Chicago Metro Area

MSA: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
counties: Cook (IL), DeKalb (IL), DuPage (IL), Grundy (IL), Kane (IL), Kendall (IL), Lake (IL), McHenry (IL), Will (IL), Jasper (IN), Lake (IN), Newton (IN), Porter (IN), Kenosha (WI)

Population (2017 estimate): 9.5 million
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.3%

NFP Employment (2017): 4.7 million
Average Earnings (2017): $51,510

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.7000,1.7,
2013,1.6000,1.6,
2014,1.5000,1.9,
2015,1.9000,2.1,
2016,1.4000,1.8,
2017,0.8000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,2.6000,2.3,
2013,1.4000,2.0,
2014,3.6000,2.3,
2015,1.7000,2.4,
2016,1.9000,2.0,
2017,1.9000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,9.1000,8.1000,
2013,9.1000,7.4000,
2014,7.1000,6.2000,
2015,5.9000,5.3000,
2016,5.8000,4.9000,
2017,4.9000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,46410.00,42068.00,
2013,47070.00,42900.00,
2014,48780.00,43888.00,
2015,49620.00,44928.00,
2016,50550.00,45812.00,
2017,51510.00,47112.00,

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	337,400	74.1	1.5	$99,920
Business and Financial Operations	262,360	57.6	1.1	$65,550
IT and Mathematical	149,500	32.8	1.1	$83,550
Architecture and Engineering	67,640	14.9	0.8	$75,970
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	27,750	6.1	0.7	$65,230
Community and Social Services	55,540	12.2	0.9	$43,570
Legal and Judicial	37,730	8.3	1.1	$84,150
Education, Training, and Library	278,080	61.1	1.0	$52,270
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	56,840	12.5	0.9	$46,960
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	255,350	56.1	1.0	$67,980
Healthcare Support	124,990	27.5	1.0	$27,360
Protective Services	119,390	26.2	1.1	$40,570
Food Preparation and Serving Related	383,510	84.2	0.9	$20,190
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	130,430	28.7	0.9	$27,970
Personal Care and Services	135,790	29.8	0.9	$22,960
Sales and Related	456,000	100.2	1.0	$28,150
Office and Administrative Support	700,350	153.9	1.0	$35,510
Construction and Extraction	130,510	28.7	0.7	$71,740
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	152,740	33.6	0.9	$48,290
Production	319,760	70.2	1.1	$32,860
Transportation and Material Moving	367,220	80.7	1.2	$29,660