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Danville, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danville fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 5.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Danville peaked in April 2020 at 16.8% and is now 11.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Danville 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
Danville 5.2% -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: Danville, Illinois, National

Danville, Illinois monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Danville, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Danville peaked in April 2020 at 5,201. There are now 3,563 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Danville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Danville, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Danville 1,638 -34 -107

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danville, Illinois Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Illinois
Unemployment Rate
Danville
Unemployment Rate
Danville
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.5% 5.2% 1,638
December
2022
3.5% 4.6% 5.3% 1,672
November
2022
3.6% 4.6% 5.5% 1,721
October
2022
3.7% 4.6% 5.5% 1,738
September
2022
3.5% 4.6% 5.6% 1,763
August
2022
3.7% 4.5% 5.7% 1,804
July
2022
3.5% 4.4% 5.8% 1,834
June
2022
3.6% 4.4% 5.9% 1,849
May
2022
3.6% 4.4% 5.9% 1,863
April
2022
3.6% 4.5% 5.6% 1,776
March
2022
3.6% 4.5% 5.4% 1,705

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.