Over-the-year, total nonfarm jobs increased in ten metropolitan areas and decreased in four for the year ending November 2023, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES).

Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in eleven metropolitan areas and decreased in three.

One of the metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs was the the Springfield MSA which added 1,700 jobs or an increase of 1 point 5 percent.

The metro area with the largest over-the-year percentage decreases in total nonfarm jobs was Decatur MSA whick lost 700 jobs or a 1 point four percent decrease.

Industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro areas included: Government (twelve areas); Education and Health Services (ten areas); and Leisure and Hospitality (nine areas).