Carbondale-Marion, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carbondale fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2020 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Carbondale peaked in January 2010 at 9.8% and is now 6.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in February 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Carbondale unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.4%	+0.9	+0.6
Illinois	4.2%	+0.8	-0.1
Carbondale	3.5%	0.0	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2020 data as April 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 January 2010 at 6,063. There are now 4,114 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Carbondale	1,949	-122	-694

Number of Unemployed Persons

Carbondale, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Carbondale Unemployment Rate	Carbondale Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	16.4%	—	—
March 2020	4.4%	4.2%	3.5%	1,949
February 2020	3.5%	3.4%	3.5%	2,071
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.7%	2,220
December 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.8%	2,297
November 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.9%	2,311
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.9%	2,324
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.9%	2,332
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	3.9%	2,333
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.9%	2,340
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.9%	2,365
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.0%	2,428