Carbondale-Marion, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carbondale fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Carbondale peaked in January 2010 at 9.8% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Carbondale unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Illinois	3.9%	0.0	-0.3
Carbondale	3.9%	-0.1	-1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November 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 6,066. There are now 3,674 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Carbondale	2,392	-20	-595

Number of Unemployed Persons

Carbondale, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Carbondale Unemployment Rate	Carbondale Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.9%	2,392
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	4.0%	2,412
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.1%	2,457
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.3%	2,595
June 2019	3.7%	4.3%	4.5%	2,720
May 2019	3.6%	4.4%	4.8%	2,887
April 2019	3.6%	4.4%	5.0%	3,011
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	5.0%	3,017
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	5.0%	3,003
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	5.0%	3,038
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.0%	3,006