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Unemployed people in Belleville, IL

Unemployed people in Belleville, IL was 922 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8.5% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons922
Change on 2024-8.5%
Rank44th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high2,8471992
Series low9222025

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Unemployed people in Belleville, IL, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,322 persons1991: 2,588 persons1992: 2,847 persons1993: 2,432 persons1994: 1,854 persons1995: 1,704 persons1996: 1,626 persons1997: 1,477 persons1998: 1,581 persons1999: 1,451 persons2000: 1,277 persons2001: 1,417 persons2002: 1,308 persons2003: 1,480 persons2004: 1,463 persons2005: 1,352 persons2006: 1,315 persons2007: 1,384 persons2008: 1,724 persons2009: 2,354 persons2010: 2,443 persons2011: 2,281 persons2012: 2,241 persons2013: 2,178 persons2014: 1,690 persons2015: 1,398 persons2016: 1,361 persons2017: 1,158 persons2018: 1,139 persons2019: 977 persons2020: 2,353 persons2021: 1,543 persons2022: 1,026 persons2023: 1,090 persons2024: 1,008 persons2025: 922 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019902002201420251990: 2,322 persons1991: 2,588 persons1992: 2,847 persons1993: 2,432 persons1994: 1,854 persons1995: 1,704 persons1996: 1,626 persons1997: 1,477 persons1998: 1,581 persons1999: 1,451 persons2000: 1,277 persons2001: 1,417 persons2002: 1,308 persons2003: 1,480 persons2004: 1,463 persons2005: 1,352 persons2006: 1,315 persons2007: 1,384 persons2008: 1,724 persons2009: 2,354 persons2010: 2,443 persons2011: 2,281 persons2012: 2,241 persons2013: 2,178 persons2014: 1,690 persons2015: 1,398 persons2016: 1,361 persons2017: 1,158 persons2018: 1,139 persons2019: 977 persons2020: 2,353 persons2021: 1,543 persons2022: 1,026 persons2023: 1,090 persons2024: 1,008 persons2025: 922 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025922
20241,008
20231,090
20221,026
20211,543
20202,353
2019977
20181,139
20171,158
20161,361
20151,398
20141,690
20132,178
20122,241
20112,281
20102,443
20092,354
20081,724
20071,384
20061,315
20051,352
20041,463
20031,480
20021,308
20011,417
20001,277
19991,451
19981,581
19971,477
19961,626
19951,704
19941,854
19932,432
19922,847
19912,588
19902,322

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Belleville, IL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Belleville, IL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/belleville-il. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Belleville, IL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/belleville-il.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Belleville, IL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/belleville-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Belleville, IL?

Unemployed people in Belleville, IL was 922 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8.5% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Belleville, IL?

2,847 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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