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Illinois
Labor Market Nov 07 Sep 08 Oct 08 Nov 08 Monthly
%Change
Annual
%Change
Unemployment Rate (%) 5.3 6.9 7.3 7.3 -- --
Nonfarm Employment (1,000) 5,983.1 5,970.1 5,959.4 5,936.4 -0.4 -0.8
Mfg. Employment (1,000) 671.9 668.6 668.2 662.2 -0.9 -1.4
Mfg. Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) 16.54 16.49 16.63 16.56 -0.4 0.1
Economic Activity Oct 07 Aug 08 Sep 08 Oct 08 Monthly
%Change
Annual
%Change
Housing Permits 3,217 2,127 1,623 1,635 -- -49.2
Per-Capita Income ($) 1996
26,449
2003
33,811
2004
35,106
2005
36,489
2006
38,409
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Med. Household Income ($) 2002-04
49,280
2003-05
49,556
2004-06
48,580
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Gross Domestic Product (millions$) 2003
510,296
2004
534,429
2005
554,099
2006
583,990
2007
609,570
--
Total Exports (1,000$) 2003
26,472,902
2004
30,213,626
2005
35,868,406
2006
42,084,595
2007
48,730,156
15.8
Government Spending Fiscal 03 Fiscal 04 Fiscal 05 Fiscal 06 -- --
Fed. Spending (millions$) 73,020 76,828 80,778 82,221 -- --
Per-Capita Spending ($) 5,771 6,043 6,351 6,435 -- --
Total Tax Burden (millions$) 83,765 88,440 99,776

NA

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Per-Capita Tax Burden ($) 6,620 6,956 7,844 NA -- --
Return on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) 0.77 0.77 0.78 NA -- --
Demographics 1980 1997 2006 2007 Annual
%Change
Decade
%Change
Population (1,000) 11,427 12,012 12,777 12,853 0.6 7.0
Poverty Rate (%) 2003-05
12.1
2004-06
11.5
2004-06
10.7
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Educational Attainment
Census 2000 (%)

High
School

Bachelor
Degree
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81.4 26.1 -- -- -- --
Age Groups 0-17 18-24 25-64 65+ -- --
Age Distributions (total, 2006) 3,315,244 1,281,767 6,800,483 1,534,476 -- --
Age Distributions (%, 2006) 25.06 9.99 53.00 11.96 -- --
 

NA=Not yet available.

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