# Cities in Illinois by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 104 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities. United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted. Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces. Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas. Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures. Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national. Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national. For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank. ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over. The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/illinois-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dolton, IL | 11.1 |
| 2 | Maywood, IL | 9.5 |
| 3 | Calumet City, IL | 8.4 |
| 3 | Harvey, IL | 8.4 |
| 3 | Park Forest, IL | 8.4 |
| 6 | Chicago Heights, IL | 7.6 |
| 7 | Lansing, IL | 7.2 |
| 8 | East St. Louis, IL | 6.6 |
| 9 | Chicago, IL | 6 |
| 10 | Danville, IL | 5.8 |
| 10 | Decatur, IL | 5.8 |
| 12 | Elmwood Park, IL | 5.7 |
| 12 | Oak Park, IL | 5.7 |
| 14 | Berwyn, IL | 5.6 |
| 14 | Burbank, IL | 5.6 |
| 16 | Oak Lawn, IL | 5.5 |
| 17 | Evanston, IL | 5.4 |
| 17 | Joliet, IL | 5.4 |
| 17 | Morton Grove, IL | 5.4 |
| 17 | Skokie, IL | 5.4 |
| 21 | Bolingbrook, IL | 5.3 |
| 21 | Hanover Park, IL | 5.3 |
| 21 | Rockford, IL | 5.3 |
| 21 | Streamwood, IL | 5.3 |
| 25 | Niles, IL | 5.2 |
| 25 | Tinley Park, IL | 5.2 |
| 25 | Westmont, IL | 5.2 |
| 28 | Carbondale, IL | 5.1 |
| 28 | Kankakee, IL | 5.1 |
| 28 | Romeoville, IL | 5.1 |
| 28 | Wilmette, IL | 5.1 |
| 32 | Des Plaines, IL | 5 |
| 32 | Lake in the Hills, IL | 5 |
| 32 | Park Ridge, IL | 5 |
| 35 | Glenview, IL | 4.9 |
| 35 | Hoffman Estates, IL | 4.9 |
| 35 | Homer Glen, IL | 4.9 |
| 35 | Melrose Park, IL | 4.9 |
| 35 | Naperville, IL | 4.9 |
| 35 | Schaumburg, IL | 4.9 |
| 41 | Arlington Heights, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Cicero, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Crystal Lake, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Elk Grove Village, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Galesburg, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Huntley, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Lombard, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Northbrook, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Oak Forest, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Orland Park, IL | 4.8 |
| 41 | Wheaton, IL | 4.8 |
| 52 | Downers Grove, IL | 4.7 |
| 52 | Elmhurst, IL | 4.7 |
| 52 | Glen Ellyn, IL | 4.7 |
| 52 | Palatine, IL | 4.7 |
| 52 | Peoria, IL | 4.7 |
| 57 | Alton, IL | 4.6 |
| 57 | Aurora, IL | 4.6 |
| 57 | Bartlett, IL | 4.6 |
| 57 | Zion, IL | 4.6 |
| 61 | Carol Stream, IL | 4.5 |
| 61 | DeKalb, IL | 4.5 |
| 61 | Glendale Heights, IL | 4.5 |
| 61 | Lockport, IL | 4.5 |
| 61 | McHenry, IL | 4.5 |
| 61 | Mount Prospect, IL | 4.5 |
| 61 | New Lenox, IL | 4.5 |
| 61 | North Chicago, IL | 4.5 |
| 61 | Plainfield, IL | 4.5 |
| 70 | Addison, IL | 4.4 |
| 70 | Freeport, IL | 4.4 |
| 70 | Pekin, IL | 4.4 |
| 70 | Wheeling, IL | 4.4 |
| 70 | Woodridge, IL | 4.4 |
| 70 | Woodstock, IL | 4.4 |
| 76 | Algonquin, IL | 4.3 |
| 76 | Belvidere, IL | 4.3 |
| 76 | Springfield, IL | 4.3 |
| 79 | Buffalo Grove, IL | 4.2 |
| 79 | Elgin, IL | 4.2 |
| 79 | Moline, IL | 4.2 |
| 79 | Urbana, IL | 4.2 |
| 79 | West Chicago, IL | 4.2 |
| 84 | Belleville, IL | 4.1 |
| 84 | Waukegan, IL | 4.1 |
| 86 | Champaign, IL | 4 |
| 86 | Granite City, IL | 4 |
| 86 | Rock Island, IL | 4 |
| 86 | Vernon Hills, IL | 4 |
| 90 | Carpentersville, IL | 3.8 |
| 90 | Gurnee, IL | 3.8 |
| 90 | Yorkville, IL | 3.8 |
| 93 | Collinsville, IL | 3.7 |
| 93 | Highland Park, IL | 3.7 |
| 93 | Oswego, IL | 3.7 |
| 96 | Mundelein, IL | 3.6 |
| 97 | Batavia, IL | 3.5 |
| 97 | Normal, IL | 3.5 |
| 97 | Round Lake Beach, IL | 3.5 |
| 100 | Bloomington, IL | 3.4 |
| 100 | St. Charles, IL | 3.4 |
| 102 | Edwardsville, IL | 3.2 |
| 102 | O'Fallon, IL | 3.2 |
| 104 | Quincy, IL | 3.1 |