Mayor Renner claimed at the last Council meeting 1000 people move here every year. He’s uniformed.
Employers added new jobs in half of the state’s metro areas
| Metro Area | Nov-14* | Nov-13 | Over-the-Year Change |
| Bloomington-Normal | 89,300 (5.6%) | 90,300 (7.2%) | -1,000 |
| Champaign-Urbana | 110,600 (5.9%) | 109,600 (8.0%) | 1,000 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville | 3,854,200 (5.7%) | 3,830,500 (8.3%) | 23,700 |
| Danville | 29,200 (8.1%) | 29,000 (12.2%) | 200 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | 182,900 (6.0%) | 183,800 (6.6%) | -900 |
| Decatur | 51,800 (7.9%) | 52,000 (12.2%) | -200 |
| Kankakee-Bradley | 44,800 (7.6%) | 44,700 (10.9%) | 100 |
| Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 410,300 (5.9%) | 402,100 (8.1%) | 8,200 |
| Peoria | 177,900 (6.6%) | 179,100 (9.3%) | -1,200 |
| Rockford | 149,700 (8.1%) | 148,600 (11.4%) | 1,100 |
| Springfield | 111,700 (5.9%) | 111,900 (7.7%) | -200 |
| IL Section of St. Louis | 229,500 (6.3%) | 230,400 (8.5%) | -900 |
*Preliminary figures
Metro areas with largest job gains
- Lake-Kenosha (+2.0 percent, 8,200)
- Champaign-Urbana (+0.9 percent, 1,000)
- Danville (+0.7 percent, 200)
- Rockford (+0.7 percent, 1,100)
- Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (+0.6 percent, 23,700)
Metro areas with largest job losses
- Bloomington-Normal (-1.1 percent, -1,000)
- Peoria (-0.7 percent, -1,200)
- Quad Cities (-0.5 percent, -900)
