Overall unemployment rate moved down to 3.9% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2023.
Total employment in the Carbondale-Marion, IL market declined by 288 jobs in April and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 10 bps to 3.9%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 53 bps over the same time to 3.1%.
- Carbondale-Marion, IL unemployment rate is 80 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 20 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in April versus prior month by 6.2% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.6%. Key sectors include:
- Government: 17,700; -100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2023 (Data published June 2023 and reports created on June 8,2023). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.