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Peoria, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Peoria rose 0.2 percentage points in November 2020 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Peoria peaked in April 2020 at 18.9% and is now 12.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.7% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Peoria unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.7% -0.2 +3.1
Illinois 6.9% -0.5 +3.2
Peoria 6.9% +0.2 +2.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Peoria, Illinois, National

Peoria, Illinois monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Peoria, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Peoria peaked in April 2020 at 29,306. There are now 18,143 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Peoria employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Peoria, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Peoria 11,163 -308 +3,352

Number of Unemployed Persons

Peoria, Illinois Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Illinois
Unemployment Rate		 Peoria
Unemployment Rate		 Peoria
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% 7.6% — —
November
2020		 6.7% 6.9% 6.9% 11,163
October
2020		 6.9% 7.4% 6.7% 11,471
September
2020		 7.8% 10.4% 9.4% 15,829
August
2020		 8.4% 11.0% 10.4% 17,601
July
2020		 10.2% 11.5% 11.0% 17,975
June
2020		 11.1% 14.5% 13.9% 23,537
May
2020		 13.3% 15.3% 16.5% 26,553
April
2020		 14.8% 17.2% 18.9% 29,306
March
2020		 4.4% 4.2% 4.3% 6,906
February
2020		 3.5% 3.4% 4.3% 7,396
January
2020		 3.5% 3.5% 4.4% 7,710

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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