Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kankakee fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Kankakee peaked in February 2010 at 13.6% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.7 percentage points. You can also compare Kankakee unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Illinois	4.3%	0.0	-0.1
Kankakee	5.8%	-0.4	+1.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 4,535 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 934. Kankakee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kankakee, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kankakee	3,264	-243	+934

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	5.8%	3,264
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	6.2%	3,507
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.6%	3,333
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	5.1%	3,057
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.0%	3,013
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	4.7%	2,799
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.8%	2,796
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.8%	2,796
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	4.9%	2,881
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.8%	2,787
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.7%	2,714