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Workforce
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Southwestern Illinois has a highly skilled, well-educated and motivated workforce. For the civilian employed population age 16 and over in this area, it is estimated that they are employed in the following occupational categories:
13.2% are in "Management, Business, and Financial Operations" - 17.4% are in "Professional and Related Occupations" - 13.4% are in "Service", and 29.8% and in "Sales and Office"
EDUCATION LEVEL OF WORKFORCE
6.8% of the population have earned a Master's, Professional, or Doctorate Degree and 13.5% had earned a Bachelor's Degree
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MAY 2007 AVERAGE MADISON COUNTY EMPLOYMENT
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Total Labor Force
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141,718
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Total Employment
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134,882
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Total Unemployment
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6,836
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Unemployment Rate
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4.8%
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WHERE MADISON COUNTY RESIDENTS WORK
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In Madison County
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75,494*
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Outside the County
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12,858*
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Outside the State
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33,500*
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MADISON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT
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Madison
County1
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SMSA
MO & IL2
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IL1
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USA2
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Madison County1
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SMSA
MO &
IL2
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IL1
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USA2
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1990
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6.8
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5.9
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6.2
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5.6
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Jan
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5.6
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5.4
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5.2
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5.0
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1991
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8.0
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6.8
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7.2
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6.8
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Feb
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6.4
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5.7
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5.3
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4.9
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1992
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8.1
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6.2
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7.6
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7.5
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Mar
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5.5
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5.0
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4.5
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4.5
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1993
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7.8
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6.2
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7.5
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6.9
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Apr
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4.8
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1994
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5.5
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4.1
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5.7
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6.1
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May
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4.8
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1995
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5.7
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4.5
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5.2
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5.6
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Jun
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5.1 |
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1996
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5.6
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4.2
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5.3
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5.4
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Jul
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5.3 |
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1997
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4.8
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4.0
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4.7
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4.9
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Aug
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5.6 |
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1998
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4.8
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4.3
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4.5
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4.5
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Sep
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5.3
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1999
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4.4
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3.5
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4.3
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4.2
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Oct
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5.2 |
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2000
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4.8
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5.1
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4.3
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4.0
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Nov
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2001
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5.7
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5.7
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5.4
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4.7
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Dec
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2002
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6.0
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5.3
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6.5
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5.8
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2003
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6.2
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6.0
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6.5
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6.0
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2004
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6.2
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6.4
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6.2
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5.5
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2005
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5.4
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5.6
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5.7
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5.1
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2006
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4.9
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5.0
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4.5
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4.6
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