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Unemployed people in Bloomington, IL

Unemployed people in Bloomington, IL was 1,724 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.6% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,724
Change on 2024-3.6%
Rank15th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high3,1482010
Series low7181994

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Unemployed people in Bloomington, IL, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 967 persons1991: 1,071 persons1992: 1,138 persons1993: 996 persons1994: 718 persons1995: 970 persons1996: 1,092 persons1997: 901 persons1998: 857 persons1999: 830 persons2000: 1,263 persons2001: 1,268 persons2002: 1,425 persons2003: 1,595 persons2004: 1,731 persons2005: 1,624 persons2006: 1,418 persons2007: 1,588 persons2008: 2,154 persons2009: 3,088 persons2010: 3,148 persons2011: 2,899 persons2012: 2,756 persons2013: 2,756 persons2014: 2,257 persons2015: 1,969 persons2016: 2,044 persons2017: 1,678 persons2018: 1,734 persons2019: 1,465 persons2020: 2,846 persons2021: 2,038 persons2022: 1,557 persons2023: 1,660 persons2024: 1,788 persons2025: 1,724 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 967 persons1991: 1,071 persons1992: 1,138 persons1993: 996 persons1994: 718 persons1995: 970 persons1996: 1,092 persons1997: 901 persons1998: 857 persons1999: 830 persons2000: 1,263 persons2001: 1,268 persons2002: 1,425 persons2003: 1,595 persons2004: 1,731 persons2005: 1,624 persons2006: 1,418 persons2007: 1,588 persons2008: 2,154 persons2009: 3,088 persons2010: 3,148 persons2011: 2,899 persons2012: 2,756 persons2013: 2,756 persons2014: 2,257 persons2015: 1,969 persons2016: 2,044 persons2017: 1,678 persons2018: 1,734 persons2019: 1,465 persons2020: 2,846 persons2021: 2,038 persons2022: 1,557 persons2023: 1,660 persons2024: 1,788 persons2025: 1,724 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
20251,724
20241,788
20231,660
20221,557
20212,038
20202,846
20191,465
20181,734
20171,678
20162,044
20151,969
20142,257
20132,756
20122,756
20112,899
20103,148
20093,088
20082,154
20071,588
20061,418
20051,624
20041,731
20031,595
20021,425
20011,268
20001,263
1999830
1998857
1997901
19961,092
1995970
1994718
1993996
19921,138
19911,071
1990967

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Bloomington, 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/bloomington-il. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Bloomington, 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/bloomington-il.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Bloomington, 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/bloomington-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the unemployed people in Bloomington, IL?

Unemployed people in Bloomington, IL was 1,724 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.6% from 2024. That is the 15th 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 Bloomington, IL?

3,148 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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