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Unemployed people in Granite City, IL

Unemployed people in Granite City, IL was 572 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 11.2% from 2024. That is the 89th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons572
Change on 2024-11.2%
Rank89th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high2,0852009
Series low4742022

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Unemployed people in Granite City, IL, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,452 persons1991: 1,891 persons1992: 1,887 persons1993: 1,502 persons1994: 1,166 persons1995: 1,064 persons1996: 1,002 persons1997: 839 persons1998: 903 persons1999: 880 persons2000: 850 persons2001: 1,008 persons2002: 962 persons2003: 1,092 persons2004: 1,085 persons2005: 984 persons2006: 880 persons2007: 941 persons2008: 1,181 persons2009: 2,085 persons2010: 1,682 persons2011: 1,387 persons2012: 1,424 persons2013: 1,399 persons2014: 1,102 persons2015: 1,015 persons2016: 1,046 persons2017: 722 persons2018: 677 persons2019: 579 persons2020: 923 persons2021: 609 persons2022: 474 persons2023: 531 persons2024: 644 persons2025: 572 persons05001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 1,452 persons1991: 1,891 persons1992: 1,887 persons1993: 1,502 persons1994: 1,166 persons1995: 1,064 persons1996: 1,002 persons1997: 839 persons1998: 903 persons1999: 880 persons2000: 850 persons2001: 1,008 persons2002: 962 persons2003: 1,092 persons2004: 1,085 persons2005: 984 persons2006: 880 persons2007: 941 persons2008: 1,181 persons2009: 2,085 persons2010: 1,682 persons2011: 1,387 persons2012: 1,424 persons2013: 1,399 persons2014: 1,102 persons2015: 1,015 persons2016: 1,046 persons2017: 722 persons2018: 677 persons2019: 579 persons2020: 923 persons2021: 609 persons2022: 474 persons2023: 531 persons2024: 644 persons2025: 572 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
2025572
2024644
2023531
2022474
2021609
2020923
2019579
2018677
2017722
20161,046
20151,015
20141,102
20131,399
20121,424
20111,387
20101,682
20092,085
20081,181
2007941
2006880
2005984
20041,085
20031,092
2002962
20011,008
2000850
1999880
1998903
1997839
19961,002
19951,064
19941,166
19931,502
19921,887
19911,891
19901,452

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, Granite City, 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, Granite City, 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/granite-city-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, Granite City, 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/granite-city-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, Granite City, 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/granite-city-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Granite City, IL?

Unemployed people in Granite City, IL was 572 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 11.2% from 2024. That is the 89th 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 Granite City, IL?

2,085 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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