Danville, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danville fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2018 to 5.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Danville peaked in January 2010 at 12.7% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Danville 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
Danville	5.1%	-0.3	-1.7

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: Danville, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Danville, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Danville peaked in February 2010 at 4,856. There are now 3,151 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Danville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Danville, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danville	1,705	-88	-666

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danville, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Danville Unemployment Rate	Danville Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.1%	1,705
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.4%	1,793
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	6.0%	2,020
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	6.3%	2,095
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	6.3%	2,114
September 2017	4.2%	5.0%	6.3%	2,123
August 2017	4.4%	5.0%	6.6%	2,236
July 2017	4.3%	5.0%	6.7%	2,283
June 2017	4.3%	4.9%	6.7%	2,279
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	6.7%	2,283
April 2017	4.4%	4.9%	6.6%	2,301