Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kankakee fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 11.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Kankakee peaked in January 2010 at 14.1% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 11.0% in June 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Kankakee unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Illinois	9.8%	-0.2	+0.6
Kankakee	11.6%	-0.2	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Kankakee, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kankakee, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kankakee peaked in January 2010 at 8,039. There are now 1,231 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,392 in June 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 416. Kankakee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kankakee, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kankakee	6,808	-106	-161

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.8%	11.6%	6,808
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	11.8%	6,914
October 2011	8.9%	10.1%	11.9%	6,957
September 2011	9.0%	10.0%	11.6%	6,746
August 2011	9.1%	9.9%	11.3%	6,549
July 2011	9.1%	9.5%	11.2%	6,489
June 2011	9.1%	9.1%	11.0%	6,392
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	11.1%	6,442
April 2011	9.0%	8.7%	11.5%	6,594
March 2011	8.9%	8.8%	11.6%	6,621
February 2011	9.0%	8.9%	11.5%	6,609
January 2011	9.1%	9.0%	11.7%	6,710