Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kankakee fell 0.2 percentage points in July 2019 to 5.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Kankakee peaked in December 2009 at 13.6% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kankakee unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Illinois	4.2%	-0.1	0.0
Kankakee	5.1%	-0.2	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 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 January 2010 at 7,748. There are now 4,903 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kankakee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kankakee, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kankakee	2,845	-136	-146

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployment Rate	Kankakee Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	5.1%	2,845
June 2019	3.7%	4.3%	5.3%	2,981
May 2019	3.6%	4.4%	5.7%	3,173
April 2019	3.6%	4.4%	5.9%	3,315
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	5.9%	3,312
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	5.8%	3,271
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	5.8%	3,252
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.6%	3,140
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	5.6%	3,135
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.5%	3,102