Peoria, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Peoria fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Peoria peaked in November 2009 at 11.9% and is now 3.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.0% in July 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Peoria 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
Peoria	8.5%	-0.1	-0.8

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: Peoria, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Peoria, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Peoria peaked in November 2009 at 23,707. There are now 5,822 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 16,625 in June 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,260. Peoria employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Peoria, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Peoria	17,885	-178	-1,304

Number of Unemployed Persons

Peoria, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Peoria Unemployment Rate	Peoria Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.8%	8.5%	17,885
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	8.6%	18,063
October 2011	8.9%	10.1%	8.6%	17,937
September 2011	9.0%	10.0%	8.3%	17,243
August 2011	9.1%	9.9%	8.0%	16,674
July 2011	9.1%	9.5%	8.0%	16,695
June 2011	9.1%	9.1%	8.1%	16,625
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	8.2%	16,856
April 2011	9.0%	8.7%	8.4%	17,200
March 2011	8.9%	8.8%	8.6%	17,423
February 2011	9.0%	8.9%	8.7%	17,637
January 2011	9.1%	9.0%	8.9%	18,323