Rockford, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rockford fell 3.1 percentage points in May 2020 to 20.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 5.4 percentage points higher than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Rockford peaked in April 2020 at 23.7% and is now 3.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rockford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Illinois	15.2%	-2.0	+11.1
Rockford	20.6%	-3.1	+14.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Rockford, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Rockford, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Rockford peaked in April 2020 at 37,771. There are now 4,468 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Rockford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rockford, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rockford	33,303	-4,468	+23,829

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rockford, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Rockford Unemployment Rate	Rockford Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	15.2%	20.6%	33,303
April 2020	14.7%	17.2%	23.7%	37,771
March 2020	4.4%	4.2%	5.5%	8,465
February 2020	3.5%	3.4%	5.6%	9,178
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	5.9%	9,747
December 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.5%	9,076
November 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.6%	9,176
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	5.6%	9,320
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	5.7%	9,492
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	5.8%	9,641
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	5.8%	9,695