Current Employment Statistics (CES)

CES produces payroll job estimates of Illinois' non-farm industries. Monthly files are updated in conjunction with the State and Metro Area Press Releases. Visit the 2021 Data Release Schedule​​​​. 

View the Illinois Department of Employment Security Employment Situation Press Releases​​. 

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​The following job tables and series are available:
 

• ​Area Definitions for Illinois MSAs (PDF)​​
  

Not Seasonally Adjusted Reports (Excel):

• Current Month, Previous Month, Year Ago data, Statewide
  
• Monthly Statewide & Metro-Areas Data (2000-Present)
  
• Average Hours Worked, Hourly Earnings, Hours Worked - Hourly Earnings (Monthly 2003-Current)​
  
• Monthly Statewide & Metro-Areas NSA Data (1990-1999)

​Seasonally Adjusted Reports (Excel)​:

• Monthly Statewide Data (2000-Present)
  
• Current, Previous & Year Ago Data
  
• Monthly Statewide SA Data (1990-1999)​

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CES data for Economic Development Regions (EDRs), Workforce Investment  Areas (WIAs), and counties that are not in MSAs are produced by the Economic Information and Analysis division of the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Note: Estimates are not official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. 

• EDRs (Excel)
  
• WIAs (Excel)
  
• NonMSACounties (Excel) 
  

Statewide CES data is available in Seasonally Adjusted (SA) form and Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA) form. Click here​ for an explanation of the Seasonal Adjustment Methodology.