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Unemployed people in Peoria, IL

Unemployed people in Peoria, IL was 2,835 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.6% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,835
Change on 2024-4.6%
Rank7th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high6,4462009
Series low2,2161998

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Unemployed people in Peoria, IL, 1990 to 2025

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,282 persons1991: 3,895 persons1992: 4,374 persons1993: 3,902 persons1994: 2,899 persons1995: 2,627 persons1996: 3,618 persons1997: 2,692 persons1998: 2,216 persons1999: 2,406 persons2000: 2,512 persons2001: 2,832 persons2002: 2,992 persons2003: 3,415 persons2004: 3,096 persons2005: 2,725 persons2006: 2,471 persons2007: 2,782 persons2008: 3,571 persons2009: 6,446 persons2010: 6,162 persons2011: 5,537 persons2012: 5,076 persons2013: 5,540 persons2014: 4,314 persons2015: 3,767 persons2016: 3,736 persons2017: 3,150 persons2018: 3,047 persons2019: 2,687 persons2020: 5,538 persons2021: 4,031 persons2022: 2,664 persons2023: 2,876 persons2024: 2,972 persons2025: 2,835 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 3,282 persons1991: 3,895 persons1992: 4,374 persons1993: 3,902 persons1994: 2,899 persons1995: 2,627 persons1996: 3,618 persons1997: 2,692 persons1998: 2,216 persons1999: 2,406 persons2000: 2,512 persons2001: 2,832 persons2002: 2,992 persons2003: 3,415 persons2004: 3,096 persons2005: 2,725 persons2006: 2,471 persons2007: 2,782 persons2008: 3,571 persons2009: 6,446 persons2010: 6,162 persons2011: 5,537 persons2012: 5,076 persons2013: 5,540 persons2014: 4,314 persons2015: 3,767 persons2016: 3,736 persons2017: 3,150 persons2018: 3,047 persons2019: 2,687 persons2020: 5,538 persons2021: 4,031 persons2022: 2,664 persons2023: 2,876 persons2024: 2,972 persons2025: 2,835 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
20252,835
20242,972
20232,876
20222,664
20214,031
20205,538
20192,687
20183,047
20173,150
20163,736
20153,767
20144,314
20135,540
20125,076
20115,537
20106,162
20096,446
20083,571
20072,782
20062,471
20052,725
20043,096
20033,415
20022,992
20012,832
20002,512
19992,406
19982,216
19972,692
19963,618
19952,627
19942,899
19933,902
19924,374
19913,895
19903,282

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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, Peoria, 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, Peoria, 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/peoria-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, Peoria, 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/peoria-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, Peoria, 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/peoria-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Peoria, IL?

Unemployed people in Peoria, IL was 2,835 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.6% from 2024. That is the 7th 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 Peoria, IL?

6,446 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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