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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Bloomington sees 86,700 nonfarm payroll employees in March

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The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in Illinois' Bloomington metropolitan statistical area was 86,700, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Illinois reported 5.7 million people employed on nonfarm payrolls during that same time period.

Statistics were compiled from reports from the civilian labor force and unemployment data, both of which heavily relied on household surveys. The data is not seasonally adjusted.

Employment data is gleaned from an establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours and earnings by industry. The data is also based on payroll jobs and such factors as where the establishments are located.

Illinois Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls

February 2021 (In thousands)March 2021 (In thousands)Percent Change by Month
86.486.70.3%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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