This document contains economic data and statistics about the Bloomington-Normal area. It discusses unemployment rates, job growth, GDP, housing trends, retail sales, and concludes that the local economy is healthy with low unemployment, economic growth, and increasing retail sales indicating wage growth. A panel of STEM experts will discuss these trends and economic health at an upcoming event on June 23rd.
5. 13-Month Unemployment Rates
IL Metros
0.3
1.3
2.3
3.3
4.3
5.3
6.3
7.3
8.3
Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16
BN Champaign Chicago Decatur Peoria Springfield
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
6. BN 5-Year Labor Force and
EmploymentTrend
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates
94,767
100,178
86,000
88,000
90,000
92,000
94,000
96,000
98,000
100,000
102,000
104,000
106,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Labor Force Employed
7. BN 10-Year Total Jobs (non-
farm) & Percent Change
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
92000
93000
94000
95000
96000
97000
98000
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Jobs Percent Change
8. BN 5-Year Non-Farm Jobs by Industry
2011-2015
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
10. Gross Domestic Product by Metro Area
Economic Growth Rate
2010-2014
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Industry
All industry total
Private industries
Construction
Manufacturing
Retail trade
Information
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
Professional and business services
Educational services, health care, and social…
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation,…
Other services, except government
Government
Springfield
Peoria
Decatur
Champaign
BN
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
17. Total Retail Receipts
CalendarYear 2015
$0
$20,000,000
$40,000,000
$60,000,000
$80,000,000
$100,000,000
$120,000,000
$140,000,000
Springfield Peoria Rockford Bloomington Champaign Decatur Normal Urbana
Source: Illinois Department of Revenue
18. Retail Growth
Other IL Metros
2014-2015
Source: Illinois Department of Revenue
-0.50%
0.00%
0.50%
1.00%
1.50%
2.00%
2.50%
Normal Springfield Urbana Champaign Rockford Decatur Peoria Bloomington
22. • Economic Growth with increased GDP
• Low Unemployment
• Low Inflation
23. Panel of STEM Experts
Kevin Reeves- State Farm/ Economic
Development Council
Dr. Barry Reilly- District 87 Schools
Dr. Mark Daniel- Unit 5 Schools
Gary Tipsord- LeRoy School District
Dr. Jonathan Green- IWU
Each one of you in this room may answer that question differently and base it on different reasons. Today let’s look at three objectives to measure a healthy economy. Gross metropolitan Product, low unemployment, and low inflation peppered throughout the presentation.
ADD UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR 2011 TO 2015 ON THIS CHART
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/28/the-states-that-are-seeing-a-boom-in-population-and-the-states-that-arent/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_1_na
“Illinois, meanwhile, had a net loss of about 105,000 residents, its largest one-year population leak in the 21st century.”
GDP=an increase in the output of goods and services in a nation over time or simply “economic growth”. Another way to look at GDP is Per capita GDP.
Growth in sales shows wage growth despite 0 job growth.