Rockford, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rockford fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Rockford peaked in July 2009 at 16.0% and is now 12.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rockford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Illinois	4.7%	-0.1	-0.4
Rockford	4.0%	-0.2	-4.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 July 2009 at 27,472. There are now 20,844 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Rockford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rockford, Illinois) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rockford	6,628	-199	-8,063

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rockford, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Rockford Unemployment Rate	Rockford Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.0%	6,628
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.2%	6,827
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%	8,584
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.5%	8,934
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.4%	8,830
September 2017	4.2%	5.0%	5.5%	8,874
August 2017	4.4%	5.0%	5.7%	9,299
July 2017	4.3%	5.0%	5.8%	9,524
June 2017	4.3%	4.9%	6.3%	10,437
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	7.0%	11,643
April 2017	4.4%	4.9%	7.6%	12,772