Bloomington, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in October 2009 at 8.1% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.2 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Illinois	4.3%	0.0	-0.1
Bloomington	4.5%	-0.3	+1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 3,968 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 1,140.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomington	4,298	-312	+1,140

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	4.5%	4,298
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	4.8%	4,610
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.5%	4,380
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	4.2%	4,138
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.2%	4,101
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.9%	3,758
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.9%	3,773
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.9%	3,796
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	4.0%	3,877
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	3.7%	3,606
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.7%	3,579