Carbondale-Marion, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carbondale fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Carbondale peaked in February 2010 at 9.9% and is now 6.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Carbondale unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Illinois	4.7%	-0.1	-0.4
Carbondale	3.8%	-0.2	-1.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 6,136. There are now 3,865 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Carbondale	2,271	-123	-925

Number of Unemployed Persons

Carbondale, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Carbondale Unemployment Rate	Carbondale Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	3.8%	2,271
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.0%	2,394
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.6%	2,733
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.7%	2,816
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.7%	2,789
September 2017	4.2%	5.0%	4.7%	2,783
August 2017	4.4%	5.0%	4.7%	2,862
July 2017	4.3%	5.0%	4.8%	2,896
June 2017	4.3%	4.9%	5.0%	2,992
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	5.0%	3,004
April 2017	4.4%	4.9%	5.1%	3,033