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Unemployed people in Decatur, IL

Unemployed people in Decatur, IL was 1,906 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,906
Change on 2024-1.2%
Rank12th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high4,5562009
Series low1,8382019

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Unemployed people in Decatur, IL, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,195 persons1991: 4,019 persons1992: 4,338 persons1993: 4,256 persons1994: 3,537 persons1995: 3,338 persons1996: 3,684 persons1997: 3,015 persons1998: 2,345 persons1999: 2,180 persons2000: 2,212 persons2001: 2,633 persons2002: 2,997 persons2003: 2,991 persons2004: 2,655 persons2005: 2,390 persons2006: 2,142 persons2007: 2,309 persons2008: 2,857 persons2009: 4,556 persons2010: 4,551 persons2011: 4,061 persons2012: 3,989 persons2013: 4,350 persons2014: 3,155 persons2015: 2,548 persons2016: 2,384 persons2017: 2,012 persons2018: 2,049 persons2019: 1,838 persons2020: 3,512 persons2021: 2,785 persons2022: 1,914 persons2023: 2,017 persons2024: 1,930 persons2025: 1,906 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 3,195 persons1991: 4,019 persons1992: 4,338 persons1993: 4,256 persons1994: 3,537 persons1995: 3,338 persons1996: 3,684 persons1997: 3,015 persons1998: 2,345 persons1999: 2,180 persons2000: 2,212 persons2001: 2,633 persons2002: 2,997 persons2003: 2,991 persons2004: 2,655 persons2005: 2,390 persons2006: 2,142 persons2007: 2,309 persons2008: 2,857 persons2009: 4,556 persons2010: 4,551 persons2011: 4,061 persons2012: 3,989 persons2013: 4,350 persons2014: 3,155 persons2015: 2,548 persons2016: 2,384 persons2017: 2,012 persons2018: 2,049 persons2019: 1,838 persons2020: 3,512 persons2021: 2,785 persons2022: 1,914 persons2023: 2,017 persons2024: 1,930 persons2025: 1,906 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
20251,906
20241,930
20232,017
20221,914
20212,785
20203,512
20191,838
20182,049
20172,012
20162,384
20152,548
20143,155
20134,350
20123,989
20114,061
20104,551
20094,556
20082,857
20072,309
20062,142
20052,390
20042,655
20032,991
20022,997
20012,633
20002,212
19992,180
19982,345
19973,015
19963,684
19953,338
19943,537
19934,256
19924,338
19914,019
19903,195

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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, Decatur, 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, Decatur, 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/decatur-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, Decatur, 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/decatur-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, Decatur, 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/decatur-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Decatur, IL?

Unemployed people in Decatur, IL was 1,906 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 12th 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 Decatur, IL?

4,556 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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