Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kankakee fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Kankakee peaked in December 2009 at 13.5% and is now 9.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kankakee unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Illinois	4.7%	-0.1	-0.4
Kankakee	4.1%	-0.4	-1.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 7,793. There are now 5,470 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kankakee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kankakee, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kankakee	2,323	-157	-965

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.1%	2,323
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.5%	2,480
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%	2,876
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.3%	2,933
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.3%	2,885
September 2017	4.2%	5.0%	5.2%	2,842
August 2017	4.4%	5.0%	5.4%	2,917
July 2017	4.3%	5.0%	5.5%	2,994
June 2017	4.3%	4.9%	5.6%	3,043
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	5.5%	3,034
April 2017	4.4%	4.9%	5.4%	3,010