Decatur, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Decatur rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2019 to 6.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Decatur peaked in November 2009 at 12.6% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.4% in November 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Decatur unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
Illinois	4.4%	0.0	+0.1
Decatur	6.1%	+0.1	+0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2019 data as May 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 January 2010 at 6,851. There are now 3,820 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,661 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 370. Decatur employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Decatur, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Decatur	3,031	+25	+289

Number of Unemployed Persons

Decatur, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Decatur Unemployment Rate	Decatur Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	4.4%	6.1%	3,031
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	6.0%	3,006
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	6.0%	2,966
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	5.9%	2,946
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.8%	2,890
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	5.8%	2,887
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.8%	2,868
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.7%	2,834
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.6%	2,805
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.6%	2,788
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	5.5%	2,778