Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kankakee fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2021 to 6.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Kankakee peaked in April 2020 at 16.5% and is now 9.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.6% in February 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Kankakee unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Illinois | 7.1% | -0.1 | -4.9 |
| Kankakee | 6.6% | 0.0 | -4.7 |
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 8,589. There are now 5,118 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,413 in March 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 58. Kankakee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kankakee, Illinois) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee | 3,471 | -29 | -2,499 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Kankakee, Illinois Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Illinois Unemployment Rate |
Kankakee Unemployment Rate |
Kankakee Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 3,471 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 3,500 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.1% | 6.7% | 3,450 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 7.1% | 6.7% | 3,470 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 3,413 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 3,441 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 7.7% | 6.7% | 3,541 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.0% | 6.8% | 3,608 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.1% | 7.1% | 3,776 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 8.1% | 7.2% | 4,031 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 10.4% | 8.3% | 4,459 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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