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Unemployed people in Palatine, IL

Unemployed people in Palatine, IL was 1,535 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8.5% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,535
Change on 2024-8.5%
Rank18th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high3,5952010
Series low1,1832019

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Unemployed people in Palatine, IL, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,347 persons1991: 1,917 persons1992: 2,045 persons1993: 2,142 persons1994: 1,734 persons1995: 1,455 persons1996: 1,466 persons1997: 1,422 persons1998: 1,405 persons1999: 1,418 persons2000: 1,494 persons2001: 1,974 persons2002: 2,269 persons2003: 2,186 persons2004: 1,940 persons2005: 1,829 persons2006: 1,377 persons2007: 1,571 persons2008: 1,992 persons2009: 3,292 persons2010: 3,595 persons2011: 3,380 persons2012: 3,079 persons2013: 3,099 persons2014: 2,379 persons2015: 1,978 persons2016: 1,977 persons2017: 1,588 persons2018: 1,277 persons2019: 1,183 persons2020: 2,960 persons2021: 1,738 persons2022: 1,429 persons2023: 1,365 persons2024: 1,677 persons2025: 1,535 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,347 persons1991: 1,917 persons1992: 2,045 persons1993: 2,142 persons1994: 1,734 persons1995: 1,455 persons1996: 1,466 persons1997: 1,422 persons1998: 1,405 persons1999: 1,418 persons2000: 1,494 persons2001: 1,974 persons2002: 2,269 persons2003: 2,186 persons2004: 1,940 persons2005: 1,829 persons2006: 1,377 persons2007: 1,571 persons2008: 1,992 persons2009: 3,292 persons2010: 3,595 persons2011: 3,380 persons2012: 3,079 persons2013: 3,099 persons2014: 2,379 persons2015: 1,978 persons2016: 1,977 persons2017: 1,588 persons2018: 1,277 persons2019: 1,183 persons2020: 2,960 persons2021: 1,738 persons2022: 1,429 persons2023: 1,365 persons2024: 1,677 persons2025: 1,535 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
20251,535
20241,677
20231,365
20221,429
20211,738
20202,960
20191,183
20181,277
20171,588
20161,977
20151,978
20142,379
20133,099
20123,079
20113,380
20103,595
20093,292
20081,992
20071,571
20061,377
20051,829
20041,940
20032,186
20022,269
20011,974
20001,494
19991,418
19981,405
19971,422
19961,466
19951,455
19941,734
19932,142
19922,045
19911,917
19901,347

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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, Palatine, 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, Palatine, 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/palatine-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, Palatine, 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/palatine-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, Palatine, 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/palatine-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Palatine, IL?

Unemployed people in Palatine, IL was 1,535 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8.5% from 2024. That is the 18th 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 Palatine, IL?

3,595 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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