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Basic Info

Waukegan, IL Unemployment Rate is at 8.00%, compared to 5.20% last month and 6.20% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 7.42%.

Stats

Last Value 8.00%
Latest Period Dec 2025
Last Updated Feb 6 2026, 13:30 EST
Next Release Apr 16 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 7.42%
Average Growth Rate 15.28%
Value from Last Month 5.20%
Change from Last Month 53.85%
Value from 1 Year Ago 6.20%
Change from 1 Year Ago 29.03%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2025 8.00%
November 30, 2025 5.20%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 4.50%
August 31, 2025 4.70%
July 31, 2025 4.70%
June 30, 2025 3.90%
May 31, 2025 3.80%
April 30, 2025 4.50%
March 31, 2025 6.60%
February 28, 2025 7.70%
January 31, 2025 8.30%
December 31, 2024 6.20%
November 30, 2024 4.80%
October 31, 2024 4.30%
September 30, 2024 4.40%
August 31, 2024 5.10%
July 31, 2024 5.70%
June 30, 2024 5.40%
May 31, 2024 4.80%
April 30, 2024 5.90%
March 31, 2024 8.70%
February 29, 2024 9.10%
January 31, 2024 9.50%
December 31, 2023 7.50%
Date Value
November 30, 2023 5.00%
October 31, 2023 5.00%
September 30, 2023 5.30%
August 31, 2023 6.30%
July 31, 2023 6.30%
June 30, 2023 6.00%
May 31, 2023 5.80%
April 30, 2023 6.60%
March 31, 2023 9.50%
February 28, 2023 10.10%
January 31, 2023 9.40%
December 31, 2022 7.20%
November 30, 2022 5.20%
October 31, 2022 5.00%
September 30, 2022 4.70%
August 31, 2022 5.10%
July 31, 2022 5.10%
June 30, 2022 5.20%
May 31, 2022 5.00%
April 30, 2022 5.90%
March 31, 2022 8.50%
February 28, 2022 9.00%
January 31, 2022 9.60%
December 31, 2021 7.60%
November 30, 2021 6.00%

Basic Info

Waukegan, IL Unemployment Rate is at 8.00%, compared to 5.20% last month and 6.20% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 7.42%.

Stats

Last Value 8.00%
Latest Period Dec 2025
Last Updated Feb 6 2026, 13:30 EST
Next Release Apr 16 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 7.42%
Average Growth Rate 15.28%
Value from Last Month 5.20%
Change from Last Month 53.85%
Value from 1 Year Ago 6.20%
Change from 1 Year Ago 29.03%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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