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10.27.2016
Local Employment Trends September 2016
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
- Chicago’s labor force expanded by 21,058, from 1,350,641 in September 2015 to 1,371,699 in September 2016, suggesting that more residents are actively looking for work.
- The number of employed Chicago (city) residents increased by 18,438 compared to the year prior, from 1,272,137 in September 2015 to an estimated 1,290,575 in September 2016.
- Unemployed Chicago (city) residents increased by 2,620 compared to the year prior, from 78,504 in September 2015 to an estimated 81,124 in September 2016.
- These factors resulted in a preliminary unemployment rate of 5.9 percent in September 2016 before seasonal adjustment, up 0.1 percentage points from the September 2015 rate.

EMPLOYER SURVEY
According to payroll job estimates from IDES, private sector employers located in the city of Chicago have added an estimated 10,335 jobs since September 2015. The largest gains were in the professional and business services (+5,307), leisure and hospitality (+4,233), and construction (+1,028) sectors.
The following table summarizes private employer payroll estimates. Data is not seasonally adjusted.
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