Unemployment Rates

How the unemployment rates are calculated  by the Federal Government

These rates are not seasonally adjusted.

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_add.htm

Month___________April________May

Rate___________

National________8.98.9________9.4

State________ 8.      9.3__ _ _   _9.9___________

Peoria MSA _____ _   9.1_____  __8.9

http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.il_peoria_msa.htm