Unemployment Report: Will County Jobless Numbers Down From October 2011
Although unemployment is down from this time compared to last year, numbers in Will County slightly increased from September 2012 to October.
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Unemployment rates in Illinois increased slightly from September 2012 to October, but are still down compared to 2011, according to new figures released last week.
October local unemployment rates fell in every metro area compared to last year, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
In Will County, unemployment rates fell by 1.4 percent, from 9.5 percent in October 2011 to 8.1 percent in 2012. However, rates did increase by .4 percent in October 2012 compared to September.
"Falling unemployment rates across our state and the lowest October rates since 2008 show that that our steady economic progress continues," IDES Director Jay Rowell said in a news release. "We now look to Congress to address the fiscal cliff. If not resolved, our future economic progress will be in jeopardy."
IDES generally reports unemployment figures for municipalities with populations of 25,000 or more people. The numbers measure unemployment for residents who live in a certain town, not those who work in the town.
Statewide the unemployment rate increased from 8.1 percent in September 2012 to 8.4 percent in October. Compared to October 2011, unemployment in Illinois has dropped 1.2 percent.
The U.S. average unemployment rate was 7.5 percent in October 2012.
SOUTHLAND
| Oct. 2012 | Sept. 2012 | Oct. 2011 | % Change Over Month | % Change Over Year | |
| Chicago Heights | 11.9 | 11.2 | 15.5 | 0.7 | -3.6 |
| Evergreen Park | 9.3 | 8.4 | 11 | 0.9 | -1.7 |
| Oak Forest | 7.9 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Oak Lawn | 8.5 | 7.9 | 10 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Orland Park | 7.1 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 0.6 | -1.1 |
| Tinley Park | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Cook County | 9.0 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Will County | 8.1 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Illinois | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| U.S. Average | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
-1.0 |
KENDALL/WEST WILL
| Oct. 2012 | Sept. 2012 | Oct. 2011 | % Change Over Month | % Change Over Year | |
| Bolingbrook (Will County portion) | 7.9 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Joliet | 9.9 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| Naperville (Will County portion) | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Oswego | 7.4 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Plainfield | 6.9 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Romeoville | 8.2 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Kendall County | 7.1 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Will County | 8.1 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Illinois | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| U.S. Average | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.5 | -0.1 | -1.0 |
CHICAGO
| Oct. 2012 | Sept. 2012 | Oct. 2011 | % Change Over Month | % Change Over Year | |
| Chicago | 9.9 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 0.5 | -1.7 |
| Cook County | 9.0 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Illinois | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.6 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| U.S. Average | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.5 | -0.1 | -1.0 |
Portions of this post were written by Patch editor Michael Sewall.
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MOKENA VOTER
10:58 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
That's why we can't raise taxes on the very rich, the "Job Creators", those jobs are comin, they promise!!!!!!!!