Peoria, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Peoria fell 0.2 percentage points in August 2019 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Peoria peaked in September 2009 at 11.5% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Peoria unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Illinois	4.0%	-0.2	-0.2
Peoria	4.6%	-0.2	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Peoria, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Peoria, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Peoria peaked in September 2009 at 23,074. There are now 14,749 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Peoria employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Peoria, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Peoria	8,325	-372	-866

Number of Unemployed Persons

Peoria, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Peoria Unemployment Rate	Peoria Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.6%	8,325
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.8%	8,697
June 2019	3.7%	4.3%	5.0%	9,060
May 2019	3.6%	4.4%	5.3%	9,547
April 2019	3.6%	4.4%	5.5%	9,943
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	5.5%	9,932
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	5.4%	9,779
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	5.4%	9,682
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.2%	9,421
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	5.2%	9,407
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.2%	9,350