Bloomington, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in October 2009 at 8.1% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Illinois	4.4%	-0.2	-0.5
Bloomington	3.7%	+0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bloomington, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bloomington, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bloomington peaked in February 2010 at 8,266. There are now 4,685 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,158 in February 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 423.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomington	3,581	+95	-564

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	3.7%	3,581
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	3.6%	3,486
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	3.3%	3,158
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	3,463
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	3.8%	3,647
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	3.8%	3,661
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	3.8%	3,636
September 2017	4.2%	5.0%	3.8%	3,683
August 2017	4.4%	5.0%	3.9%	3,772
July 2017	4.3%	5.0%	3.9%	3,775
June 2017	4.3%	4.9%	4.0%	3,803