Danville, Illinois Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danville rose 0.2 percentage points in November 2020 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Danville peaked in April 2020 at 18.4% and is now 11.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.7% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Danville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Illinois | 6.9% | -0.5 | +3.2 |
Danville | 6.9% | +0.2 | +1.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Danville, Illinois, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Danville, Illinois Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Danville peaked in April 2020 at 5,783. There are now 3,541 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Danville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Danville, Illinois) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Danville | 2,242 | -80 | +564 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Danville, Illinois Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Illinois Unemployment Rate |
Danville Unemployment Rate |
Danville Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 2,242 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.4% | 6.7% | 2,322 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 10.4% | 9.2% | 3,075 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 11.0% | 9.3% | 3,131 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 11.5% | 9.8% | 3,171 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.5% | 12.5% | 4,139 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 15.3% | 15.1% | 4,867 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 17.2% | 18.4% | 5,783 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 1,360 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 1,483 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 1,599 |
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. ↩