Basic Info

Chicago, IL Unemployment Rate is at 5.00%, compared to 4.80% last month and 5.80% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 7.67%.

The Chicago, IL Unemployment Rate measures the percentage of total employees in Chicago, IL that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Following the financial crisis, the Chicago, IL Unemployment Rate reached as high as 13% in 2010.

Stats

Last Value 5.00%
Latest Period Jan 2023
Last Updated Mar 17 2023, 10:04 EDT
Next Release Apr 5 2023, 10:00 EDT
Long Term Average 7.67%
Average Growth Rate 4.31%
Value from Last Month 4.80%
Change from Last Month 4.17%
Value from 1 Year Ago 5.80%
Change from 1 Year Ago -13.79%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
January 31, 2023 5.00%
December 31, 2022 4.80%
November 30, 2022 5.30%
October 31, 2022 5.20%
September 30, 2022 5.60%
August 31, 2022 5.90%
July 31, 2022 5.80%
June 30, 2022 5.70%
May 31, 2022 4.90%
April 30, 2022 4.70%
March 31, 2022 5.00%
February 28, 2022 5.50%
January 31, 2022 5.80%
December 31, 2021 5.00%
November 30, 2021 5.50%
October 31, 2021 6.30%
September 30, 2021 6.50%
August 31, 2021 8.10%
July 31, 2021 8.80%
June 30, 2021 9.40%
May 31, 2021 8.10%
April 30, 2021 8.30%
March 31, 2021 8.00%
February 28, 2021 8.60%
January 31, 2021 9.00%
Date Value
December 31, 2020 9.00%
November 30, 2020 9.60%
October 31, 2020 9.90%
September 30, 2020 11.90%
August 31, 2020 12.90%
July 31, 2020 14.80%
June 30, 2020 15.10%
May 31, 2020 16.30%
April 30, 2020 19.80%
March 31, 2020 6.50%
February 29, 2020 3.80%
January 31, 2020 3.90%
December 31, 2019 3.30%
November 30, 2019 3.40%
October 31, 2019 3.80%
September 30, 2019 3.70%
August 31, 2019 4.30%
July 31, 2019 4.60%
June 30, 2019 4.60%
May 31, 2019 3.90%
April 30, 2019 4.20%
March 31, 2019 4.30%
February 28, 2019 4.40%
January 31, 2019 4.90%
December 31, 2018 4.00%

Basic Info

Chicago, IL Unemployment Rate is at 5.00%, compared to 4.80% last month and 5.80% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 7.67%.

The Chicago, IL Unemployment Rate measures the percentage of total employees in Chicago, IL that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Following the financial crisis, the Chicago, IL Unemployment Rate reached as high as 13% in 2010.

Stats

Last Value 5.00%
Latest Period Jan 2023
Last Updated Mar 17 2023, 10:04 EDT
Next Release Apr 5 2023, 10:00 EDT
Long Term Average 7.67%
Average Growth Rate 4.31%
Value from Last Month 4.80%
Change from Last Month 4.17%
Value from 1 Year Ago 5.80%
Change from 1 Year Ago -13.79%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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