Overall unemployment rate moved down to 3.8% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 400 roles, based on the most recently available information published in February 2022.
Total employment in the Carbondale-Marion, IL market declined by 1,491 jobs in December and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 3.8%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 20 bps over the same time to 3.7%.
- Carbondale-Marion, IL unemployment rate is 11 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 230 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in December versus prior month by 2.5% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -2.2%. Key sectors include:
- Government: 17,600; -400
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through December 2021 (Data published February 2022 and reports created on February 4, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.