)
INF (-5.88%)
*Total Non-Farm Jobs
Number of Jobs
(in thousands)
95000
Total Non-farm Employment Forecast
Bloomington (BN)
Number of Jobs
(in thousands)
Total Non-farm Employment Forecast
Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul (CU)
120000
90000
115000
85000
110000
80000
105000
75000
100000
70000
95000
65000
90000
60000
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
85000
2014
1990
Year
Number of Jobs
(in thousands)
4400000
1992
1994
Number of Jobs
(in thousands)
195000
Total Non-farm Employment Forecast
Chicago (CHI)
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2010
2012
2014
Year
Total Non-farm Employment Forecast
Davenport-Rock-Island-Moline (DRM)
190000
4200000
185000
4000000
180000
175000
3800000
170000
3600000
165000
160000
3400000
155000
3200000
150000
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
Year
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2004
2006
2008
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Number of Jobs
(in thousands)
62000
Number of Jobs
(in thousands)
50000
Total Non-farm Employment Forecast
Decatur (DE)
Total Non-farm Employment Forecast
Kankakee (KA)
48000
60000
46000
58000
44000
56000
42000
54000
40000
52000
38000
50000
36000
48000
34000
46000
32000
44000
30000
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Year
Number of Jobs
(in thousands)
200000
Year
Number of Jobs
(in thousands)
170000
Total Non-farm Employment Forecast
Peoria (PE)
Total Non-farm Employment Forecast
Rockford (RO)
165000
190000
160000
180000
155000
170000
150000
160000
145000
140000
150000
135000
140000
130000
130000
125000
120000
120000
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
Year
Number of Jobs
(in thousands)
120000
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Year
Total Non-farm Employment Forecast
Springfield (SP)
118000
116000
114000
112000
110000
108000
106000
104000
102000
100000
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Year
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