# Nonfarm payroll employment in Illinois

Nonfarm payroll employment in Illinois was 6,175,600 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-17`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/illinois
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-17

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 6,175,600 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 6,180,000 |
| 2026-06 | 6,164,700 |
| 2026-05 | 6,162,900 |
| 2026-04 | 6,158,800 |
| 2026-03 | 6,147,400 |
| 2026-02 | 6,137,100 |
| 2026-01 | 6,155,000 |
| 2025-12 | 6,148,800 |
| 2025-11 | 6,137,200 |
| 2025-10 | 6,143,800 |
| 2025-09 | 6,150,700 |
| 2025-08 | 6,160,600 |
| 2025-07 | 6,164,500 |
| 2025-06 | 6,155,200 |
| 2025-05 | 6,167,100 |
| 2025-04 | 6,163,300 |
| 2025-03 | 6,149,800 |
| 2025-02 | 6,157,100 |
| 2025-01 | 6,158,900 |
| 2024-12 | 6,155,100 |
| 2024-11 | 6,152,900 |
| 2024-10 | 6,153,500 |
| 2024-09 | 6,155,700 |
| 2024-08 | 6,156,500 |
| 2024-07 | 6,154,400 |
| 2024-06 | 6,144,400 |
| 2024-05 | 6,145,500 |
| 2024-04 | 6,137,700 |
| 2024-03 | 6,137,800 |
| 2024-02 | 6,125,500 |
| 2024-01 | 6,121,100 |
| 2023-12 | 6,117,900 |
| 2023-11 | 6,121,400 |
| 2023-10 | 6,116,600 |
| 2023-09 | 6,132,200 |
| 2023-08 | 6,122,600 |
| 2023-07 | 6,125,000 |
| 2023-06 | 6,149,400 |
| 2023-05 | 6,108,200 |
| 2023-04 | 6,109,800 |
| 2023-03 | 6,114,900 |
| 2023-02 | 6,109,800 |
| 2023-01 | 6,112,000 |
| 2022-12 | 6,070,900 |
| 2022-11 | 6,078,400 |
| 2022-10 | 6,071,300 |
| 2022-09 | 6,071,500 |
| 2022-08 | 6,068,000 |
| 2022-07 | 6,061,900 |
| 2022-06 | 6,020,800 |
| 2022-05 | 6,011,300 |
| 2022-04 | 6,013,000 |
| 2022-03 | 5,989,300 |
| 2022-02 | 5,976,800 |
| 2022-01 | 5,953,000 |
| 2021-12 | 5,951,300 |
| 2021-11 | 5,919,900 |
| 2021-10 | 5,898,100 |
| 2021-09 | 5,837,300 |
| 2021-08 | 5,826,900 |
| 2021-07 | 5,820,900 |
| 2021-06 | 5,781,400 |
| 2021-05 | 5,765,300 |
| 2021-04 | 5,771,700 |
| 2021-03 | 5,752,200 |
| 2021-02 | 5,722,600 |
| 2021-01 | 5,692,300 |
| 2020-12 | 5,656,000 |
| 2020-11 | 5,663,200 |
| 2020-10 | 5,694,300 |
| 2020-09 | 5,662,900 |
| 2020-08 | 5,640,700 |
| 2020-07 | 5,567,500 |
| 2020-06 | 5,454,700 |
| 2020-05 | 5,339,000 |
| 2020-04 | 5,322,300 |
| 2020-03 | 6,085,000 |
| 2020-02 | 6,137,700 |
| 2020-01 | 6,140,900 |
| 2019-12 | 6,128,700 |
| 2019-11 | 6,124,100 |
| 2019-10 | 6,128,900 |
| 2019-09 | 6,129,700 |
| 2019-08 | 6,131,700 |
| 2019-07 | 6,132,900 |
| 2019-06 | 6,133,500 |
| 2019-05 | 6,131,500 |
| 2019-04 | 6,127,400 |
| 2019-03 | 6,113,300 |
| 2019-02 | 6,110,600 |
| 2019-01 | 6,112,800 |
| 2018-12 | 6,111,500 |
| 2018-11 | 6,115,600 |
| 2018-10 | 6,109,900 |
| 2018-09 | 6,116,200 |
| 2018-08 | 6,111,800 |
| 2018-07 | 6,109,000 |
| 2018-06 | 6,104,700 |
| 2018-05 | 6,094,600 |
| 2018-04 | 6,084,800 |
| 2018-03 | 6,105,900 |
| 2018-02 | 6,089,600 |
| 2018-01 | 6,073,600 |
| 2017-12 | 6,083,600 |
| 2017-11 | 6,073,800 |
| 2017-10 | 6,069,700 |
| 2017-09 | 6,073,300 |
| 2017-08 | 6,068,400 |
| 2017-07 | 6,053,700 |
| 2017-06 | 6,061,200 |
| 2017-05 | 6,047,700 |
| 2017-04 | 6,042,600 |
| 2017-03 | 6,040,900 |
| 2017-02 | 6,035,500 |
| 2017-01 | 6,023,700 |
| 2016-12 | 6,029,300 |
| 2016-11 | 6,033,500 |
| 2016-10 | 6,032,000 |
| 2016-09 | 6,025,900 |
| 2016-08 | 6,013,200 |
| 2016-07 | 6,014,500 |
| 2016-06 | 5,998,700 |
| 2016-05 | 5,999,600 |
| 2016-04 | 6,010,300 |
| 2016-03 | 5,998,600 |
| 2016-02 | 6,000,500 |
| 2016-01 | 6,000,400 |
| 2015-12 | 5,998,300 |
| 2015-11 | 5,992,100 |
| 2015-10 | 5,991,200 |
| 2015-09 | 5,980,900 |
| 2015-08 | 5,978,200 |
| 2015-07 | 5,981,500 |
| 2015-06 | 5,975,800 |
| 2015-05 | 5,972,100 |
| 2015-04 | 5,949,900 |
| 2015-03 | 5,924,700 |
| 2015-02 | 5,923,300 |
| 2015-01 | 5,917,800 |
| 2014-12 | 5,920,900 |
| 2014-11 | 5,912,000 |
| 2014-10 | 5,899,400 |
| 2014-09 | 5,888,700 |
| 2014-08 | 5,882,700 |
| 2014-07 | 5,880,100 |
| 2014-06 | 5,878,100 |
| 2014-05 | 5,873,500 |
| 2014-04 | 5,863,800 |
| 2014-03 | 5,852,000 |
| 2014-02 | 5,841,400 |
| 2014-01 | 5,842,800 |
| 2013-12 | 5,834,300 |
| 2013-11 | 5,821,800 |
| 2013-10 | 5,818,000 |
| 2013-09 | 5,815,000 |
| 2013-08 | 5,810,800 |
| 2013-07 | 5,801,300 |
| 2013-06 | 5,797,700 |
| 2013-05 | 5,788,300 |
| 2013-04 | 5,780,800 |
| 2013-03 | 5,792,300 |
| 2013-02 | 5,794,900 |
| 2013-01 | 5,784,800 |
| 2012-12 | 5,775,900 |
| 2012-11 | 5,773,700 |
| 2012-10 | 5,764,000 |
| 2012-09 | 5,766,200 |
| 2012-08 | 5,753,900 |
| 2012-07 | 5,746,300 |
| 2012-06 | 5,746,200 |
| 2012-05 | 5,742,200 |
| 2012-04 | 5,743,600 |
| 2012-03 | 5,745,800 |
| 2012-02 | 5,729,600 |
| 2012-01 | 5,721,400 |
| 2011-12 | 5,703,200 |
| 2011-11 | 5,698,900 |
| 2011-10 | 5,695,500 |
| 2011-09 | 5,698,400 |
| 2011-08 | 5,693,200 |
| 2011-07 | 5,681,900 |
| 2011-06 | 5,669,500 |
| 2011-05 | 5,668,400 |
| 2011-04 | 5,672,600 |
| 2011-03 | 5,659,200 |
| 2011-02 | 5,649,200 |
| 2011-01 | 5,648,000 |
| 2010-12 | 5,640,800 |
| 2010-11 | 5,637,500 |
| 2010-10 | 5,635,300 |
| 2010-09 | 5,615,800 |
| 2010-08 | 5,614,800 |
| 2010-07 | 5,590,200 |
| 2010-06 | 5,612,900 |
| 2010-05 | 5,618,800 |
| 2010-04 | 5,600,300 |
| 2010-03 | 5,588,200 |
| 2010-02 | 5,587,200 |
| 2010-01 | 5,583,100 |
| 2009-12 | 5,579,900 |
| 2009-11 | 5,588,400 |
| 2009-10 | 5,585,700 |
| 2009-09 | 5,597,100 |
| 2009-08 | 5,605,200 |
| 2009-07 | 5,620,500 |
| 2009-06 | 5,641,400 |
| 2009-05 | 5,662,900 |
| 2009-04 | 5,678,300 |
| 2009-03 | 5,726,300 |
| 2009-02 | 5,765,200 |
| 2009-01 | 5,799,400 |
| 2008-12 | 5,848,200 |
| 2008-11 | 5,880,400 |
| 2008-10 | 5,907,000 |
| 2008-09 | 5,930,000 |
| 2008-08 | 5,950,600 |
| 2008-07 | 5,962,000 |
| 2008-06 | 5,966,900 |
| 2008-05 | 5,973,500 |
| 2008-04 | 5,978,200 |
| 2008-03 | 5,978,300 |
| 2008-02 | 5,985,000 |
| 2008-01 | 5,989,800 |
| 2007-12 | 5,983,400 |
| 2007-11 | 5,982,700 |
| 2007-10 | 5,976,800 |
| 2007-09 | 5,978,000 |
| 2007-08 | 5,978,500 |
| 2007-07 | 5,983,000 |
| 2007-06 | 5,986,500 |
| 2007-05 | 5,983,500 |
| 2007-04 | 5,975,200 |
| 2007-03 | 5,976,000 |
| 2007-02 | 5,956,400 |
| 2007-01 | 5,966,500 |
| 2006-12 | 5,952,100 |
| 2006-11 | 5,943,600 |
| 2006-10 | 5,939,700 |
| 2006-09 | 5,948,000 |
| 2006-08 | 5,944,900 |
| 2006-07 | 5,935,700 |
| 2006-06 | 5,938,500 |
| 2006-05 | 5,920,900 |
| 2006-04 | 5,920,400 |
| 2006-03 | 5,920,900 |
| 2006-02 | 5,915,500 |
| 2006-01 | 5,902,000 |
| 2005-12 | 5,891,700 |
| 2005-11 | 5,888,400 |
| 2005-10 | 5,880,200 |
| 2005-09 | 5,885,900 |
| 2005-08 | 5,880,100 |
| 2005-07 | 5,875,000 |
| 2005-06 | 5,841,500 |
| 2005-05 | 5,854,900 |
| 2005-04 | 5,856,400 |
| 2005-03 | 5,834,100 |
| 2005-02 | 5,835,800 |
| 2005-01 | 5,831,400 |
| 2004-12 | 5,850,700 |
| 2004-11 | 5,833,400 |
| 2004-10 | 5,830,900 |
| 2004-09 | 5,818,400 |
| 2004-08 | 5,828,100 |
| 2004-07 | 5,822,500 |
| 2004-06 | 5,816,300 |
| 2004-05 | 5,810,300 |
| 2004-04 | 5,800,500 |
| 2004-03 | 5,800,200 |
| 2004-02 | 5,792,700 |
| 2004-01 | 5,797,700 |
| 2003-12 | 5,796,500 |
| 2003-11 | 5,792,300 |
| 2003-10 | 5,796,100 |
| 2003-09 | 5,799,000 |
| 2003-08 | 5,802,700 |
| 2003-07 | 5,802,900 |
| 2003-06 | 5,804,500 |
| 2003-05 | 5,806,000 |
| 2003-04 | 5,815,400 |
| 2003-03 | 5,818,100 |
| 2003-02 | 5,832,100 |
| 2003-01 | 5,847,100 |
| 2002-12 | 5,860,500 |
| 2002-11 | 5,871,100 |
| 2002-10 | 5,872,400 |
| 2002-09 | 5,870,200 |
| 2002-08 | 5,875,000 |
| 2002-07 | 5,873,100 |
| 2002-06 | 5,885,400 |
| 2002-05 | 5,886,200 |
| 2002-04 | 5,892,700 |
| 2002-03 | 5,891,300 |
| 2002-02 | 5,900,100 |
| 2002-01 | 5,912,800 |
| 2001-12 | 5,913,300 |
| 2001-11 | 5,919,000 |
| 2001-10 | 5,933,900 |
| 2001-09 | 5,960,300 |
| 2001-08 | 5,977,000 |
| 2001-07 | 5,991,700 |
| 2001-06 | 6,025,000 |
| 2001-05 | 6,028,900 |
| 2001-04 | 6,032,800 |
| 2001-03 | 6,044,000 |
| 2001-02 | 6,045,700 |
| 2001-01 | 6,041,800 |
| 2000-12 | 6,043,600 |
| 2000-11 | 6,055,100 |
| 2000-10 | 6,050,500 |
| 2000-09 | 6,055,400 |
| 2000-08 | 6,054,500 |
| 2000-07 | 6,041,500 |
| 2000-06 | 6,056,700 |
| 2000-05 | 6,046,700 |
| 2000-04 | 6,042,800 |
| 2000-03 | 6,037,200 |
| 2000-02 | 6,018,500 |
| 2000-01 | 6,011,500 |
| 1999-12 | 6,004,900 |
| 1999-11 | 5,991,300 |
| 1999-10 | 5,985,900 |
| 1999-09 | 5,957,800 |
| 1999-08 | 5,961,300 |
| 1999-07 | 5,958,100 |
| 1999-06 | 5,958,000 |
| 1999-05 | 5,944,800 |
| 1999-04 | 5,946,900 |
| 1999-03 | 5,934,200 |
| 1999-02 | 5,930,600 |
| 1999-01 | 5,912,000 |
| 1998-12 | 5,943,800 |
| 1998-11 | 5,934,700 |
| 1998-10 | 5,921,100 |
| 1998-09 | 5,927,800 |
| 1998-08 | 5,911,400 |
| 1998-07 | 5,904,500 |
| 1998-06 | 5,885,700 |
| 1998-05 | 5,880,700 |
| 1998-04 | 5,860,400 |
| 1998-03 | 5,848,200 |
| 1998-02 | 5,849,800 |
| 1998-01 | 5,846,600 |
| 1997-12 | 5,827,400 |
| 1997-11 | 5,812,500 |
| 1997-10 | 5,784,300 |
| 1997-09 | 5,773,300 |
| 1997-08 | 5,757,700 |
| 1997-07 | 5,760,100 |
| 1997-06 | 5,767,100 |
| 1997-05 | 5,760,900 |
| 1997-04 | 5,740,400 |
| 1997-03 | 5,739,800 |
| 1997-02 | 5,727,700 |
| 1997-01 | 5,726,100 |
| 1996-12 | 5,722,500 |
| 1996-11 | 5,722,000 |
| 1996-10 | 5,702,800 |
| 1996-09 | 5,688,700 |
| 1996-08 | 5,693,500 |
| 1996-07 | 5,680,000 |
| 1996-06 | 5,682,900 |
| 1996-05 | 5,662,700 |
| 1996-04 | 5,658,000 |
| 1996-03 | 5,655,200 |
| 1996-02 | 5,647,300 |
| 1996-01 | 5,644,600 |
| 1995-12 | 5,632,100 |
| 1995-11 | 5,619,700 |
| 1995-10 | 5,612,700 |
| 1995-09 | 5,631,600 |
| 1995-08 | 5,577,900 |
| 1995-07 | 5,563,800 |
| 1995-06 | 5,595,600 |
| 1995-05 | 5,578,400 |
| 1995-04 | 5,580,700 |
| 1995-03 | 5,583,900 |
| 1995-02 | 5,569,700 |
| 1995-01 | 5,551,500 |
| 1994-12 | 5,514,300 |
| 1994-11 | 5,505,700 |
| 1994-10 | 5,486,900 |
| 1994-09 | 5,502,800 |
| 1994-08 | 5,480,600 |
| 1994-07 | 5,468,600 |
| 1994-06 | 5,469,200 |
| 1994-05 | 5,456,900 |
| 1994-04 | 5,440,200 |
| 1994-03 | 5,427,900 |
| 1994-02 | 5,402,200 |
| 1994-01 | 5,393,200 |
| 1993-12 | 5,397,300 |
| 1993-11 | 5,382,800 |
| 1993-10 | 5,372,500 |
| 1993-09 | 5,343,100 |
| 1993-08 | 5,333,800 |
| 1993-07 | 5,320,900 |
| 1993-06 | 5,318,900 |
| 1993-05 | 5,321,000 |
| 1993-04 | 5,311,200 |
| 1993-03 | 5,290,000 |
| 1993-02 | 5,295,600 |
| 1993-01 | 5,288,000 |
| 1992-12 | 5,271,300 |
| 1992-11 | 5,270,100 |
| 1992-10 | 5,256,600 |
| 1992-09 | 5,246,300 |
| 1992-08 | 5,242,500 |
| 1992-07 | 5,234,500 |
| 1992-06 | 5,227,800 |
| 1992-05 | 5,221,600 |
| 1992-04 | 5,207,800 |
| 1992-03 | 5,207,500 |
| 1992-02 | 5,210,300 |
| 1992-01 | 5,213,100 |
| 1991-12 | 5,203,400 |
| 1991-11 | 5,212,900 |
| 1991-10 | 5,217,100 |
| 1991-09 | 5,213,900 |
| 1991-08 | 5,205,900 |
| 1991-07 | 5,219,300 |
| 1991-06 | 5,232,000 |
| 1991-05 | 5,241,300 |
| 1991-04 | 5,254,800 |
| 1991-03 | 5,254,900 |
| 1991-02 | 5,257,700 |
| 1991-01 | 5,276,500 |
| 1990-12 | 5,270,200 |
| 1990-11 | 5,273,700 |
| 1990-10 | 5,279,700 |
| 1990-09 | 5,297,800 |
| 1990-08 | 5,308,400 |
| 1990-07 | 5,303,300 |
| 1990-06 | 5,299,200 |
| 1990-05 | 5,289,600 |
| 1990-04 | 5,282,100 |
| 1990-03 | 5,291,300 |
| 1990-02 | 5,279,100 |
| 1990-01 | 5,270,100 |