Employment

Area Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment Data

July 2010          
  Civilian        
  Labor Number Number Unemployment  
  Force Employed Unemployed Rate  
           
Jackson County 30,321 27,582 2,739 9.0%  
State of Illinois 6,716,500 6,001,400 715,100 10.6%  
           
Source: IDES/Labor Market Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages Program
 

Average Annual Unemployment Rates

Year
State of Illinois
Jackson County
City of Carbondale
2002
6.5%
5.1%
4.1%
2003
6.7%
5.4%
4.5%
2004
6.2%
5.2%
4.2%
2005
5.7%
4.5%
3.7%
2006
4.6%
4.3%
3.2%
2007
5.1%
4.8%
3.9%
2008
6.5%
6.0%
5.0%
2009
9.9%
7.0%
5.6%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

January-December Annual Average 2009 Labor Force

*Not seasonally adjusted, Month 13 records are annual averages

      LABOR       UNEMPLOYED
AREA YEAR MONTH # FORCE EMPLOYED NUMBER RATE
             
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 1 29,800 27,657 2,143 7.2
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 2 32,363 30,030 2,333 7.2
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 3 32,019 29,937 2,082 6.5
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 4 32,589 30,661 1,928 5.9
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 5 32,247 30,203 2,044 6.3
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 6 30,413 28,087 2,326 7.6
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 7 30,140 27,736 2,404 8.0
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 8 31,431 28,869 2,562 8.2
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 9 33,496 31,084 2,412 7.2
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 10 33,364 30,839 2,525 7.6
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 11 33,112 30,640 2,472 7.5
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 12 32,435 29,935 2,500 7.7
JACKSON COUNTY 2009 13 31,951 29,640 2,311 7.2

Employment Wage Statistics

1st Quarter 2009        
  Total Average Average Average
  Average Hourly Weekly Annual
  Employment Wage Wage Wage
Jackson County Illinois 25,582 $16.30 $652 $33,904
State of Illinois 5,560,156 $23.75 $950 $49,400

Assumes a 40-hour week worked year round.
Source: IDES/Labor Market Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages Program

Industry Employment Distribution

 
Rank Industry Sector Establishments Employees
       
1 Education Services 22 7,910
2 Retail Trade (44 & 45) 198 3,781
3 Health Care & Social Assistance 119 3,444
4 Accommodations & Food Services 145 2,520
5 Public Administration 39 1,487
6 Construction 142 736
7 Professional Scientific & Technical Svcs 119 708
8 Manufacturing 49 680
9 Finance & Insurance 63 614
10 Transportation & Warehousing 64 577

Source: IDES/Labor Market Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages Program

Wage Rates

Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 8 S. 

Occupation Entry Top Occupation Entry Top
Accountant/Auditor $ 16.10 $ 27.86 Maintenance Mechanic $ 10.26 $ 20.80
Assembler-Electronic $  9.93 $ 15.94 Office Clerk  $  7.81 $ 12.91
Assembler-Production $ 10.50 $ 14.12 Secretary $  8.67 $ 13.20
Computer Operator $  9.28 $ 20.44 Sheet Metal Worker $ 13.63 $ 17.35
Computer Programmer $ 12.15 $ 23.08 Ship-Recving Clerk $  9.49 $ 16.03
Data Entry Operator $  8.06 $ 11.72 Systems Analyst  $ 19.82 $ 40.01
Drill or Punch Press $ 13.34 $ 17.84 Technician $ 17.16 $ 21.46
Engineer $ 24.78 $ 44.07 Tool & Die Maker  $ 20.33 $ 26.31
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner $  8.21 $ 13.25 Warehouse Worker $ 12.06 $ 17.22
Laborer $ 12.01 $ 22.99 Welder $ 11.05 $ 18.60
Machinist $ 11.30 $ 19.76 Word Processor $  8.94 $ 13.60

Source: Wage rates 3rd quarter 2008 from IL Department of Employment Security, http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm.