UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY COUNTY
& METROPOLITAN AREA
IN
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS:
1990 & 1995-2005 ANNUAL AVERAGES
| COUNTY / METRO AREA | ANNUAL AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | |||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| COOK COUNTY | 7.2% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 6.5% |
| DUPAGE COUNTY | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| KANE COUNTY | 5.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5.9% | 5.7% |
| LAKE COUNTY | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| MCHENRY COUNTY | 5.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| WILL COUNTY | 6.5% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.5% |
| NIPC'S 6-COUNTY SERVICE AREA* | 6.4% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-JOLIET, IL METROPOLITAN DIVISION** | 6.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| LAKE COUNTY-KENOSHA COUNTY IL-WI METROPOLITAN DIVISION*** | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 4.7% |
| CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-JOLIET-IL-IN-WI MSA**** | 6.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| STATE OF ILLINOIS | 6.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.7% |
| U.S. | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 5.1% |
*NIPC's 6-County Service Area = Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry & Will Counties in Northeastern Illinois, also formerly known as the Chicago SMSA (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area).**Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division is one component of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) that consists of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, McHenry & Will Counties in Illinois.
***Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division is a second component of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) made up of Lake County in Illinois & Kenosha County in Wisconsin.
****Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) includes the eight counties in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division, the two counties in the Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division, & the four Indiana counties in the Gary, IN Metropolitan Division. This MSA is one core-based component of the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA (Combined Statistical Area) that also includes the Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area & the Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
For more on the new metropolitan area definitions, please go to http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metroarea.html.
Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Illinois Labor Market Information
(LMI).
Data are subject to revision. Last Update: March
2006.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR SELECTED MUNICIPALITIES
IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS:
1990 & 1995-2005
ANNUAL AVERAGES
| MUNICIPALITY | ANNUAL AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | |||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| ADDISON VILLAGE | 6.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| ALGONQUIN VILLAGE | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | 3.4% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| ARLINGTON HEIGHTS VILLAGE | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| AURORA CITY | 7.5% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 6.5% | 6.3% |
| BARTLETT VILLAGE | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| BATAVIA CITY | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | 3.1% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| BERWYN CITY | 6.0% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| BOLINGBROOK VILLAGE | 5.0% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| BUFFALO GROVE VILLAGE | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 3.8% |
| BURBANK CITY | 7.1% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.0% |
| CALUMET CITY | 7.6% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 9.0% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 8.3% |
| CAROL STREAM VILLAGE | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| CARPENTERSVILLE VILLAGE | 8.6% | 8.0% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 7.8% |
| CHICAGO CITY | 9.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 8.0% | 7.2% | 7.0% |
| CHICAGO HEIGHTS CITY | 5.0% | 4.4% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| CICERO TOWN | 8.8% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 8.7% | 8.4% |
| CRYSTAL LAKE CITY | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6.0% | 5.8% |
| DES PLAINES CITY | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 7.3% | 7.2% |
| DOLTON VILLAGE | 7.7% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 8.5% | 8.8% |
| DOWNERS GROVE VILLAGE | 4.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| ELGIN CITY | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 8.6% | 7.5% | 7.3% |
| ELK GROVE VILLAGE VILLAGE | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| ELMHURST CITY | 4.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| ELMWOOD PARK VILLAGE | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| EVANSTON CITY | 4.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| EVERGREEN PARK VILLAGE | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| GLEN ELLYN VILLAGE | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.0% |
| GLENDALE HEIGHTS VILLAGE | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| GLENVIEW VILLAGE | 4.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| GURNEE VILLAGE | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| HANOVER PARK VILLAGE | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| HARVEY CITY | 14.1% | 10.9% | 10.7% | 10.4% | 9.7% | 9.6% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| HIGHLAND PARK CITY | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| HOFFMAN ESTATES VILLAGE | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| JOLIET CITY | 11.1% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 7.0% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 7.5% | 7.0% |
| LAKE IN THE HILLS VILLAGE | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | 3.1% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| LANSING VILLAGE | 5.3% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 6.5% |
| LOMBARD VILLAGE | 5.1% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| MAYWOOD VILLAGE | 11.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 9.5% | 9.3% |
| MORTON GROVE VILLAGE | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| MUNDELEIN VILLAGE | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.0% |
| NAPERVILLE CITY | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| NILES VILLAGE | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.5% |
| NORTH CHICAGO CITY | 7.7% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 8.5% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 9.7% |
| NORTHBROOK VILLAGE | 3.6% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| OAK FOREST CITY | 5.6% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| OAK LAWN VILLAGE | 5.5% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| OAK PARK VILLAGE | 4.2% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| ORLAND PARK VILLAGE | 4.8% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| PALATINE VILLAGE | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% |
| PARK FOREST VILLAGE | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 6.5% |
| PARK RIDGE CITY | 3.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| ROMEOVILLE VILLAGE | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | 3.8% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| ROUND LAKE BEACH VILLAGE | 6.1% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 5.9% |
| SCHAUMBURG VILLAGE | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| SKOKIE VILLAGE | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 4.9% |
| SOUTH HOLLAND VILLAGE | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| ST. CHARLES CITY | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 6.5% | 5.9% | 5.7% |
| STREAMWOOD VILLAGE | 5.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| TINLEY PARK VILLAGE | 4.6% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| VILLA PARK VILLAGE | 5.0% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| WAUKEGAN CITY | 6.1% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 7.5% | 6.4% |
| WEST CHICAGO CITY | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | 5.2% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.0% |
| WHEATON CITY | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| WHEELING VILLAGE | 3.7% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| WILMETTE VILLAGE | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| WOODRIDGE VILLAGE | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 4.6% |
N.A. = Not Available
Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Illinois Labor Market Information
(LMI).
Data are subject to revision. Last Update: March 2006
Posted 3/14/06