| YEAR |
LABOR FORCE |
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT |
NUMBER UNEMPLOYED |
RATE |
| 1990 |
5,921,943 |
5,552,766 |
369,177 |
6.2% |
| 1991 |
5,941,901 |
5,511,164 |
430,737 |
7.2% |
| 1992 |
6,051,893 |
5,589,338 |
462,555 |
7.6% |
| 1993 |
6,064,212 |
5,609,060 |
455,152 |
7.5% |
| 1994 |
6,086,570 |
5,741,848 |
344,722 |
5.7% |
| 1995 |
6,172,804 |
5,854,761 |
318,043 |
5.2% |
| 1996 |
6,237,017 |
5,907,529 |
329,488 |
5.3% |
| 1997 |
6,279,555 |
5,984,130 |
295,425 |
4.7% |
| 1998 |
6,325,173 |
6,043,213 |
281,960 |
4.5% |
| 1999 |
6,478,392 |
6,200,781 |
277,611 |
4.3% |
| 2000 |
6,521,297 |
6,240,499 |
280,798 |
4.3% |
| 2001 |
6,465,259 |
6,117,069 |
348,190 |
5.4% |
| 2002 |
6,368,757 |
5,954,561 |
414,196 |
6.5% |
| 2003 |
6,330,059 |
5,907,796 |
422,263 |
6.7% |
| 2004 |
6,405,481 |
6,007,804 |
397,677 |
6.2% |
| 2005 |
6,469,338 |
6,100,807 |
368,531 |
5.7% |
| 2006 |
6,613,346 |
6,315,715 |
297,631 |
4.5% |
| 2007 |
6,697,400 |
6,361,800 |
335,600 |
5.0% |
SOURCE: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Labor Market Information Unit.
NOTE: Data is not seasonally adjusted.
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