Champaign-Urbana area leads state in job growth rate for April 2023
by: Danny Connolly Posted: May 25, 2023 / 05:39 PM CDT Updated: May 25, 2023 / 05:47 PM CDT CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign metro area is le...
by: Danny Connolly Posted: May 25, 2023 / 05:39 PM CDT Updated: May 25, 2023 / 05:47 PM CDT CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign metro area is leading the state in one economic factor. Percentage-wise, the Champaign metro area had the largest increase in job growth rate in the state with a 2.7% rate, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The next closest was the Peoria and Elgin metro areas both with a 2.4% increase. The three labor sectors with the most job growth in Champaign are government with 1,600 jobs, leisure and hospitality with 800 jobs, and education and health services with 700 jobs.