Bloomington, Illinois Metro Area

MSA: Bloomington, IL
counties: De Witt, McLean

Population (2017 estimate): 188,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.8%

NFP Employment (2017): 94,000
Average Earnings (2017): $42,750

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.3000,1.7,
2013,-0.5000,1.6,
2014,-1.4000,1.9,
2015,0.8000,2.1,
2016,-1.7000,1.8,
2017,0.0000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,2.7000,2.3,
2013,3.7000,2.0,
2014,2.4000,2.3,
2015,7.7000,2.4,
2016,7.1000,2.0,
2017,3.2000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,6.5000,8.1000,
2013,6.7000,7.4000,
2014,5.6000,6.2000,
2015,4.9000,5.3000,
2016,5.1000,4.9000,
2017,4.1000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,33850.00,42068.00,
2013,35100.00,42900.00,
2014,35940.00,43888.00,
2015,38690.00,44928.00,
2016,41420.00,45812.00,
2017,42750.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	6,860	76.1	1.5	$91,320
Business and Financial Operations	9,090	100.9	2.0	$63,700
IT and Mathematical	4,590	50.9	1.7	$81,560
Architecture and Engineering	600	6.6	0.4	$76,390
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	540	6.0	0.7	$59,760
Community and Social Services	1,070	11.8	0.8	$41,500
Legal and Judicial	1,300	14.4	1.9	$77,300
Education, Training, and Library	6,480	71.9	1.2	$42,870
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,200	13.3	1.0	$47,670
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	4,140	46.0	0.8	$57,600
Healthcare Support	1,480	16.5	0.6	$27,140
Protective Services	1,660	18.4	0.8	$27,480
Food Preparation and Serving Related	9,900	110.0	1.2	$19,590
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	3,120	34.6	1.1	$23,900
Personal Care and Services	2,400	26.6	0.8	$22,200
Sales and Related	7,700	85.5	0.8	$23,870
Office and Administrative Support	14,480	160.8	1.0	$32,930
Construction and Extraction	2,340	26.0	0.7	$59,740
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	3,100	34.4	0.9	$40,240
Production	3,290	36.5	0.6	$36,470
Transportation and Material Moving	4,440	49.3	0.7	$33,300