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Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Champaign fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Champaign peaked in April 2020 at 11.4% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Champaign unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Illinois 4.5% -0.1 -0.3
Champaign 3.6% -0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Champaign, Illinois, National

Champaign, Illinois monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Champaign, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Champaign peaked in April 2020 at 12,741. There are now 8,262 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Champaign employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Champaign, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Champaign 4,479 -139 -307

Number of Unemployed Persons

Champaign, Illinois Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Illinois
Unemployment Rate
Champaign
Unemployment Rate
Champaign
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.5% 3.6% 4,479
December
2022
3.5% 4.6% 3.7% 4,618
November
2022
3.6% 4.6% 3.9% 4,776
October
2022
3.7% 4.6% 3.9% 4,876
September
2022
3.5% 4.6% 4.0% 4,963
August
2022
3.7% 4.5% 4.1% 5,072
July
2022
3.5% 4.4% 4.1% 5,087
June
2022
3.6% 4.4% 4.1% 5,102
May
2022
3.6% 4.4% 4.1% 5,117
April
2022
3.6% 4.5% 3.9% 4,854
March
2022
3.6% 4.5% 3.8% 4,652

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.