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Unemployment rate in New Lenox

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 81 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2010 – 2025 percent · New Lenox · Illinois · United States · World
−1.4 pp since 2015
New Lenox Illinois United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
New Lenox
3.9%
Illinois
4.6%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance New Lenox · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 3.9% · 2025
First value 9.9% · 2010
Highest 9.9% · 2010
Lowest 3.4% · 2019
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearNew LenoxChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.9% −0.5 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 4.4% +0.6 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 3.8% −0.3 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 4.1% −0.6 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.7% −3.8 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 8.5% +5.1 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.4% −0.2 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.6% −0.7 pp 4.4% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.3% −1.0 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.3% ±0.0 pp 5.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.3% −1.3 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.6% −2.1 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.7% ±0.0 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 8.7% −1.0 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 9.7% −0.2 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 9.9% 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 East St Louis 9.3%
2 Dolton 7.7%
3 Kankakee 7.7%
4 Danville 7.2%
5 Harvey 7.1%
6 Maywood 6.7%
7 Round Lake Beach 6.7%
8 Chicago Heights 6.5%
9 Rockford 6.5%
10 Decatur 6.3%
11 Belvidere 5.9%
12 Carpentersville 5.9%
13 Park Forest 5.9%
14 Alton 5.7%
15 Zion 5.7%
16 Galesburg 5.6%
17 Pekin 5.6%
18 Peoria 5.6%
19 Waukegan 5.6%
20 North Chicago 5.5%
21 Rock Island 5.5%
22 Freeport 5.4%
23 Belleville 5.2%
24 Elgin 5.2%
25 Lansing 5.2%
…
66 Glendale Heights 3.6%
67 Highland Park 3.6%
68 Lake in the Hills 3.6%
69 New Lenox 3.6%
70 Tinley Park 3.6%
71 Lockport 3.5%
72 Niles 3.5%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.