Direct Employment:                        49,078
    Rank among states:   5

Illinois Jobs Supported
by the Business of Chemistry:        279,215

Illinois Jobs Dependent on Chemistry:
                                                 1,807,766

State & Local Taxes paid by the state's
chemical industry:                $402.2 million

Average Wage:                             $73,284

Manufacturing Facilities:                       726

Value of Industry Production:    $29.9 billion
   

Foreign Exports:                       $5.83 billion

% of export-related employment in the
business of chemistry                       19.5%

Capitol Expenditures in 2006:  $977.9 million

Distribution Facilities:                          877

Distribution Employment                   7,836

Decline in Core TRI Emissions
  Since 1988                                      73%

Workers in Illinois business of chemistry are among the best paid by the state’s manufacturers. Average wages of $73,284 are 39% higher than the state’s manufacturing average and 61% higher than the state’s overall wages for all industries.

For every job in Illinois’ business of chemistry, 5 jobs are created in the state. The business in chemistry in other states also creates additional output and jobs in Illinois and vice versa.

As a result, the business of chemistry generated an additional 279,215 jobs in Illinois among the industry’s suppliers, the suppliers’ suppliers and industries supported by household expenditures from employee’s wages. Thus, 328,293 jobs in Illinois are generated by the business of chemistry.

Industries in Illinois among the most dependent on the business of chemistry include: construction (275,206 jobs), agriculture (15,721 jobs), consumer goods (315,919 jobs), services (175,987 jobs), manufacturing (432,425 jobs), and mining & utilities (29,641 jobs).

The products of chemistry, including life saving medicines and plastics and synthetic rubber used in medical equipment and supplies support Illinois’ health care industry which employs 581,181 workers and cares for the state’s 12.4 million residents.

Total wages for all industries dependent on chemistry in Illinois is $85.6 billion with $2.14 billion being paid in state income taxes.

In addition, wholesalers and distributors of the products of chemistry employ 7,836 people at 877 locations throughout Illinois.

In all, the business of chemistry in Illinois generated $29.9 billion worth of chemistry products. And US chemistry exports from Illinois totaled $5.83 billion.