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Employment

Labor Force

Wages

Large Employers

Labor Force and Unemployment Rate 2007
(Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security)


County Labor Force Employed Unemployment
Rate Sep 2007		 Unemployment
Rate Sep 2006
Grundy
22,387

24,169

4.8%

4.20%
Kankakee

54,202
56,715
6.0%
 4.80%
Kendall
41,852

46,660
4.4%
 3.20%
La Salle
58,507
60,350
5.3%
 4.50%
Livingston
19,374
19,777
4.40%
 3.70%
Will
329,682
350,215
4.50%
 3.60%
State of Illinois
6,636,600
6,342,400

4.40%


Large Employers

 Company Employees Product/Service Union
R.R. Donnelley & Sons** 831
Printing
Morris Hospital 735
Health, Medical
None
Exelon - Dresden Station 700
Electric Generation
IBEW
Lyondell 560
Polymer Resins
None
Wal-Mart 540
Retail Merchandise
None
Alcoa 280
Extrude Aluminum Products
None
Smurfit - Stone 192
Folding Cartons, Box Board
United Paper
ITW Filtration 190
Plastic Filters
None
D Construction 179
Major Construction
None
Costco 148
Distribution Center
None
Akzo Nobel 142
Specialty Chemicals - Cationic Surfactants
ICWU
Reichhold Chemicals 113
Synthetic Chemicals
Exel Logistics / Kellogg Distribution 90

Distribution Center

None

A & R Distribution 83
Intermodal Distribution
Drivers - Teamsters
Rezin Orthopedics 80
Orthopedics Practice
None
Brownie Products 77
Cookies, Crackers, Bakery
BC & T
U.S. Cold Storage 77
Warehousing, Cold Storage
None
ALDI, Inc. 75
Distribution
None
Greenway Motors 70
Automotive
None
Ritchie Brothers 67
Large Equipment Auctioneers
None
Utility Concrete Products 65
Pre-Cast Manufacturer
None
Joliet Valves 62
Distribute Industrial Valves
None
Aux Sable Liquid Products 59
Natural Gas Extraction Facility
None

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