Executive Summary

A new information source, the Local

Employment Dynamics (LED) program for

Illinois, shows:

• The workforce is aging. From 1990

through 2002, an increasing percentage of the workforce was 45 years and

older. The proportion of people 65

years and older who continue working

has also increased, but slightly.

• Industries in which more than 1-in-5

workers were 55 years and older

include: local/suburban transit and

apparel from fabrics. Of these two

industries, the local/suburban transit

industry employed a higher number of

older workers - nearly 7,000 older

workers.

• An example of an industry with a high

turnover rate for workers 55 years and

older is agricultural services.

• An example of an industry with a low

turnover rate for older workers is electrical, gas and sanitary services.

• Industries where workers 65 years and

over are most likely to be employed

include the service industries of business services, health services, and eating and drinking places.

• On average, in 2002, for workers 65

years and over, 10,085 jobs were created and 15,729 were lost.

• Of the industries that employed more

than 1,000 workers 65 years and older,

the highest paying was legal services

($5,845 per month). The industry with

the highest average monthly earnings

in 2002 for workers 65 years and older

was holding/other investment offices

($11,932), but the number of such

workers was only 377.

Introduction

A large wave of workers born during the

Baby Boom of 1946 to 1964 will be leaving the workforce over the next few

decades. A larger share than in past generations may “retire” to collect the pensions they earned over their work life and

then continue working part-time or in

more flexible working arrangements.1

Decision makers are looking at the economic and policy implications for a wide

range of programs and institutions,

including Social Security and Medicare;

financial markets; the housing market;

and recreation, transportation, and healthcare systems.

What the workforce of the future looks

like will depend on many factors. This

report focuses on one possible scenario

that some scholars consider to be reasonable. It assumes that Baby Boomers replicate the retirement behavior of previous

generations and that immigrant workers

do not fill all of the jobs left vacant by

U.S.Department of Commerce

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Issued June 2004

LED/OW-IL

A Profile Of Older Workers In Illinois

By 

Nick Carroll 

and 

Cynthia Taeuber

Sponsored by the 

National Institute on Aging

National Institutes of Health

Department of Health and 

Human Services

Local Employment Dynamics

1 The term "retirees" refers to workers who collect

pensions - who may have varied labor market experiences. Some may completely leave the labor force and

others may continue to work. Of those who continue to

work while they receive pensions, some may work fewer

than 35 hours a week, some may work only part of the

year, and others may continue in the labor force yearround and full-time. 

U S C E N S U S B U R E A U

Helping You Make Informed Decisions
these retirements. If these

assumptions prove accurate:

The United States will lose the

services of millions of highly

skilled, experienced workers.

Because of the baby dearth that

followed the Baby Boom, there

will not be many new workers to

replace them, even as the senior

adult population grows significantly. Labor force growth is

expected to fall from 1.1 percent per year in the 1990s to

0.36 percent per year in the

period 2010 to 2020.2

Regardless of how the future

unfolds, information about the

workforce decisions made by the

Baby Boomers can be useful to a

number of groups. Decision makers in Illinois need to know which

industries and regions of the state

are likely to be most affected by

changes in the size and composition of the labor force in coming

decades. Similarly, businesses need

such information both to make

more informed plans for transitions and to pinpoint potential

problem areas and new opportunities. Older workers who want to

continue working need to know in

what industries and in what areas

of Illinois jobs are available, how

flexible businesses are about their

working arrangements, and the

level of earnings they can expect.

The Census Bureau, together with

state partners, is developing several new sources of information to

support these needs. The Local

Employment Dynamics (LED) program, one of the newest resources,

produces workforce indicators that

are updated every quarter for each

partner state and its metropolitan

areas, counties, and Local

Workforce Areas.3 Statistics are

available without cost on the program's Web site

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov> and

additional indicators are available

from partner states. The statistics

are historical and come from multiple, high-quality information

sources that include most of the

working population (see “Sources

and Accuracy of the Data” at the

end of this report for additional

information about coverage). 

The LED program is a partnership

between the Census Bureau and

participating states. As of February

2004, 29 states are partners with

the Census Bureau in creating this

information.4 Those 29 states cover

about 65 percent of America's

workers. Additional states are planning to join the partnership.

This report uses Quarterly

Workforce Indicators (QWIs) from

the LED program for the state of

Illinois to focus on two groups of

older workers: those who are likely to be receiving pension income

(65 and older), and the preretirement group (55-64 years old).

People in the preretirement group

may collect pensions within the

next ten years, but may or may

not continue to participate in the

labor force. 

With the LED, we can respond to

questions such as:

What changes are occurring in

the age composition of the workforce in a geographic area?

Which industries will be most

affected by the departure of

older workers from the workforce?

In what industries do older people tend to continue working

and under what circumstances?

Which industries create jobs for

older workers? Suffer the most

job losses? 

Which industries have the lowest

job turnover rates for older

workers?

How much do older workers

earn in various industry groups

and geographic areas?

As the LED statistics in this report

show, older workers in Illinois have

been an increasing proportion of

the labor force. We learn from the

LED information that older workers

tend to be employed in the same

industries that employ large numbers of younger workers, but the

best-paid are those who work in

financial firms with relatively few

older workers. We do not know yet

whether Illinois will undergo rapid

and massive changes, or gradual

changes due to the retirement of

experienced workers of the Baby

Boom generation along with the

movement of workers into and out

of Illinois. We do know that both

have the potential to affect the age

distribution of the workforce significantly. Planners in Illinois will be

able to keep an eye on the impact

of such factors and emerging trends

by using the LED statistics.

2 U.S. Census Bureau

2 Penner, Rudolph, Pamela Perun, and

Eugene Steuerle. “Legal and Institutional

Impediments to Partial Retirement and PartTime Work by Older Workers,” Institute, 2002. 

3 Other related information sources from the

Census Bureau include the American

Community Survey <http://www.census.gov

/acs/www > and the economic census

<http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ2002

.html>.

4 As of February 2004, the partner states

whose data were being processed were: CA,

CO, FL, IA, ID, IL, KS, MD, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ,

NM, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI, and WV.

Additional partner states include: AR, DE, GA,

KY, ME, MI, and ND. This is an ongoing project

and additional states are expected to join. 

Quarterly Workforce

Indicators for partner states

and detailed information

about the LED program are

available at

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>

and QWIs for Illinois are at

<http://lmi.ides.state.il.us

/LED/default.htm>.
How is the age composition of

the workforce in Illinois

changing?

The aging of Baby Boom workers

led to an increase in the proportion

of the workforce 45 years and

older from 1990 to 2002 in Illinois.

Many planners anticipate this proportion will grow even more rapidly over the next two decades

unless a large influx of younger

workers comes into Illinois. In

1990, about 73 percent of Illinois

workers were 14-to-44 years old

(Figure 1). By 2002, that figure

had dropped to about 65 percent

of workers. Fifteen percent of

Illinois workers were 45-to-54

years old in 1990 and 21 percent

were in that age group in 2002.

The falling share of younger workers occurred across the economy

of Illinois. The share of workers in

Illinois who are 65 and older, the

traditional age when most workers

leave the labor force permanently,

increased slightly, from 2.6 percent

to 3.4 percent from 1990 to 2002. 

Which industries will be most

affected by the aging

workforce? 

Unless there is an infusion of new

workers from outside Illinois, or

from other Illinois industries, the

industries identified in Figure 25

are those likely to be most affected

by the aging of the workforce.6 If

older workers seek either more

flexibility in hours or leave these

industries completely, companies

may suffer a considerable loss of

skills and knowledge. Thus, industries with a high proportion of

workers near retirement might

need to plan for increased training

U.S. Census Bureau 3

Beginning-of-Quarter

Employment

Total number of workers 

who were employed by the

same employer in the 

reference and previous

quarters

Skill Level

Quarters of work experience

5 Workers in private households are not

shown in the text because the coverage of private households is low relative to other industries. 

6 Because the QWIs come from a mixture of

sources, they are not directly comparable with

statistics from worker-based surveys such as

the decennial census, the American Community

Survey, and the Current Population Survey.

Industries are based on the Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) system. The LED program

will convert from the SIC system to the North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

in early 2004. Some classification titles appear

to be similar but the detailed industry groups

that compose the categories may differ

between the SIC and NAICS systems. In addition, since the QWIs are updated quarterly, the

numbers in this report may differ slightly from

those on the current Web site. 

Figure 1.

Illinois Workforce by Age Group: 1990 to 2002

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program's Web site at

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at <http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.

[Percent of beginning-of-quarter employment]

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Apr-90 Apr-91 Apr-92 Apr-93 Apr-94 Apr-95 Apr-96 Apr-97 Apr-98 Apr-99 Apr-00 Apr-01 Apr-02

65+

14-44

45-54

55-64 
to respond to the loss of older

workers and their institutional

knowledge. 

Figure 2 shows that the local/suburban transit industry in Illinois

had a high proportion of older

workers - more than 17 percent

were 55-64 years old and 10.3 percent were 65 years and older.

Other industries with a relatively

high proportion of workers 55

years and older included apparel

from fabrics (22.1 percent), industrial/commercial machinery (18.4

percent), and mining/quarrying -

nonmetallic (17.8 percent).

The demand for older workers

and job stability

An indicator of the degree to which

businesses need older workers is

the turnover rate of older workers

within an industry. Industries with

a history of relatively high

turnover rates may have little need

for specific skills and may find it

easy to replace employees. As a

result, firms in such industries may

be likely to pay relatively low

wages. A relatively low turnover

rate for a specific age group, such

as older workers, may indicate that

workers in that age group are relatively skilled or not readily

replaced. The LED data enable us,

for the first time, to identify the

nature of demand for older workers in particular industries. 

The job turnover rate is also a

measure of job stability. Older

workers who work in low turnover

industries may spend less time

looking for work and retraining for

new jobs. The average quarterly

turnover rate for all workers in

Illinois was 10.3 percent in 2002

(although this includes the relatively high turnover rates of teenagers

and young adults).7 For workers

65 years and older, it was 9.5 percent; for those 55 years and older,

8.2 percent. 

The industries in Figure 2 with the

highest average quarterly turnover

rates for workers 55-64 years old

in 2002 were local/suburban transit (average quarterly turnover rate

8.1 percent) and real estate 

(7.1 percent). Industries from

Figure 2 with lower average quarterly turnover rates for this age

group include apparel from fabrics

and mining/quarrying - nonmetallic (with turnover rates of 

4 U.S. Census Bureau

Figure 2.

Selected Industries With a High Proportion of 

Older Workers by Age, for Illinois: 2002

Note: Details do not cover the total workforce in these age categories.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local 

Employment Dynamics program, 2002, Appendix Table A1 and Web site at 

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at 

<http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.

Total, all industries

Real estate

Membership organizations

Fabricated metal products

Measuring/ 

analyzing instruments

Educational services

Primary metal industries

Mining and 

quarrying - nonmetallic

Industrial and 

commercial machinery

Apparel from fabrics

Local/suburban transit

55-64

65+

[Percent of industry's workers. Includes only industries that employed

100 or more workers in each age category in Illinois]

17.2

10.3

15.8

6.3

15.7

2.7

14.9 

2.9

14.8 

2.4

14.7

4.5

14.7

2.3

14.6

3.4

14.0 

5.3

13.7 

5.8

10.4

3.4

7 This is a simple average of four quarters in

a calendar year.
3.6 percent to 4.0 percent, respectively). Average quarterly turnover

rates for 2002 for these and other

industries are shown in Appendix

Table A2.

Of the top ten industries in Illinois

employing workers 65 years and

older (Table 1 and Figure 3), the

business services (17.8 percent)

and eating and drinking places

(13.5 percent) industries had the

highest average quarterly turnover

rates; the lowest was the general

merchandise stores (5.3 percent)

industry.

Where do older workers work?

This section asks where older

workers are most concentrated

because the types of work performed

by today's older workers may indicate the work that older people

will perform in the future. Planners

might also examine the type of

work done by younger age groups,

such as those 35-44 years old, for

the changes they might expect

among older workers, given differences in the type of education different age groups received and

changes in the needs of industries. 

As shown in Figure 3, the industries where workers 65 years and

over were most likely to be

employed in Illinois were business

services, health services, and eating and drinking places (employing

at least 7 percent of the workforce

65 years and older, over 10,000

workers each). Fifty-one percent

of workers 65 years and older in

Illinois were employed in the first

ten industries shown in Figure 3,

compared with 46.2 percent of all

workers. Older and younger workers may be employed in distinctly

different types of firms within

these industries, however, and may

be assigned different tasks.

Between 1990 and 2002, there were

substantial changes in the top ten

industries that employed the largest

number of workers 65 and older

(Table 2).8 Despite the shuffling in

rank, service industries have long

been the major employers of the oldest workers in Illinois. 

Employment dynamics and

older workers

The employment numbers in the

preceding section show only one

part of the employment picture.

Even when levels of employment in

an industry change little, enormous

change can occur in the underlying

numbers. Economists refer to the

underlying changes as “job gain”

and “job loss.” Even if employment

levels in an industry stay the same,

some firms add jobs and others

eliminate jobs. So, while Figure 3

identifies the industries that

employed a high proportion of older

workers in Illinois in 2002, LED program data reveal more detail. LED

indicators also tally the number of

jobs gained and lost by older workers in the Illinois economy.9

U.S. Census Bureau 5

8 Historical statistics are consistent in the

LED program, so it is possible to make comparisons of statistics over time.

9 Job losses for older workers can happen in

two ways - a firm can actually reduce employment, or it can substitute a younger worker for

an older worker who may have taken another

job, retired, or left involuntarily.

Table 1.

Job Stability in Illinois by Industry: 2002

[Top 10 industries statewide employing workers 65 and older]

Industry Workers 65

and older

(number)

Average quarterly

turnover rate

for workers

65 and older

(percent)

Average quarterly

turnover rate

for workers

14 and older

(percent)

Workers 14

and older

(number)

Business services ........................... 18,171 17.8 18.0 435,517

Health services .............................. 15,278 6.5 8.0 488,055

Eating and drinking places .................... 12,603 13.5 17.3 350,062

Wholesale trade–durables . . . ................. 6,763 7.0 7.2 205,104

Social services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,111 7.1 9.8 126,243

General merchandise stores .................. 5,933 5.3 11.0 119,494

Miscellaneous retail .......................... 5,710 7.2 11.5 141,207

Food stores . ................................ 5,642 10.0 12.7 142,583

Engineering, accounting, and research . . . . . . . . . 5,116 9.3 9.4 175,800

Educational services ......................... 4,408 7.4 9.1 98,756

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002, Appendix

Tables A1 and A2. See Web site at <http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at <http://www.ilworkinfo.com>. 

Turnover Rate — A measure

of workforce stability, the

turnover rate reflects the

movement of workers into

and out of jobs.

Turnover rate = 

(A worker who retires is

included in the turnover rate.)

* ( ) 2

1

, -1

+

t t

t t

average employment

accessions separations
The LED statistics reveal that, on

average in Illinois in 2002, for workers 65 years and older, 10,085 jobs

were gained per quarter (Appendix

Table A4) and 15,729 were lost

(Appendix Table A5) - on average, a

net decrease of 5,644 such workers

employed a quarter. The industries

that gained the most jobs for workers 65 years and older (Table 3)

were eating and drinking places,

with 1,241 jobs gained on average a

quarter, followed by business services (1,191 jobs). The industries that

lost the most jobs for the oldest

workers were business services

(2,024 jobs a quarter lost on average), eating and drinking places

(1,410 jobs), and health services

(1,003 jobs). These changes represented, in Illinois in 2002, an average net loss of 833 jobs in business

services, 169 jobs in eating and

drinking places, and 510 jobs in

health services.

What do older workers earn?

On average, full-quarter workers

65 years and older in 2002 earned

$2,345 a month in Illinois, and

workers of all ages averaged

$3,436 a month (Table 4 and

Appendix Table A6).

As is the case for all workers, the

average full quarter earnings levels

of older workers vary greatly

among industries. For example, in

eating and drinking places, which

employed 7.5 percent of all workers 65 years and older, the average

monthly earnings were $1,099.

Workers 14 and older in that industry had average monthly earnings

of $1,253. About 10.8 percent of

the oldest workers in Illinois were

employed by the business services

industry, and they had average

monthly earnings of $1,517. Of

the top ten industries of older

workers in Illinois in 2002, the

industry with the highest average

monthly earnings was engineering,

accounting, and research, with an

average of $3,851 a month; the

lowest was general merchandise

stores, with an average $1,117 a

month.

Among all industry groups, holding/other investment offices had

the highest average monthly earnings in 2002 for workers 65 years

and older - $11,932 - compared

with $7,982 for all workers in this

industry (Table 5). The number of

workers 65 years and older in this

industry is relatively small - 377

workers. Other high paying industries include security/commodity

brokers and legal services. Of

those industries that employed

1,000 or more workers 65 years

and older, the legal services industry was relatively high paying, with

average earnings of $5,845 a

month.

6 U.S. Census Bureau

Figure 3.

Workers 65 Years and Older in Selected Industries 

for Illinois: 2002

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, 

Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002, Appendix Table A3. See Web site at 

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at 

<http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.

[Percent of workers aged 65+ years]

Educational services

Engineering, accounting, 

and research

Food stores

Miscellaneous retail

General merchandise stores

Social services

Wholesale trade - durables

Eating and drinking places

Health services

Business services 10.8

9.1

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

7.5

Job Gain — New jobs created

either by new businesses

opening or by existing firms

adding new jobs

Job Loss — Jobs lost to the

economy when businesses

close or reduce employment

Net Job Flow — The difference

between current and previous

beginning-of-quarter employment across all businesses
Summary

This report provides answers to

several key questions related to

the aging of the Illinois workforce:

• What is the age composition of

the workforce and what are the

changes over time?

• Which industries are likely to be

affected by the aging of the

workforce?

• Which industries have the lowest turnover rates of older workers?

• In which industries are older

workers most likely to be

employed?

• How much do older workers

earn?

In Illinois in 2002, the industries

that employed the highest proportions of workers 55-64 years old,

and hence were likely to be affected by retirements in the coming

decade included: local/suburban

U.S. Census Bureau 7

Table 2.

Top Ten Employers in Illinois Employing Workers 65 and Older by Rank:

1990 and 2002

1990

rank

2002

rank Industry

Number of workers 65 and older

Percent change,

1990-2002

Number of workers

1990 2002 14 and older, 2002

2 1 Business services .................. 7,402 18,171 145.5 435,517

1 2 Health services .................... 8,713 15,278 75.3 488,055

3 3 Eating and drinking places .......... 6,063 12,603 107.9 350,062

4 4 Wholesale trade–durables .......... 6,019 6,763 12.4 205,104

10 5 Social services .................... 3,322 6,111 84.0 126,243

6 6 General merchandise stores ........ 3,976 5,933 49.2 119,494

5 7 Miscellaneous retail ................ 4,674 5,710 22.2 141,207

16 8 Food stores ....................... 2,750 5,642 105.2 142,583

9 9 Engineering, accounting, and research 3,825 5,116 33.8 175,800

15 10 Educational services ............... 2,806 4,408 57.1 98,756

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 1990 and

2002, Appendix Tables A1 and A3. See Web site at <http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at

<http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.

Table 3.

Job Gains and Losses Among Industry Groups in Illinois by Industry: 2002

[Average number of jobs per quarter]

Top ten industries that created jobs

for workers 65 and over Jobs created1 Jobs lost1 Net change2

Total employment

65 and older 14 and older

Eating and drinking places ...................... 1,241 1,410 –169 12,603 350,062

Business services .............................. 1,191 2,024 –833 18,171 435,517

Amusement and recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 585 –8 3,207 73,429

Construction–special trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 651 –148 4,224 185,311

Health services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 1,003 –510 15,278 488,055

Agricultural services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 366 24 1,442 37,357

Miscellaneous retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 463 –136 5,710 141,207

Engineering, accounting, and research . . . . . . . . . . . 319 520 –201 5,116 175,800

Personal services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 354 –58 2,996 57,925

Wholesale trade–nondurables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 433 –148 4,408 127,033

1 Averages are rounded to whole numbers. 2 Computed from actual averages, not from the rounded whole numbers as shown in this table.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002,

Appendix Tables A1, A4, and A5. See Web site at <http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at

<http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.

Full-Quarter Employment

Total number of workers who were employed by the same employer

in the reference, previous, and subsequent quarters

Average Earnings for Full-Quarter Employees

Total earnings of all workers employed the full quarter divided by the

number of such workers 
transit, apparel from fabrics, industrial/commercial machinery, and

mining/quarrying - nonmetallic.

The local/suburban transit and

apparel from fabrics industries had

relatively high proportions of

workers 65 years and older. In

terms of pay, older workers tended

to fare best in industries with relatively few older workers and, as

for all workers, in industries with

many highly trained, professional

employees, such as in financial

firms. 

SOURCES AND ACCURACY

OF THE DATA

Background

The U.S. Census Bureau and partner states produce Quarterly

Workforce Indicators (QWIs) for

each state, metropolitan area,

county, and Workforce Investment

Board area. QWIs for other geographic areas are available through

the state partners. 

The QWIs are updated each quarter

and annual averages are available

at <http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>

and <http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/LED

/default.htm>.

Overview

The QWIs are key economic indicators selected jointly by the Census

Bureau and its partner states. Each

QWI provides a critical measure of

an area's economy and is a tool to

understand changes in the core

performance of local economies. 

The QWIs are updated 7 months

after the end of a quarter, which

makes them a current and a historical time series to monitor econom8 U.S. Census Bureau

Table 4.

Average Monthly Earnings Among Top Ten Industries in Illinois by Age: 2002

[Full-quarter earnings]

Industry

Average monthly

earnings for workers

65 and older

(dollars)

Average monthly

earnings for workers

14 and older

(dollars)

Workers 65

and older

(number)

Workers 14

and older

(number)

Total . . ................................. 2,345 3,436 167,789 4,942,844

Business services ........................... 1,517 3,207 18,171 435,517

Health services .............................. 2,616 3,298 15,278 488,055

Eating and drinking places .................... 1,099 1,253 12,603 350,062

Wholesale trade–durables .................... 3,195 4,552 6,763 205,104

Social services .............................. 1,215 1,814 6,111 126,243

General merchandise stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,117 1,688 5,933 119,494

Miscellaneous retail .......................... 1,447 2,188 5,710 141,207

Food stores . ................................ 1,253 1,713 5,642 142,583

Engineering, accounting, and research ......... 3,851 5,139 5,116 175,800

Educational services ......................... 2,886 3,074 4,408 98,756

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002,

Appendix Table A6. See Web site at <http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at <http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.

Table 5.

Average Monthly Earnings of Workers in Illinois by Age: 2002

[Full-quarter earnings. Includes only industries that employed 100 or more workers 65 and older in Illinois]

Industry

Average monthly

earnings of workers

65 and older

(dollars)

Average monthly

earnings of workers

14 and older

(dollars)

Workers 65

and older

(number)

Workers 14

and older

(number)

Holding/other investment offices . . . ............ 11,932 7,982 377 11,040

Security/commodity brokers ................... 8,257 10,068 880 45,330

Legal services ............................... 5,845 6,075 1,480 51,678

Construction other than building . .............. 5,333 4,834 562 24,441

Nondepository institutions ..................... 5,023 5,767 419 37,650

Chemicals . . . ............................... 4,491 5,149 863 58,308

Mining/quarrying–nonmetallic .................. 4,382 4,197 111 3,854

Paper and allied products ..................... 4,347 3,804 871 31,652

Building construction–general contractors ....... 4,083 4,150 1,367 53,728

Engineering, accounting, and research ......... 3,851 5,139 5,116 175,800

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002,

Appendix Tables A1 and A6. See Web site at <http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at

<http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.
ic change. They serve as early

indicators to states and local areas

of emerging trends and help to

identify turning points in the

dynamics of the workforce and

specific industries. 

The database covers about 98 percent of the labor force.10 The QWIs

are derived from state administrative records and basic demographic information from other existing

sources. Some information about

the workforce is not now available

in this database, including hours

and weeks worked, educational

attainment, occupation, and

whether workers worked for an

entire quarter or a part of the quarter. The Census Bureau is working

on long-term plans to include

information of this type, particularly educational and occupational

information. There are other types

of errors in administrative data,

including coding errors in personal

identifiers, coding errors in business identifiers, and errors in wage

records (see the technical documentation on <http://lehd.dsd

.census.gov>).

Because the QWIs come from a

mixture of sources, they are not

directly comparable with statistics

from worker-based surveys, such

as the decennial census, the

American Community Survey, and

the Current Population Survey.

Industries are based on the

Standard Industrial Classification

(SIC) system. The LED program

will convert from the SIC system to

the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) in

early 2004. Some classification

titles appear to be similar but the

detailed industry groups that compose the categories may differ

between the SIC and NAICS systems.

Enhanced Unemployment

Insurance (UI) wage records are the

basic data source for the QWIs.

Administrative records and the surveys differ in coverage, the timing

of data collection, and concept definitions. The QWIs are not exactly

comparable with establishment

surveys either, such as those from

the Bureau of Labor Statistics'

Quarterly Census of Employment

and Wages (QCEW) program, which

capture employment at an establishment on the 12th of the month.

The LED database can respond to a

wide variety of questions about

the workforce because it allows

multiple definitions of “employment.” That is because the QWIs

are job-based statistics and different from the worker-based statistics familiar to many researchers.11

The LED database includes all jobs

held:

1. In a quarter, regardless of length

of time the job is held

2. At the beginning of a quarter (the measure used in this

report)

3. At the end of a quarter

4. For a full quarter

The measure that is closest to the

QCEW definition of employment is

the second one, jobs held at the

beginning of a quarter. This second

measure has the additional advantage that the trends are similar to

those shown by worker-based surveys such as the decennial census,

although the levels differ. 

Another difference among datasets

is measurement of earnings.

According to the BLS Handbook of

Methods (1997), UI wage records

measure “gross wages and salaries,

bonuses, stock options, tips, and

other gratuities, and the value of

meals and lodging, where supplied.” They do not include Old Age

Survivor and Disability Insurance

(OASDI), health insurance, workers'

compensation, unemployment

insurance, private pensions, and

welfare funds. The LED database

does not include the number of

hours or weeks an employee

worked. Thus, what appears for an

industry such as retail trade to be

low average earnings in a given

year or quarter may be the result of

relatively low hourly wages, not

working many hours in the time

period, or both. In retail trade,

much of the work is part-time and

this affects the LED measure of

average earnings. 

The confidentiality of the

statistics is protected

The Census Bureau and the state

partners are committed to protecting the confidentiality of the data in

the LED files. Technically, the

approach to avoid disclosure of individual information is to combine cell

suppression methodology with the

addition of statistical noise, controlling key measures to county

employment levels as reported by

the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In

plainer English, the statistical techniques the Census Bureau uses

mean that the actual statistics are

not shown if the numbers in a cell

are small. Rather, the statistics that

are shown are “fuzzy,” that is, close

to the actual information but not

exact.

U.S. Census Bureau 9

11 For the QWIs, a “job” is defined as equivalent records for an employer and employee.

10 The database for each state covers about

98 percent of nonagricultural, private wage and

salaried employment. Most state and local government employees are included, but many federal workers are not (depending on the state).

The remaining 2 percent are railroad workers

and workers for some non-profit organizations.

Self-employed workers and independent contractors are not in the covered universe. See:

U.S. Census Bureau, David W. Stevens and Julia

Lane, “Employment That Is Not Covered By

State Unemployment,” Technical Paper No. TP2002-16, January 2002, available on

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>.
Only Census Bureau employees or

individuals who have Special Sworn

Status are permitted to work with

the data. Everyone who has access

to Title 13 data must have an official

security clearance based on a background check, including fingerprinting. Additionally, they are subject to

a fine of up to $250,000, up to five

years in jail, or both, if confidential

information is disclosed. The

Census Bureau and state data custodians review all projects before

release to avoid disclosure of confidential information. 

More detailed information about the

confidentiality protection system is

available under the “Confidentiality”

menu at

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>.

Why the Census Bureau

produces the LED statistics

The Census Bureau and the state

partners are committed to protecting the integrity of information and

producing the highest quality statistics. We accomplish this by

ensuring that the LED program is

consistent with the Census

Bureau's legal authority and mission, that the methodologies used

are the best alternatives, and that

the LED program produces demonstrated benefits. 

The state partners and the Census

Bureau both benefit from the LED

program. The state partners fulfill

their mandate to provide high

quality regional labor market information and the Census Bureau

improves the economic and demographic survey estimates and intercensal population estimates.

Specifically, the LED program supports Census Bureau research on

improving the quality, use, and

analysis of its census, survey, and

estimation-based data products.

Estimates of the employed population by demographic, geographic,

and industrial detail enhance the

Census Bureau's existing agencywide programs. In particular, 

estimates of workers in each county and industry, in conjunction

with statistical information about

employers, will provide long-needed and critical but previously

unavailable information for key

programs such as the demographic

survey estimates and the intercensal population estimates program. Census Bureau programs

will benefit from new information

on turnover, job gain, and job loss

by age and sex, and information

on the employment of individuals

in each county. 

More information about the benefits of the LED program may be

found on the LED Web site at

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Research for and production of this

report were supported under an

interagency agreement with the

Behavioral and Social Research

Program, National Institute on Aging,

Agreement No. Y1-AG-9415-01.

10 U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau 11

Table A1.

Employment in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002

[Beginning-of-quarter employment]

Industry 14-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

14 years

and older

Total, age group . . . .................................... 3,224,087 1,037,956 513,013 167,789 4,942,844

Agriculture

Agricultural production–crops ................................. 5,881 1,922 1,128 600 9,530

Agricultural production–livestock .............................. 2,093 463 211 150 2,916

Agricultural services . ........................................ 27,299 6,005 2,612 1,442 37,357

Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 31 16 *13 148

Fishing, hunting, and trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 *14 *9 *3 84

Mining

Metal mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 12 *6 4 73

Coal mining . . . ............................................. 1,258 1,734 671 22 3,685

Oil/gas extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985 481 268 140 1,873

Mining/quarrying–nonmetallic ................................. 2,062 1,108 573 111 3,854

Construction

Building construction–general contractors ...................... 35,859 11,855 4,647 1,367 53,728

Construction other than building .............................. 14,925 6,134 2,820 562 24,441

Construction–special trade ................................... 127,214 37,490 16,382 4,224 185,311

Manufacturing

Food and kindred products .................................. 57,246 23,786 11,415 2,221 94,667

Tobacco products ........................................... *187 *125 *73 3 387

Textile mill products ......................................... 1,067 443 225 97 1,831

Apparel from fabrics ........................................ 5,891 2,710 1,748 690 11,039

Lumber and wood products .................................. 8,426 2,600 1,199 487 12,712

Furniture and fixtures ....................................... 9,583 3,893 2,059 601 16,136

Paper and allied products .................................... 18,673 8,183 3,927 871 31,652

Printing and publishing ...................................... 55,085 20,801 10,599 2,969 89,453

Chemicals . . . .............................................. 34,090 16,593 6,763 863 58,308

Petroleum refining .......................................... 5,438 3,258 1,282 154 10,132

Rubber and plastics ......................................... 34,687 14,430 6,771 1,419 57,306

Leather and leather products ................................. 1,344 664 378 86 2,472

Stone, clay, and glass ....................................... 11,171 5,339 2,544 616 19,669

Primary metal industries ..................................... 16,890 9,400 4,679 754 31,722

Fabricated metal products ................................... 54,479 26,465 14,371 3,359 98,673

Industrial and commercial machinery .......................... 63,079 37,920 19,435 3,346 123,779

Electronic and electrical equipment ........................... 56,704 23,730 11,780 1,908 94,122

Transportation equipment .................................... 23,957 10,758 5,318 741 40,774

Measuring and analyzing instruments ......................... 16,022 8,705 4,368 694 29,789

Miscellaneous manufacturing ................................. 10,466 4,373 2,348 710 17,897

Transportation, Communication, and Utilities

Railroad transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 20 6 - 146

Local/suburban transit ....................................... 12,871 5,526 4,349 2,603 25,349

Motor freight transportation .................................. 51,855 21,502 10,713 2,399 86,468

Water transportation ........................................ 2,875 856 395 130 4,256

Transportation by air ........................................ 51,758 16,701 6,257 488 75,204

Pipelines, except natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 171 66 - 431

Transportation services ...................................... 18,618 6,207 3,226 921 28,971

Communications . ........................................... 40,393 13,582 3,923 428 58,325

Electrical, gas, and sanitary services . . . ....................... 20,056 12,209 3,379 552 36,195

Wholesale Trade

Wholesale trade–durables ................................... 126,329 48,531 23,482 6,763 205,104

Wholesale trade–nondurables ................................ 79,534 29,026 14,065 4,408 127,033

Retail Trade

Building materials, hardware ................................. 29,638 7,682 4,290 2,228 43,837

General merchandise stores ................................. 79,892 20,620 13,048 5,933 119,494

Food stores . ............................................... 99,305 24,451 13,186 5,642 142,583

Car dealers, gas stations .................................... 64,693 17,281 8,829 4,406 95,209

Apparel and accessory stores ................................ 39,067 5,486 3,368 1,668 49,590

Home furniture stores ....................................... 37,114 7,791 3,959 1,536 50,399

Eating and drinking places ................................... 281,283 38,222 17,954 12,603 350,062

Miscellaneous retail ......................................... 98,671 23,791 13,035 5,710 141,207

APPENDIX TABLES
12 U.S. Census Bureau

Table A1.

Employment in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002 — Con. 

(Beginning-of-quarter employment)

Industry 14-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

14 years

and older

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Depository institutions ....................................... 73,613 23,000 12,319 3,134 112,066

Nondepository institutions .................................... 28,089 6,487 2,655 419 37,650

Security and commodity brokers .............................. 33,242 7,989 3,220 880 45,330

Insurance carriers .......................................... 63,141 24,142 9,575 1,289 98,148

Insurance agents/brokers .................................... 24,055 9,560 5,169 1,510 40,293

Real estate ................................................ 35,955 13,781 8,437 3,556 61,728

Holding/other investment offices . . . ........................... 7,095 2,394 1,174 377 11,040

Services

Hotels/other lodging places .................................. 34,144 9,006 4,592 2,108 49,849

Personal services . . ......................................... 38,708 10,317 5,905 2,996 57,925

Business services .......................................... 305,320 75,490 36,536 18,171 435,517

Car repair, services, and parking ............................. 41,056 9,880 4,798 2,451 58,186

Miscellaneous repair services ................................ 9,304 3,600 1,788 623 15,315

Motion pictures ............................................. 15,511 1,812 730 363 18,415

Amusement and recreation services .......................... 54,472 10,214 5,536 3,207 73,429

Health services ............................................. 290,431 123,209 59,137 15,278 488,055

Legal services .............................................. 34,250 10,725 5,224 1,480 51,678

Educational services ........................................ 55,144 24,688 14,516 4,408 98,756

Social services ............................................. 78,337 26,940 14,855 6,111 126,243

Museums, galleries, and gardens ............................. 4,877 1,459 742 *329 7,406

Membership organizations ................................... 35,987 15,889 9,015 3,407 64,298

Engineering, accounting, and research ........................ 119,581 33,871 17,232 5,116 175,800

Private households ......................................... 3,487 1,888 1,487 862 7,723

Services, not classified ...................................... 1,711 535 220 74 2,540

- Represents zero.

*The value has been significantly distorted to protect confidentiality. A description of the confidentiality protection system is available at

<http://www.lehd-test.net/factsheets/index.php>.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002. See Web site at

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at <http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.
U.S. Census Bureau 13

Table A2.

Average Quarterly Turnover Rates in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002

[In percent]

Industry 14-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

14 years

and older

Total . . ................................................ 18.6 7.0 6.9 9.5 10.3

Agriculture

Agricultural production–crops ................................. 21.2 9.7 11.0 16.7 13.2

Agricultural production–livestock .............................. 15.7 8.2 *8.1 *8.3 11.4

Agricultural services . ........................................ 28.5 23.5 30.7 43.0 26.3

Forestry ................................................... 55.7 *27.5 18.4 *154.9 36.5

Fishing, hunting, and trapping ................................ 39.5 - - - 9.3

Mining

Metal mining ............................................... 15.2 *12.5 - - 10.9

Coal mining ................................................ 18.3 *2.9 *4.2 *9.4 4.5

Oil/gas extraction ........................................... 21.2 7.8 6.6 *7.2 10.4

Mining/quarrying–nonmetallic ................................. 12.6 3.9 4.0 *6.2 5.3

Construction

Building construction–general contractors ...................... 20.3 11.0 11.0 10.8 13.3

Construction other than building . ............................. 28.5 21.0 23.1 20.8 22.5

Construction–special trade ................................... 19.0 11.1 11.6 13.1 13.2

Manufacturing

Food and kindred products .................................. 15.3 5.7 6.3 11.1 7.8

Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 *1.8 - - 3.8

Textile mill products ......................................... 14.3 5.2 *5.1 *9.1 7.0

Apparel from fabrics ........................................ 14.5 4.0 3.6 7.5 6.6

Lumber and wood products .................................. 16.8 6.7 6.6 9.3 9.5

Furniture and fixtures ....................................... 14.4 5.3 *5.5 7.5 7.2

Paper and allied products .................................... 13.5 *6.1 6.3 8.7 7.4

Printing and publishing ...................................... 16.4 5.0 5.1 6.5 6.8

Chemicals . . . .............................................. 17.0 3.5 4.6 7.1 5.0

Petroleum refining .......................................... *25.2 *9.1 *7.0 *8.3 *9.1

Rubber and plastics ......................................... 14.7 4.9 5.2 8.1 6.6

Leather and leather products ................................. 22.9 4.7 5.2 *8.1 8.1

Stone, clay, and glass ....................................... 14.3 4.6 4.9 8.0 6.7

Primary metal industries ..................................... 13.9 4.6 6.2 7.8 5.9

Fabricated metal products ................................... 13.8 4.9 4.8 7.8 6.4

Industrial and commercial machinery .......................... 14.9 4.3 5.5 7.2 6.0

Electronic and electrical equipment ........................... 14.3 4.3 5.1 7.0 5.0

Transportation equipment .................................... 15.3 6.8 5.0 *6.2 7.4

Measuring and analyzing instruments ......................... 15.6 *7.2 *7.8 *8.0 7.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing ................................. 15.6 5.0 5.4 7.6 6.8

Transportation, Communication, and Utilities

Railroad transportation . . .................................... 36.1 *32.3 - - 28.3

Local/suburban transit ....................................... 20.6 8.9 8.1 8.0 10.7

Motor freight transportation .................................. 18.4 8.7 7.9 9.8 10.8

Water transportation ........................................ 26.6 6.5 9.3 *30.8 10.3

Transportation by air ........................................ 18.2 3.1 4.4 *8.0 5.6

Pipelines, except natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 *2.5 - - 5.0

Transportation services ...................................... 17.4 6.2 6.3 9.0 8.4

Communications . ........................................... 21.2 *7.9 *7.6 *9.5 11.2

Electrical, gas, and sanitary services . . . ....................... 19.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 3.9

Wholesale Trade

Wholesale trade–durables . . . ................................ 15.7 5.4 5.5 7.0 7.2

Wholesale trade–nondurables ................................ 17.0 5.7 5.7 8.7 8.0

Retail Trade

Building materials, hardware ................................. 17.5 6.8 6.3 6.7 10.6

General merchandise stores ................................. 17.5 6.4 5.2 5.3 11.0

Food stores . ............................................... 16.6 *9.8 *9.0 10.0 12.7

Car dealers, gas stations .................................... 19.4 8.4 7.9 8.2 12.1

Apparel and accessory stores ................................ 22.1 8.7 7.5 7.2 16.9

Home furniture stores ....................................... 17.0 7.4 7.3 7.0 11.7

Eating and drinking places . . ................................. 20.9 10.8 9.9 13.5 17.3

Miscellaneous retail ......................................... 17.0 7.2 6.8 7.2 11.5
14 U.S. Census Bureau

Table A2.

Average Quarterly Turnover Rates in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002 — Con.

[In percent]

Industry 14-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

14 years

and older

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Depository institutions ....................................... 14.6 4.5 4.4 5.2 7.0

Nondepository institutions .................................... 17.7 8.3 7.9 9.6 10.6

Security and commodity brokers .............................. 20.6 7.2 6.8 6.3 9.3

Insurance carriers .......................................... 15.8 3.7 4.7 9.7 5.1

Insurance agents/brokers .................................... 17.0 6.5 5.8 5.9 8.5

Real estate ................................................ 18.5 8.4 7.1 7.7 10.4

Holding/other investment offices . . . ........................... 25.0 6.8 6.7 6.5 9.6

Services

Hotels/other lodging places .................................. 20.0 8.3 7.8 10.1 12.1

Personal services . . ......................................... 18.8 9.9 *10.2 *11.0 12.9

Business services .......................................... 26.2 14.2 13.7 17.8 18.0

Car repair, services, and parking ............................. 18.7 7.8 7.6 9.0 11.4

Miscellaneous repair services ................................ 16.4 7.5 7.1 7.6 9.6

Motion pictures ............................................. 20.9 11.6 12.3 *14.9 18.1

Amusement and recreation services .......................... 23.2 10.2 13.4 25.3 15.8

Health services ............................................. 15.6 5.7 5.0 6.5 8.0

Legal services .............................................. 18.1 4.6 4.3 5.3 7.3

Educational services ........................................ 20.8 5.9 5.2 7.4 9.1

Social services ............................................. 18.7 6.8 6.0 7.1 9.8

Museums, galleries, and gardens ............................. 21.0 *4.1 4.9 *8.5 8.7

Membership organizations . . ................................. 19.9 6.3 5.8 7.5 9.1

Engineering, accounting, and research ........................ 19.4 7.5 7.1 9.3 9.4

Private households ......................................... 19.9 9.5 9.1 10.2 11.6

Services, not classified ...................................... 22.0 8.1 9.0 *8.6 10.4

- Represents zero.

*The value has been significantly distorted to protect confidentiality. A description of the confidentiality protection system is available at

<http://www.lehd-test.net/factsheets/index.php>.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002. See Web site at

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at <http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.
U.S. Census Bureau 15

Table A3.

Illinois Employment by Industry and Age: 1990 and 2002

[Beginning-of-quarter employment]

Industry

Under 65 65 and older

1990 2002 1990 2002

Total . . ......................................................... 4,355,023 4,775,056 117,129 167,789

Agriculture

Agricultural production–crops .......................................... 9,523 8,931 398 600

Agricultural production–livestock ....................................... 1,159 2,766 72 150

Agricultural services . ................................................. 23,943 35,916 615 1,442

Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 137 6 *13

Fishing, hunting, and trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 80 *6 *3

Mining

Metal mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 68 - 4

Coal mining . . . ...................................................... 12,092 3,664 66 22

Oil/gas extraction .................................................... 3,436 1,733 189 140

Mining/quarrying–nonmetallic .......................................... 4,696 3,743 108 111

Construction

Building Construction–general contractors .............................. 48,699 52,361 917 1,367

Construction other than building . ...................................... 23,863 23,879 422 562

Construction–special trade ............................................ 142,212 181,086 2,526 4,224

Manufacturing

Food and kindred products ........................................... 95,537 92,447 1,747 2,221

Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 *385 *4 3

Textile mill products .................................................. 2,397 1,734 129 97

Apparel from fabrics ................................................. 13,218 10,348 685 690

Lumber and wood products ........................................... 11,807 12,225 304 487

Furniture and fixtures ................................................ 17,122 15,534 368 601

Paper and allied products ............................................. 34,933 30,782 656 871

Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,199 86,484 3,304 2,969

Chemicals . . . ....................................................... 62,642 57,446 916 863

Petroleum refining ................................................... 7,864 9,978 121 154

Rubber and plastics .................................................. 56,548 55,887 1,039 1,419

Leather and leather products .......................................... 5,295 2,386 172 86

Stone, clay, and glass ................................................ 21,265 19,053 452 616

Primary metal industries .............................................. 57,100 30,969 825 754

Fabricated metal products ............................................ 101,777 95,315 2,722 3,359

Industrial and commercial machinery ................................... 142,431 120,434 3,006 3,346

Electronic and electrical equipment .................................... 117,663 92,214 2,671 1,908

Transportation equipment ............................................. 49,009 40,034 659 741

Measuring and analyzing instruments .................................. 43,860 29,095 848 694

Miscellaneous manufacturing .......................................... 23,099 17,187 846 710

Transportation, Communication, and Utilities

Railroad transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 143 - -

Local/suburban transit ................................................ 18,132 22,745 1,273 2,603

Motor freight transportation ........................................... 83,436 84,069 1,355 2,399

Water transportation ................................................. 3,663 4,126 117 130

Transportation by air ................................................. 30,590 74,716 305 488

Pipelines, except natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826 428 5 -

Transportation services ............................................... 21,611 28,050 595 921

Communications . .................................................... 36,998 57,897 *449 428

Electrical, gas, and sanitary services . . . ................................ 48,487 35,643 367 552

Wholesale Trade

Wholesale trade–durables . . . ......................................... 223,394 198,341 6,019 6,763

Wholesale trade–nondurables ......................................... 132,984 122,625 3,972 4,408

Retail Trade

Building materials, hardware .......................................... 39,138 41,609 2,164 2,228

General merchandise stores .......................................... 115,794 113,561 3,976 5,933

Food stores . ........................................................ 138,829 136,942 2,750 5,642

Car dealers, gas stations ............................................. 82,008 90,803 2,233 4,406

Apparel and accessory stores ......................................... 55,701 47,921 2,547 1,668

Home furniture stores ................................................ 34,030 48,863 1,268 1,536

Eating and drinking places ............................................ 285,264 337,459 6,063 12,603

Miscellaneous retail .................................................. 121,661 135,497 4,674 5,710
16 U.S. Census Bureau

Table A3.

Illinois Employment by Industry and Age: 1990 and 2002 — Con.

[Beginning-of-quarter employment]

Industry

Under 65 65 and older

1990 2002 1990 2002

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Depository institutions ................................................ 120,425 108,932 3,875 3,134

Nondepository institutions ............................................. 20,666 37,231 238 419

Security and commodity brokers ....................................... 32,773 44,450 567 880

Insurance carriers ................................................... 96,974 96,858 1,233 1,289

Insurance agents/brokers ............................................. 35,229 38,784 1,184 1,510

Real estate ......................................................... 49,826 58,172 2,871 3,556

Holding/other investment offices . . . .................................... 14,126 10,663 369 377

Services

Hotels/other lodging places ........................................... 48,231 47,742 1,525 2,108

Personal services . . .................................................. 46,328 54,930 2,467 2,996

Business services ................................................... 244,932 417,345 7,402 18,171

Car repair, services, and parking ...................................... 42,785 55,734 1,159 2,451

Miscellaneous repair services ......................................... 16,817 14,692 500 623

Motion pictures ...................................................... 17,649 18,052 323 363

Amusement and recreation services ................................... 40,086 70,221 2,075 3,207

Health services ...................................................... 372,916 472,777 8,713 15,278

Legal services ....................................................... 46,138 50,198 1,225 1,480

Educational services ................................................. 69,963 94,348 2,806 4,408

Social services ...................................................... 74,187 120,132 3,322 6,111

Museums, galleries, and gardens ...................................... 3,632 7,078 *281 *329

Membership organizations . . .......................................... 54,177 60,891 3,283 3,407

Engineering, accounting, and research ................................. 132,798 170,683 3,825 5,116

Private households .................................................. 5,398 6,861 889 862

Services, not classified ............................................... 2,394 2,466 68 74

- Represents zero.

*The value has been significantly distorted to protect confidentiality. A description of the confidentiality protection system is available at

<http://www.lehd-test.net/factsheets/index.php>.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002. See Web site at

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at <http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.
U.S. Census Bureau 17

Table A4.

Composition of Job Gain in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002

Industry 14-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

Total . . ................................................ 248,865 44,609 21,565 10,085

Agriculture

Agricultural production–crops ................................. 1,029 222 147 120

Agricultural production–livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 38 16 13

Agricultural services . ........................................ 5,861 1,038 505 390

Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 4 3 *5

Fishing, hunting, and trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 *1 - -

Mining

Metal mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5 1 *1 -

Coal mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 43 9 1

Oil/gas extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 33 15 9

Mining/quarrying–nonmetallic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 29 11 3

Construction

Building construction–general contractors ...................... 4,915 1,065 413 137

Construction other than building . . . ........................... 2,908 1,008 467 103

Construction–special trade ................................... 16,463 3,636 1,558 503

Manufacturing

Food and kindred products .................................. 2,961 504 210 150

Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18 *2 - -

Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 16 6 5

Apparel from fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 85 46 27

Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813 142 64 31

Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498 90 43 24

Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705 201 89 34

Printing and publishing ...................................... 2,533 496 243 106

Chemicals . . . .............................................. 1,362 334 130 34

Petroleum refining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 46 17 7

Rubber and plastics ......................................... 1,340 290 126 60

Leather and leather products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 17 9 6

Stone, clay, and glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787 173 80 41

Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 789 218 103 29

Fabricated metal products ................................... 2,677 654 304 141

Industrial and commercial machinery .......................... 2,536 623 359 104

Electronic and electrical equipment ........................... 1,181 274 131 45

Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768 168 71 24

Measuring and analyzing instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 155 57 14

Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680 168 90 34

Transportation, Communication, and Utilities

Railroad transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2 - -

Local/suburban transit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 996 294 204 97

Motor freight transportation .................................. 4,374 1,197 549 166

Water transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 49 28 16

Transportation by air ........................................ 1,569 209 61 10

Pipelines, except natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 1 -

Transportation services ...................................... 1,241 275 132 54

Communications . ........................................... 1,707 238 88 16

Electrical, gas, and sanitary services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775 152 60 25

Wholesale Trade

Wholesale trade–durables ................................... 7,155 1,554 787 271

Wholesale trade–nondurables ................................ 5,211 1,100 543 285

Retail Trade

Building materials, hardware ................................. 2,208 342 184 97

General merchandise stores ................................. 4,534 528 254 94

Food stores . ............................................... 6,696 866 429 247

Car dealers, gas stations .................................... 5,635 951 501 252

Apparel and accessory stores ................................ 4,231 315 163 78

Home furniture stores ....................................... 3,495 479 219 79

Eating and drinking places ................................... 31,711 3,139 1,528 1,241

Miscellaneous retail ......................................... 9,349 1,362 688 327
18 U.S. Census Bureau

Table A4.

Composition of Job Gain in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002 — Con.

Industry 14-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Depository institutions ....................................... 2,920 464 226 63

Nondepository institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,116 339 131 22

Security and commodity brokers .............................. 1,534 231 103 28

Insurance carriers .......................................... 1,675 354 152 71

Insurance agents/brokers .................................... 1,882 430 208 64

Real estate ................................................ 3,480 793 420 197

Holding/other investment offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562 109 50 16

Services

Hotels/other lodging places .................................. 2,974 449 233 157

Personal services . . ......................................... 5,033 1,006 568 296

Business services .......................................... 25,107 4,671 2,233 1,191

Car repair, services, and parking ............................. 4,158 643 304 192

Miscellaneous repair services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 872 198 102 41

Motion pictures ............................................. 1,352 143 73 38

Amusement and recreation services . ......................... 9,228 992 665 577

Health services ............................................. 16,385 3,695 1,591 493

Legal services .............................................. 2,554 419 203 68

Educational services ........................................ 4,479 1,009 544 192

Social services ............................................. 5,347 1,006 524 203

Museums, galleries, and gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 37 22 *17

Membership organizations . . ................................. 3,955 885 463 217

Engineering, accounting, and research ........................ 7,942 1,705 880 319

Private households . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567 194 135 71

Services, not classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 47 22 8

- Represents zero.

* The value has been significantly distorted to protect confidentiality. A description of the confidentiality protection system is available at

<http://www.lehd-test.net/factsheets/index.php>.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002. See Web site at

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at <http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.
U.S. Census Bureau 19

Table A5.

Composition of Job Loss in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002

Industry 14-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

Total . . ................................................ 246,812 55,010 32,330 15,729

Agriculture

Agricultural production–crops ................................. 1,021 222 148 125

Agricultural production–livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 35 17 16

Agricultural services . ........................................ 5,143 978 511 366

Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5 2 4

Fishing, hunting, and trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 - *1

Mining

Metal mining ............................................... 2 - - -

Coal mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 36 36 2

Oil/gas extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 32 19 11

Mining/quarrying–nonmetallic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 36 25 12

Construction

Building construction–general contractors ...................... 4,867 1,235 549 192

Construction other than building . . . ........................... 2,694 1,038 547 124

Construction–special trade ................................... 16,248 4,199 2,124 651

Manufacturing

Food and kindred products .................................. 2,611 807 605 232

Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - *1 -

Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 22 13 8

Apparel from fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 99 72 59

Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694 137 78 49

Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 144 97 52

Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 971 368 225 86

Printing and publishing ...................................... 2,727 834 567 240

Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959 342 282 66

Petroleum refining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 203 91 11

Rubber and plastics ......................................... 1,841 550 345 130

Leather and leather products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 27 21 6

Stone, clay, and glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747 215 153 66

Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885 411 333 71

Fabricated metal products ................................... 2,839 943 678 294

Industrial and commercial machinery .......................... 3,538 1,306 1,085 302

Electronic and electrical equipment ........................... 2,861 1,081 753 177

Transportation equipment .................................... 1,438 544 278 52

Measuring and analyzing instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640 235 194 59

Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677 206 143 70

Transportation, Communication, and Utilities

Railroad transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 1 -

Local/suburban transit ....................................... 1,032 326 217 174

Motor freight transportation .................................. 4,294 1,425 808 281

Water transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 56 38 26

Transportation by air ........................................ 1,237 239 224 42

Pipelines, except natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 2 -

Transportation services ...................................... 1,192 322 214 96

Communications . ........................................... 3,298 848 301 49

Electrical, gas, and sanitary services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742 332 211 33

Wholesale Trade

Wholesale trade–durables ................................... 7,741 2,129 1,290 525

Wholesale trade–nondurables ................................ 5,025 1,343 812 433

Retail Trade

Building materials, hardware ................................. 1,916 315 185 155

General merchandise stores ................................. 4,344 669 433 268

Food stores . ............................................... 8,339 1,708 977 534

Car dealers, gas stations .................................... 5,365 1,009 616 363

Apparel and accessory stores ................................ 3,851 367 235 133

Home furniture stores ....................................... 2,898 433 252 121

Eating and drinking places ................................... 29,438 3,329 1,652 1,410

Miscellaneous retail ......................................... 8,539 1,349 816 463
20 U.S. Census Bureau

Table A5.

Composition of Job Loss in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002 — Con.

Industry 14-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Depository institutions ....................................... 2,687 625 455 207

Nondepository institutions .................................... 1,607 357 179 45

Security and commodity brokers .............................. 1,896 379 185 61

Insurance carriers .......................................... 2,100 654 452 129

Insurance agents/brokers .................................... 1,745 483 294 100

Real estate ................................................ 3,181 860 526 296

Holding/other investment offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 116 75 29

Services

Hotels/other lodging places .................................. 2,671 507 306 201

Personal services . . ......................................... 4,500 999 611 354

Business services .......................................... 30,373 6,332 3,297 2,024

Car repair, services, and parking ............................. 3,936 693 351 213

Miscellaneous repair services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902 267 134 56

Motion pictures ............................................. 1,387 163 79 40

Amusement and recreation services . ......................... 8,003 914 615 585

Health services ............................................. 12,173 3,515 2,065 1,003

Legal services .............................................. 2,207 433 241 101

Educational services ........................................ 3,917 987 608 331

Social services ............................................. 5,206 1,175 714 416

Museums, galleries, and gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 42 30 25

Membership organizations . . ................................. 3,121 786 513 261

Engineering, accounting, and research ........................ 8,703 2,053 1,187 520

Private households . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 189 157 103

Services, not classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 40 18 8

- Represents zero.

* The value has been significantly distorted to protect confidentiality. A description of the confidentiality protection system is available at

<http://www.lehd-test.net/factsheets/index.php>.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002. See Web site at 

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at <http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.
U.S. Census Bureau 21

Table A6.

Average Monthly Earnings in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002

[Full-quarter earnings, in dollars]

Industry 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

14 years

and older

Total . . ................................................ 4,268 3,993 2,345 3,436

Agriculture

Agricultural production–crops ................................. 3,146 2,682 1,716 2,472

Agricultural production–livestock .............................. 2,212 2,229 1,545 1,952

Agricultural services . ........................................ 3,059 2,797 1,717 2,392

Forestry ................................................... 2,026 1,878 *1,190 1,665

Fishing, hunting, and trapping ................................ *3,018 *2,030 *1,683 *2,743

Mining

Metal mining ............................................... *4,500 *4,906 *2,393 *3,764

Coal mining . . . ............................................. *4,572 *4,175 3,032 4,426

Oil/gas extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,119 2,485 1,366 2,626

Mining/quarrying–nonmetallic ................................. 4,488 4,663 4,382 4,197

Construction

Building construction–general contractors ...................... 5,009 4,965 4,083 4,150

Construction other than building . ............................. 5,491 5,502 5,333 4,834

Construction–special trade ................................... 4,899 4,847 3,561 4,135

Manufacturing

Food and kindred products .................................. 4,591 4,496 3,226 3,865

Tobacco products ........................................... *5,685 *5,217 *4,079 4,959

Textile mill products ......................................... 3,369 4,133 2,478 2,984

Apparel from fabrics ........................................ 2,457 2,619 2,029 2,362

Lumber and wood products .................................. 3,477 3,395 2,355 2,979

Furniture and fixtures ....................................... 3,083 3,034 2,620 2,812

Paper and allied products .................................... 4,268 4,453 4,347 3,804

Printing and publishing ...................................... 4,319 4,105 2,925 3,756

Chemicals ................................................. 6,035 5,943 4,491 5,149

Petroleum refining .......................................... 6,779 5,898 3,755 5,692

Rubber and plastics ......................................... 3,949 4,021 3,291 3,439

Leather and leather products ................................. 2,823 2,445 2,333 2,361

Stone, clay, and glass ....................................... 4,135 3,979 3,108 3,614

Primary metal industries ..................................... 4,068 4,047 3,415 3,651

Fabricated metal products ................................... 3,907 4,165 3,649 3,533

Industrial and commercial machinery .......................... 4,560 4,653 3,525 4,115

Electronic and electrical equipment ........................... 4,850 4,921 3,557 4,583

Transportation equipment .................................... 4,387 4,632 3,584 3,839

Measuring and analyzing instruments ......................... 5,045 4,729 3,759 4,540

Miscellaneous manufacturing ................................. 3,854 3,804 2,885 3,451

Transportation, Communication, and Utilities

Railroad transportation . . .................................... *3,001 3,091 *843 2,698

Local/suburban transit ....................................... 1,892 1,614 1,185 1,674

Motor freight transportation .................................. 3,658 3,586 2,383 3,288

Water transportation ........................................ 4,214 3,803 3,098 3,454

Transportation by air ........................................ 4,702 5,360 2,749 3,688

Pipelines, except natural gas ................................. 6,235 5,842 *7,645 6,112

Transportation services ...................................... 4,252 3,713 2,144 3,554

Communications . ........................................... 5,136 4,885 *9,087 4,476

Electrical, gas, and sanitary services . ......................... 6,480 6,354 *2,711 5,837

Wholesale Trade

Wholesale trade–durables . . . ................................ 5,411 4,953 3,195 4,552

Wholesale trade–nondurables ................................ 5,021 4,635 3,244 4,168

Retail Trade

Building materials, hardware ................................. 2,878 2,375 1,455 2,175

General merchandise stores ................................. 2,211 1,852 1,117 1,688

Food stores . ............................................... 2,301 2,064 1,253 1,713

Car dealers, gas stations .................................... 3,687 3,232 2,140 2,946

Apparel and accessory stores ................................ 2,169 2,085 1,369 1,509

Home furniture stores ....................................... 3,381 3,037 1,896 2,717

Eating and drinking places ................................... 1,798 1,684 1,099 1,253

Miscellaneous retail ......................................... 2,895 2,553 1,447 2,188
22 U.S. Census Bureau

Table A6.

Average Monthly Earnings in Illinois by Industry and Age: 2002 — Con.

[Full-quarter earnings, in dollars]

Industry 45-54 years 55-64 years

65 years

and older

14 years

and older

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Depository institutions ....................................... 5,265 4,893 2,432 4,126

Nondepository institutions .................................... 7,421 6,173 5,023 5,767

Security and commodity brokers .............................. 13,127 12,276 8,257 10,068

Insurance carriers . ......................................... 6,330 6,467 3,530 5,170

Insurance agents/brokers .................................... 5,463 4,809 3,493 4,374

Real estate ................................................ 4,784 4,143 2,222 3,858

Holding/other investment offices . . . ........................... 9,796 11,534 11,932 7,982

Services

Hotels/other lodging places .................................. 2,087 1,962 1,296 1,875

Personal services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,113 1,888 1,210 1,778

Business services .......................................... 3,826 3,239 1,517 3,207

Car repair, services, and parking ............................. 3,086 2,822 1,431 2,532

Miscellaneous repair services ................................ 3,733 3,426 2,088 3,153

Motion pictures ............................................. 3,386 3,031 *2,180 1,842

Amusement and recreation services . ......................... 2,704 2,361 1,339 2,260

Health services ............................................. 3,986 3,865 2,616 3,298

Legal services .............................................. 7,148 8,211 5,845 6,075

Educational services ........................................ 3,600 3,920 2,886 3,074

Social services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,111 2,038 1,215 1,814

Museums, galleries, and gardens ............................. 3,565 3,709 *1,797 2,736

Membership organizations . . ................................. 3,183 3,305 1,582 2,673

Engineering, accounting, and research ........................ 6,336 5,927 3,851 5,139

Private households ......................................... 1,724 1,649 1,260 1,642

Services, not classified ...................................... 6,317 6,338 2,539 4,749

- Represents zero.

* The value has been significantly distorted to protect confidentiality. A description of the confidentiality protection system is available at

<http://www.lehd-test.net/factsheets/index.php>.

Note: Earnings for workers 65 and older may reflect lump sum distributions.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Employment Dynamics program, 2002. See Web site at

<http://lehd.dsd.census.gov>; Illinois workforce information available at <http://www.ilworkinfo.com>.

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