Table Data - Unemployed Persons in Illinois

Title Unemployed Persons in Illinois
Series ID LAUST170000000000004
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2025-12-01
Last Updated 2026-02-06 7:14 PM CST
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 369589
1976-02-01 371211
1976-03-01 348588
1976-04-01 313522
1976-05-01 290872
1976-06-01 375739
1976-07-01 362207
1976-08-01 351410
1976-09-01 319454
1976-10-01 313823
1976-11-01 310932
1976-12-01 313576
1977-01-01 346532
1977-02-01 348042
1977-03-01 332995
1977-04-01 289948
1977-05-01 274638
1977-06-01 372708
1977-07-01 342720
1977-08-01 341797
1977-09-01 322923
1977-10-01 319969
1977-11-01 329517
1977-12-01 305318
1978-01-01 378042
1978-02-01 364475
1978-03-01 349385
1978-04-01 309717
1978-05-01 307150
1978-06-01 347788
1978-07-01 348787
1978-08-01 326323
1978-09-01 300224
1978-10-01 289340
1978-11-01 287840
1978-12-01 303108
1979-01-01 323137
1979-02-01 322752
1979-03-01 311139
1979-04-01 280708
1979-05-01 256441
1979-06-01 318489
1979-07-01 296659
1979-08-01 295165
1979-09-01 291759
1979-10-01 305493
1979-11-01 306451
1979-12-01 329496
1980-01-01 404953
1980-02-01 401805
1980-03-01 394839
1980-04-01 394587
1980-05-01 433666
1980-06-01 499357
1980-07-01 510726
1980-08-01 484615
1980-09-01 455837
1980-10-01 475298
1980-11-01 472084
1980-12-01 470660
1981-01-01 535278
1981-02-01 514248
1981-03-01 500043
1981-04-01 455817
1981-05-01 460893
1981-06-01 496663
1981-07-01 465691
1981-08-01 463023
1981-09-01 453095
1981-10-01 466362
1981-11-01 481594
1981-12-01 500618
1982-01-01 562439
1982-02-01 570537
1982-03-01 576554
1982-04-01 575724
1982-05-01 582933
1982-06-01 655789
1982-07-01 669891
1982-08-01 655443
1982-09-01 652697
1982-10-01 667780
1982-11-01 694516
1982-12-01 712513
1983-01-01 755229
1983-02-01 748047
1983-03-01 718923
1983-04-01 680274
1983-05-01 663931
1983-06-01 714205
1983-07-01 649990
1983-08-01 634837
1983-09-01 582778
1983-10-01 558950
1983-11-01 541115
1983-12-01 542801
1984-01-01 583984
1984-02-01 566567
1984-03-01 552424
1984-04-01 521707
1984-05-01 489491
1984-06-01 504944
1984-07-01 500301
1984-08-01 487735
1984-09-01 467851
1984-10-01 477978
1984-11-01 460071
1984-12-01 478363
1985-01-01 541779
1985-02-01 516243
1985-03-01 498818
1985-04-01 502090
1985-05-01 499644
1985-06-01 538959
1985-07-01 523125
1985-08-01 496357
1985-09-01 492850
1985-10-01 500691
1985-11-01 485056
1985-12-01 475258
1986-01-01 499033
1986-02-01 538700
1986-03-01 506832
1986-04-01 473926
1986-05-01 468669
1986-06-01 498527
1986-07-01 463234
1986-08-01 440798
1986-09-01 436899
1986-10-01 424333
1986-11-01 415397
1986-12-01 406387
1987-01-01 472802
1987-02-01 473337
1987-03-01 458622
1987-04-01 432151
1987-05-01 434401
1987-06-01 443996
1987-07-01 414230
1987-08-01 400157
1987-09-01 376792
1987-10-01 385218
1987-11-01 380528
1987-12-01 381956
1988-01-01 434184
1988-02-01 439076
1988-03-01 421428
1988-04-01 388243
1988-05-01 385228
1988-06-01 391251
1988-07-01 375267
1988-08-01 379849
1988-09-01 342667
1988-10-01 346326
1988-11-01 359508
1988-12-01 350948
1989-01-01 397974
1989-02-01 374623
1989-03-01 352368
1989-04-01 341649
1989-05-01 332186
1989-06-01 364475
1989-07-01 342265
1989-08-01 337444
1989-09-01 337043
1989-10-01 350111
1989-11-01 365509
1989-12-01 362615
1990-01-01 408747
1990-02-01 398534
1990-03-01 373287
1990-04-01 372693
1990-05-01 347388
1990-06-01 370541
1990-07-01 376178
1990-08-01 379815
1990-09-01 367287
1990-10-01 350484
1990-11-01 357510
1990-12-01 365630
1991-01-01 425617
1991-02-01 426277
1991-03-01 426917
1991-04-01 389611
1991-05-01 390375
1991-06-01 445194
1991-07-01 429907
1991-08-01 430177
1991-09-01 416823
1991-10-01 435823
1991-11-01 462172
1991-12-01 494465
1992-01-01 547468
1992-02-01 549072
1992-03-01 514789
1992-04-01 477287
1992-05-01 481974
1992-06-01 535018
1992-07-01 493739
1992-08-01 449119
1992-09-01 414713
1992-10-01 381348
1992-11-01 407800
1992-12-01 433886
1993-01-01 493218
1993-02-01 507014
1993-03-01 491177
1993-04-01 469905
1993-05-01 467989
1993-06-01 506701
1993-07-01 463106
1993-08-01 444005
1993-09-01 426143
1993-10-01 415347
1993-11-01 379665
1993-12-01 380117
1994-01-01 455179
1994-02-01 437063
1994-03-01 409533
1994-04-01 366357
1994-05-01 340301
1994-06-01 368563
1994-07-01 359076
1994-08-01 340628
1994-09-01 313108
1994-10-01 317481
1994-11-01 287962
1994-12-01 278307
1995-01-01 351108
1995-02-01 340042
1995-03-01 324183
1995-04-01 337443
1995-05-01 314427
1995-06-01 326273
1995-07-01 329562
1995-08-01 328368
1995-09-01 305598
1995-10-01 296948
1995-11-01 294245
1995-12-01 307204
1996-01-01 376255
1996-02-01 355303
1996-03-01 344412
1996-04-01 329775
1996-05-01 330274
1996-06-01 351352
1996-07-01 356188
1996-08-01 323067
1996-09-01 303698
1996-10-01 293153
1996-11-01 294246
1996-12-01 306752
1997-01-01 360450
1997-02-01 347431
1997-03-01 334110
1997-04-01 292099
1997-05-01 264235
1997-06-01 305846
1997-07-01 300897
1997-08-01 286979
1997-09-01 280674
1997-10-01 271500
1997-11-01 279337
1997-12-01 296268
1998-01-01 350218
1998-02-01 321570
1998-03-01 310985
1998-04-01 246488
1998-05-01 241532
1998-06-01 302921
1998-07-01 281345
1998-08-01 273198
1998-09-01 277424
1998-10-01 269179
1998-11-01 267844
1998-12-01 261000
1999-01-01 303167
1999-02-01 299954
1999-03-01 269047
1999-04-01 268536
1999-05-01 273587
1999-06-01 321373
1999-07-01 317723
1999-08-01 298105
1999-09-01 274771
1999-10-01 262230
1999-11-01 263638
1999-12-01 267022
2000-01-01 314122
2000-02-01 320386
2000-03-01 310688
2000-04-01 268991
2000-05-01 271577
2000-06-01 308124
2000-07-01 302459
2000-08-01 290796
2000-09-01 264997
2000-10-01 246444
2000-11-01 276380
2000-12-01 294721
2001-01-01 361380
2001-02-01 357322
2001-03-01 364198
2001-04-01 336671
2001-05-01 311513
2001-06-01 361366
2001-07-01 345959
2001-08-01 353962
2001-09-01 328814
2001-10-01 342024
2001-11-01 363035
2001-12-01 378173
2002-01-01 443152
2002-02-01 432561
2002-03-01 431457
2002-04-01 413942
2002-05-01 392791
2002-06-01 448304
2002-07-01 440869
2002-08-01 409729
2002-09-01 380242
2002-10-01 390044
2002-11-01 400037
2002-12-01 399055
2003-01-01 457419
2003-02-01 451930
2003-03-01 435386
2003-04-01 403225
2003-05-01 395463
2003-06-01 472046
2003-07-01 447213
2003-08-01 438682
2003-09-01 416614
2003-10-01 393942
2003-11-01 399003
2003-12-01 384669
2004-01-01 443334
2004-02-01 424550
2004-03-01 422711
2004-04-01 383307
2004-05-01 377524
2004-06-01 413720
2004-07-01 407770
2004-08-01 386615
2004-09-01 360278
2004-10-01 367017
2004-11-01 369166
2004-12-01 364488
2005-01-01 406139
2005-02-01 418117
2005-03-01 389252
2005-04-01 372376
2005-05-01 360902
2005-06-01 401145
2005-07-01 383083
2005-08-01 354692
2005-09-01 342077
2005-10-01 320664
2005-11-01 323373
2005-12-01 328037
2006-01-01 358462
2006-02-01 350923
2006-03-01 329652
2006-04-01 303734
2006-05-01 275064
2006-06-01 314896
2006-07-01 313418
2006-08-01 296587
2006-09-01 267083
2006-10-01 247693
2006-11-01 257306
2006-12-01 274812
2007-01-01 348138
2007-02-01 342420
2007-03-01 310252
2007-04-01 311929
2007-05-01 303853
2007-06-01 361280
2007-07-01 361262
2007-08-01 345754
2007-09-01 330122
2007-10-01 328254
2007-11-01 332310
2007-12-01 365189
2008-01-01 417061
2008-02-01 399019
2008-03-01 392485
2008-04-01 367366
2008-05-01 407118
2008-06-01 463123
2008-07-01 463212
2008-08-01 455360
2008-09-01 424584
2008-10-01 432131
2008-11-01 440234
2008-12-01 480518
2009-01-01 577669
2009-02-01 614307
2009-03-01 622145
2009-04-01 608383
2009-05-01 629013
2009-06-01 687301
2009-07-01 686271
2009-08-01 670507
2009-09-01 674274
2009-10-01 689205
2009-11-01 685477
2009-12-01 713006
2010-01-01 793884
2010-02-01 779231
2010-03-01 758144
2010-04-01 701630
2010-05-01 668519
2010-06-01 703823
2010-07-01 696770
2010-08-01 666227
2010-09-01 630612
2010-10-01 613952
2010-11-01 624415
2010-12-01 614636
2011-01-01 663272
2011-02-01 648622
2011-03-01 633016
2011-04-01 606673
2011-05-01 617892
2011-06-01 684813
2011-07-01 682357
2011-08-01 676088
2011-09-01 652913
2011-10-01 637382
2011-11-01 610436
2011-12-01 609300
2012-01-01 642877
2012-02-01 627549
2012-03-01 601075
2012-04-01 564449
2012-05-01 568639
2012-06-01 631575
2012-07-01 628867
2012-08-01 602122
2012-09-01 560630
2012-10-01 570086
2012-11-01 556129
2012-12-01 587732
2013-01-01 669634
2013-02-01 648790
2013-03-01 604505
2013-04-01 573136
2013-05-01 581117
2013-06-01 648994
2013-07-01 629004
2013-08-01 598823
2013-09-01 571420
2013-10-01 570013
2013-11-01 549560
2013-12-01 543244
2014-01-01 576754
2014-02-01 573974
2014-03-01 535721
2014-04-01 461548
2014-05-01 459206
2014-06-01 479099
2014-07-01 479588
2014-08-01 455376
2014-09-01 419202
2014-10-01 407467
2014-11-01 395525
2014-12-01 381043
2015-01-01 444472
2015-02-01 422037
2015-03-01 400889
2015-04-01 364563
2015-05-01 378722
2015-06-01 408499
2015-07-01 410025
2015-08-01 384010
2015-09-01 358758
2015-10-01 372957
2015-11-01 387098
2015-12-01 393719
2016-01-01 445193
2016-02-01 435598
2016-03-01 427016
2016-04-01 393913
2016-05-01 361054
2016-06-01 403661
2016-07-01 390165
2016-08-01 382900
2016-09-01 376943
2016-10-01 366611
2016-11-01 338477
2016-12-01 348141
2017-01-01 395746
2017-02-01 356997
2017-03-01 326211
2017-04-01 302380
2017-05-01 295800
2017-06-01 344424
2017-07-01 336053
2017-08-01 341632
2017-09-01 307917
2017-10-01 301148
2017-11-01 294955
2017-12-01 291983
2018-01-01 332430
2018-02-01 320626
2018-03-01 290146
2018-04-01 253147
2018-05-01 250085
2018-06-01 315842
2018-07-01 300148
2018-08-01 288569
2018-09-01 266331
2018-10-01 275389
2018-11-01 266619
2018-12-01 285887
2019-01-01 348030
2019-02-01 315483
2019-03-01 297339
2019-04-01 254865
2019-05-01 233090
2019-06-01 272472
2019-07-01 276828
2019-08-01 253323
2019-09-01 231138
2019-10-01 226795
2019-11-01 210255
2019-12-01 212766
2020-01-01 261307
2020-02-01 248156
2020-03-01 361007
2020-04-01 1109459
2020-05-01 914231
2020-06-01 820893
2020-07-01 754253
2020-08-01 605025
2020-09-01 561997
2020-10-01 468251
2020-11-01 461284
2020-12-01 481851
2021-01-01 485191
2021-02-01 453497
2021-03-01 418204
2021-04-01 404485
2021-05-01 392397
2021-06-01 465060
2021-07-01 423765
2021-08-01 391163
2021-09-01 329465
2021-10-01 309995
2021-11-01 278500
2021-12-01 268165
2022-01-01 338701
2022-02-01 323993
2022-03-01 300426
2022-04-01 279821
2022-05-01 284428
2022-06-01 323664
2022-07-01 312322
2022-08-01 316954
2022-09-01 280455
2022-10-01 279227
2022-11-01 269145
2022-12-01 255586
2023-01-01 299729
2023-02-01 299773
2023-03-01 282087
2023-04-01 244069
2023-05-01 257205
2023-06-01 311288
2023-07-01 306517
2023-08-01 334868
2023-09-01 308735
2023-10-01 297288
2023-11-01 277387
2023-12-01 282210
2024-01-01 336685
2024-02-01 349491
2024-03-01 329928
2024-04-01 301600
2024-05-01 317448
2024-06-01 383655
2024-07-01 382859
2024-08-01 354622
2024-09-01 315626
2024-10-01 313237
2024-11-01 300597
2024-12-01 284112
2025-01-01 330292
2025-02-01 334737
2025-03-01 329013
2025-04-01 293976
2025-05-01 285552
2025-06-01 297407
2025-07-01 319807
2025-08-01 306899
2025-09-01 279268
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2025-11-01 297658
2025-12-01 313698

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