Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Illinois Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chicago fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2013 to 9.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Chicago peaked in December 2009 at 11.3% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.8% in April 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Chicago unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 7.5% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Illinois | 9.3% | -0.2 | +0.5 |
| Chicago | 9.6% | -0.1 | +0.8 |
Unemployment Rate: Chicago, Illinois, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Chicago, Illinois Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Chicago peaked in January 2010 at 550,538. There are now 83,579 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 430,938 in April 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 36,021. Chicago employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chicago, Illinois) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 466,959 | -6,664 | +36,021 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Chicago, Illinois Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Illinois Unemployment Rate |
Chicago Unemployment Rate |
Chicago Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2013 |
7.6% | — | — | — |
|
April 2013 |
7.5% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 466,959 |
|
March 2013 |
7.6% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 473,623 |
|
February 2013 |
7.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 471,982 |
|
January 2013 |
7.9% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 448,382 |
|
December 2012 |
7.8% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 431,989 |
|
November 2012 |
7.8% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 431,558 |
|
October 2012 |
7.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 431,194 |
|
September 2012 |
7.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% | 431,383 |
|
August 2012 |
8.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% | 431,858 |
|
July 2012 |
8.2% | 9.0% | 8.8% | 432,115 |
|
June 2012 |
8.2% | 9.0% | 8.8% | 431,812 |
|
May 2012 |
8.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% | 431,178 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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