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Springfield, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.3 percentage points in April 2013 to 7.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Springfield peaked in January 2010 at 8.8% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.4% in March 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Springfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.5% -0.1 -0.6
Illinois 9.3% -0.2 +0.5
Springfield 7.6% -0.3 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2013 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Springfield, Illinois, National

Springfield, Illinois monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Springfield, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Springfield peaked in February 2010 at 10,167. There are now 1,504 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,564 in December 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 99. Springfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Springfield, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Springfield 8,663 -425 +20

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Illinois Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Illinois
Unemployment Rate 		Springfield
Unemployment Rate 		Springfield
Unemployed
May
2013 		7.6% — — —
April
2013 		7.5% 9.3% 7.6% 8,663
March
2013 		7.6% 9.5% 7.9% 9,088
February
2013 		7.7% 9.5% 7.9% 9,094
January
2013 		7.9% 9.0% 7.6% 8,760
December
2012 		7.8% 8.6% 7.5% 8,564
November
2012 		7.8% 8.7% 7.5% 8,586
October
2012 		7.9% 8.8% 7.5% 8,621
September
2012 		7.8% 8.9% 7.6% 8,668
August
2012 		8.1% 8.9% 7.6% 8,716
July
2012 		8.2% 9.0% 7.6% 8,740
June
2012 		8.2% 9.0% 7.6% 8,728
May
2012 		8.2% 8.9% 7.6% 8,689

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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