Bloomington, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington fell 2.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.6 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in April 2020 at 14.0% and is now 2.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Illinois	15.2%	-2.0	+11.1
Bloomington	11.6%	-2.4	+7.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 11,811. There are now 1,643 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomington	10,168	-1,643	+6,495

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	15.2%	11.6%	10,168
April 2020	14.7%	17.2%	14.0%	11,811
March 2020	4.4%	4.2%	3.2%	2,833
February 2020	3.5%	3.4%	3.2%	3,074
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.4%	3,222
December 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.5%	3,310
November 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.5%	3,351
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.5%	3,390
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.6%	3,425
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	3.6%	3,451
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.6%	3,487