Illinois unemployment by metro area

CHICAGO) — Metropolitan Area August 2011 August 2010

Bloomington-Normal 7.4 percent 7.9 percent

Champaign-Urbana 8.9 percent 9.6 percent

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 10.4 percent 9.7 percent

Danville 10.5 percent 12.0 percent

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 7.3 percent 7.8 percent

Decatur 10.7 percent 11.7 percent

Kankakee-Bradley 11.5 percent 12.8 percent

Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 9.1 percent 10.1 percent

Peoria 8.4 percent 9.9 percent

Rockford 13.1 percent 14.7 percent

Springfield 7.5 percent 7.8 percent

East St. Louis area 9.5 percent 10.0 percent

Source: Illinois Department of Economic Opportunity