Danville, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danville fell 2.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 15.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Danville peaked in April 2020 at 18.4% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Danville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Illinois	15.3%	-1.9	+11.2
Danville	15.8%	-2.6	+10.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 5,783. There are now 655 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Danville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Danville, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danville	5,128	-655	+3,454

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danville, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Danville Unemployment Rate	Danville Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	14.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	15.3%	15.8%	5,128
April 2020	14.7%	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	3.6%	3.5%	4.8%	1,599
December 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.0%	1,680
November 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.0%	1,678
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	5.0%	1,676
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.0%	1,670
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	5.0%	1,660
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	5.0%	1,652