Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kankakee fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2018 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Kankakee peaked in February 2010 at 13.6% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Kankakee unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.1	-0.4
Illinois	4.2%	-0.1	-0.8
Kankakee	4.8%	-0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2018 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Kankakee, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kankakee, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kankakee peaked in February 2010 at 7,799. There are now 5,002 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,330 in February 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 467. Kankakee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kankakee, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kankakee	2,797	-84	-27

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployed
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	—	—
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.8%	2,797
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	4.9%	2,881
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.8%	2,787
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.7%	2,714
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.5%	2,598
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.1%	2,330
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.4%	2,465
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.9%	2,777
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.9%	2,761
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.9%	2,746
September 2017	4.2%	5.0%	5.0%	2,796