The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Illinois to have 361,567 employers offering 5,917,569 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Illinois jobs is $866 per week ($45,032 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Illinois than any other with 5,099,669 jobs and 352,204 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $865 per week ($44,980 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 606,713 positions and 6,919 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $782 per week ($40,664 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Illinois is the State Government sector which has 223 firms and agencies that employ 124,354 people in Illinois. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $1,053 per week ($54,756 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Illinois. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Illinois jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
80,246 employers in Illinois which hire 1,194,837
people. Their average weekly salary is $757 per week ( $39,364 Annually).
Professional and Business Services jobs are created by 68,767 employers in Illinois which employ
885,584 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Professional and Business Services industry is
$1,051 per week ($54,652 annually).
If you're interested in Illinois jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 673,463 positions filled by 18,991
employers in Illinois. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $1,001 per week in pay, on average or
$52,052 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 285,193 Illinois jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 39,038 firms, paying their employees $1,076
weekly or $55,952 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 291,928 companies that create 4,113,160 Illinois jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $829 weekly ($43,108 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 60,276 companies that employ 986,509 people in Illinois.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $1,014 per week ($52,728 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $1,001 per week
($52,052 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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