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Unemployed people in Galesburg, IL

Unemployed people in Galesburg, IL was 631 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 79th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons631
Change on 2024-1.6%
Rank79th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high1,4352010
Series low6162019

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Unemployed people in Galesburg, IL, 1990 to 2025

6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,054 persons1991: 1,110 persons1992: 1,187 persons1993: 1,019 persons1994: 824 persons1995: 762 persons1996: 787 persons1997: 674 persons1998: 647 persons1999: 652 persons2000: 764 persons2001: 876 persons2002: 1,058 persons2003: 1,179 persons2004: 1,172 persons2005: 1,048 persons2006: 818 persons2007: 779 persons2008: 1,039 persons2009: 1,433 persons2010: 1,435 persons2011: 1,320 persons2012: 1,203 persons2013: 1,229 persons2014: 962 persons2015: 813 persons2016: 814 persons2017: 671 persons2018: 709 persons2019: 616 persons2020: 1,112 persons2021: 841 persons2022: 636 persons2023: 659 persons2024: 641 persons2025: 631 persons5007501,0001,2501,50019902002201420251990: 1,054 persons1991: 1,110 persons1992: 1,187 persons1993: 1,019 persons1994: 824 persons1995: 762 persons1996: 787 persons1997: 674 persons1998: 647 persons1999: 652 persons2000: 764 persons2001: 876 persons2002: 1,058 persons2003: 1,179 persons2004: 1,172 persons2005: 1,048 persons2006: 818 persons2007: 779 persons2008: 1,039 persons2009: 1,433 persons2010: 1,435 persons2011: 1,320 persons2012: 1,203 persons2013: 1,229 persons2014: 962 persons2015: 813 persons2016: 814 persons2017: 671 persons2018: 709 persons2019: 616 persons2020: 1,112 persons2021: 841 persons2022: 636 persons2023: 659 persons2024: 641 persons2025: 631 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
2025631
2024641
2023659
2022636
2021841
20201,112
2019616
2018709
2017671
2016814
2015813
2014962
20131,229
20121,203
20111,320
20101,435
20091,433
20081,039
2007779
2006818
20051,048
20041,172
20031,179
20021,058
2001876
2000764
1999652
1998647
1997674
1996787
1995762
1994824
19931,019
19921,187
19911,110
19901,054

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.

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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, Galesburg, 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, Galesburg, 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/galesburg-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, Galesburg, 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/galesburg-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, Galesburg, 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/galesburg-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Galesburg, IL?

Unemployed people in Galesburg, IL was 631 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 79th 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 Galesburg, IL?

1,435 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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