Rockford, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rockford fell 0.6 percentage points in March 2012 to 11.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.4 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Rockford peaked in October 2009 at 16.5% and is now 5.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rockford 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
Rockford	11.2%	-0.6	-0.7

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: Rockford, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Rockford, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Rockford peaked in November 2009 at 28,378. There are now 9,573 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Rockford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rockford, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rockford	18,805	-1,144	-1,063

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rockford, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Rockford Unemployment Rate	Rockford Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.8%	11.2%	18,805
February 2012	8.3%	9.1%	11.8%	19,949
January 2012	8.3%	9.4%	12.6%	21,118
December 2011	8.5%	9.7%	13.2%	22,263
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	13.6%	23,047
October 2011	8.9%	10.0%	13.6%	23,150
September 2011	9.0%	10.1%	13.2%	22,406
August 2011	9.1%	10.2%	12.4%	20,866
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	11.9%	20,212
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	11.9%	20,000
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	11.9%	19,965
April 2011	9.0%	9.5%	12.0%	20,108