Decatur, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Decatur fell 2.8 percentage points in July 2020 to 12.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Decatur peaked in April 2020 at 17.0% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Decatur unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	10.2%	-0.9	+6.5
Illinois	11.5%	-3.0	+7.6
Decatur	12.0%	-2.8	+6.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Decatur, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Decatur, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Decatur peaked in April 2020 at 7,321. There are now 1,759 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Decatur employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Decatur, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Decatur	5,562	-1,537	+3,059

Number of Unemployed Persons

Decatur, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Decatur Unemployment Rate	Decatur Unemployed
August 2020	8.4%	11.0%	—	—
July 2020	10.2%	11.5%	12.0%	5,562
June 2020	11.1%	14.5%	14.8%	7,099
May 2020	13.3%	15.3%	16.0%	7,228
April 2020	14.7%	17.2%	17.0%	7,321
March 2020	4.4%	4.2%	4.7%	2,164
February 2020	3.5%	3.4%	4.8%	2,293
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	5.0%	2,407
December 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.1%	2,447
November 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.1%	2,467
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	5.1%	2,484
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.1%	2,499