By: Diane Benjamin

The Illinois Policy Institute puts employment figures out every month. Their numbers come from US Bureau of Labor Statistics. See their latest recap here: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/unemployment-high-in-13-of-15-illinois-metro-job-markets/

This chart is included:

In August Bloomington gained 100 jobs: https://blnnews.com/2024/10/04/us-average-unemployment-4-4-mclean-county-4-8/

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses “Bloomington” in their official documents. I don’t know if that means Bloomington-Normal or just Bloomington. It’s strange they use Champaign-Urbana but not Bloomingto-Normal.