Bloomington, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington fell 0.2 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in November 2009 at 8.1% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Illinois	4.2%	-0.1	0.0
Bloomington	4.0%	-0.2	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 January 2010 at 8,205. There are now 4,389 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomington	3,816	-160	-226

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.0%	3,816
June 2019	3.7%	4.3%	4.2%	3,976
May 2019	3.6%	4.4%	4.5%	4,225
April 2019	3.6%	4.4%	4.7%	4,421
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	4.7%	4,407
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	4.6%	4,343
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	4.6%	4,338
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.4%	4,210
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	4.4%	4,207
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.4%	4,174