Danville, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danville rose 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Danville peaked in February 2010 at 12.8% and is now 7.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.1% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Danville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Illinois	4.2%	+0.1	-0.7
Danville	5.7%	+0.2	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 4,860. There are now 2,897 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,703 in February 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 260. Danville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Danville, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danville	1,963	+95	-55

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danville, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Danville Unemployment Rate	Danville Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.7%	1,963
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	5.5%	1,868
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	5.6%	1,892
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.6%	1,915
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	5.8%	1,993
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	5.7%	1,971
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	5.7%	1,950
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	5.5%	1,888
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.1%	1,703
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.3%	1,791
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.8%	1,947