Illinois state prices & labor vs the US
Where Illinois sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.70
AAA · 2026-10-02 · +6.9% vs US
Residential electricity
19.22¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +11.6% YoY · +5.0% vs US
Industrial electricity
11.87¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +11.6% YoY · +21.5% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,803
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +6.0% YoY · +10.3% vs US
Unemployment rate
4.7%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · +0.4pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.