Carbondale-Marion, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carbondale fell 0.3 percentage points in July 2018 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Carbondale peaked in February 2010 at 9.9% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Carbondale unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.1	-0.4
Illinois	4.2%	-0.1	-0.8
Carbondale	4.5%	-0.3	-0.2

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

Unemployment Rate: Carbondale, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Carbondale, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Carbondale peaked in February 2010 at 6,133. There are now 3,429 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,273 in February 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 431.

Unemployed Persons	July 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Carbondale	2,704	-132	-68

Number of Unemployed Persons

Carbondale, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Carbondale Unemployment Rate	Carbondale Unemployed
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	—	—
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.5%	2,704
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	4.8%	2,836
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.6%	2,745
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.5%	2,677
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.4%	2,567
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	3.9%	2,273
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.1%	2,391
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.5%	2,633
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.5%	2,657
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.5%	2,682
September 2017	4.2%	5.0%	4.6%	2,750