Danville, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danville fell 0.6 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Danville peaked in January 2010 at 13.1% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.6% in June 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Danville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Illinois	8.8%	-0.3	-0.5
Danville	9.8%	-0.6	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Danville, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Danville, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Danville peaked in February 2010 at 4,915. There are now 1,359 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,523 in June 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 33. Danville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Danville, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danville	3,556	-217	-177

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danville, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Danville Unemployment Rate	Danville Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.8%	9.8%	3,556
February 2012	8.3%	9.1%	10.4%	3,773
January 2012	8.3%	9.4%	10.7%	3,893
December 2011	8.5%	9.7%	10.9%	3,962
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	11.0%	3,995
October 2011	8.9%	10.0%	11.0%	3,998
September 2011	9.0%	10.1%	10.4%	3,774
August 2011	9.1%	10.2%	10.0%	3,636
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	9.8%	3,582
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	9.6%	3,523
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	9.7%	3,560
April 2011	9.0%	9.5%	10.0%	3,658