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Unemployed people in Champaign, IL

Unemployed people in Champaign, IL was 1,939 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 6% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,939
Change on 2024-6%
Rank11th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high3,4992010
Series low5711994

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Unemployed people in Champaign, IL, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 586 persons1991: 640 persons1992: 710 persons1993: 678 persons1994: 571 persons1995: 976 persons1996: 1,098 persons1997: 887 persons1998: 932 persons1999: 827 persons2000: 1,299 persons2001: 1,368 persons2002: 1,520 persons2003: 1,666 persons2004: 1,637 persons2005: 1,590 persons2006: 1,438 persons2007: 1,683 persons2008: 2,412 persons2009: 3,383 persons2010: 3,499 persons2011: 3,299 persons2012: 3,099 persons2013: 3,133 persons2014: 2,547 persons2015: 2,203 persons2016: 2,190 persons2017: 1,858 persons2018: 1,926 persons2019: 1,626 persons2020: 2,993 persons2021: 2,314 persons2022: 1,783 persons2023: 2,025 persons2024: 2,062 persons2025: 1,939 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 586 persons1991: 640 persons1992: 710 persons1993: 678 persons1994: 571 persons1995: 976 persons1996: 1,098 persons1997: 887 persons1998: 932 persons1999: 827 persons2000: 1,299 persons2001: 1,368 persons2002: 1,520 persons2003: 1,666 persons2004: 1,637 persons2005: 1,590 persons2006: 1,438 persons2007: 1,683 persons2008: 2,412 persons2009: 3,383 persons2010: 3,499 persons2011: 3,299 persons2012: 3,099 persons2013: 3,133 persons2014: 2,547 persons2015: 2,203 persons2016: 2,190 persons2017: 1,858 persons2018: 1,926 persons2019: 1,626 persons2020: 2,993 persons2021: 2,314 persons2022: 1,783 persons2023: 2,025 persons2024: 2,062 persons2025: 1,939 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
20251,939
20242,062
20232,025
20221,783
20212,314
20202,993
20191,626
20181,926
20171,858
20162,190
20152,203
20142,547
20133,133
20123,099
20113,299
20103,499
20093,383
20082,412
20071,683
20061,438
20051,590
20041,637
20031,666
20021,520
20011,368
20001,299
1999827
1998932
1997887
19961,098
1995976
1994571
1993678
1992710
1991640
1990586

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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, Champaign, 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, Champaign, 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/champaign-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, Champaign, 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/champaign-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, Champaign, 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/champaign-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Champaign, IL?

Unemployed people in Champaign, IL was 1,939 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 6% from 2024. That is the 11th 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 Champaign, IL?

3,499 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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