The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1976    
 
 
    Feb 2026
Persons
Name Feb 2026 Jan 2026 Feb 2025
Illinois
360,770 348,863 328,514
Adams County
1,309 1,234 1,123
Alexander County
105 109 109
Bond County
376 347 316
Boone County
1,900 1,980 1,679
Brown County
100 92 69
Bureau County
954 1,012 898
Calhoun County
114 102 90
Carroll County
391 404 357
Cass County
313 303 278
Champaign County
5,298 5,083 4,150
Christian County
768 752 653
Clark County
455 469 327
Clay County
342 358 283
Clinton County
752 668 643
Coles County
1,024 1,006 861
Cook County
153,654 146,175 151,383
Crawford County
344 338 305
Cumberland County
301 293 206
De Witt County
374 342 333
DeKalb County
2,839 2,785 2,436
Douglas County
443 416 353
DuPage County
23,341 21,371 22,496
Edgar County
412 408 328
Edwards County
259 130 102
Effingham County
898 939 689
Fayette County
587 610 478
Ford County
335 341 281
Franklin County
938 942 849
Fulton County
933 957 807
Gallatin County
97 87 87
Greene County
262 268 248
Grundy County
1,642 1,644 1,795
Hamilton County
202 190 159
Hancock County
375 353 322
Hardin County
85 81 75
Henderson County
184 183 138
Henry County
1,466 1,480 1,289
Iroquois County
741 761 645
Jackson County
1,358 1,264 1,123
Jasper County
241 238 181
Jefferson County
925 920 734
Jersey County
452 414 388
Jo Daviess County
582 561 510
Johnson County
281 266 237
Kane County
16,809 17,087 14,118
Kankakee County
3,477 3,604 2,979
Kendall County
4,042 4,020 3,318
Knox County
1,285 1,247 1,037
Lake County
22,285 22,637 19,015
LaSalle County
3,413 3,609 2,968
Lawrence County
309 316 225
Lee County
817 824 697
Livingston County
841 812 709
Logan County
619 569 570
Macon County
2,953 2,935 2,550
Macoupin County
1,113 1,101 957
Madison County
6,049 5,790 4,945
Marion County
887 853 726
Marshall County
343 321 303
Mason County
376 370 308
Massac County
277 251 227
McDonough County
675 624 507
McHenry County
9,384 8,659 9,191
McLean County
4,286 4,074 3,578
Menard County
330 304 270
Mercer County
455 477 448
Monroe County
619 547 535
Montgomery County
672 677 578
Morgan County
770 747 626
Moultrie County
311 280 240
Ogle County
1,444 1,472 1,302
Peoria County
5,176 5,300 4,721
Perry County
449 443 406
Piatt County
388 359 332
Pike County
361 365 312
Pope County
78 70 54
Pulaski County
119 119 107
Putnam County
187 191 161
Randolph County
538 486 477
Richland County
353 304 262
Rock Island County
4,045 4,152 3,805
Saline County
527 503 459
Sangamon County
4,929 4,827 4,195
Schuyler County
184 185 158
Scott County
159 153 137
Shelby County
524 527 416
St. Clair County
6,120 6,059 5,073
Stark County
168 171 141
Stephenson County
1,126 1,111 1,048
Tazewell County
3,528 3,540 3,074
Union County
437 431 389
Vermilion County
2,012 2,007 1,759
Wabash County
252 203 181
Warren County
381 384 345
Washington County
297 277 249
Wayne County
450 376 293
White County
360 283 255
Whiteside County
1,460 1,469 1,233
Will County
21,664 20,854 21,737
Williamson County
1,576 1,497 1,289
Winnebago County
8,452 8,513 7,217
Woodford County
879 822 710
   

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