Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kankakee fell 2.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Kankakee peaked in April 2020 at 16.9% and is now 2.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kankakee unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Illinois	15.3%	-1.9	+11.2
Kankakee	14.5%	-2.4	+9.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 8,856. There are now 985 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kankakee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kankakee, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kankakee	7,871	-985	+5,158

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	14.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	15.3%	14.5%	7,871
April 2020	14.7%	17.2%	16.9%	8,856
March 2020	4.4%	4.2%	4.4%	2,330
February 2020	3.5%	3.4%	4.5%	2,524
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	4.8%	2,683
December 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.0%	2,850
November 2019	3.5%	3.7%	4.9%	2,787
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	4.8%	2,721
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	4.7%	2,658
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.6%	2,608