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Unemployment rate in Round Lake Beach

1997 – 2025 · 29 data points 7 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1997 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1997 – 2025 percent · Round Lake Beach · Illinois · United States · World
−0.8 pp since 2015
Round Lake Beach Illinois United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1997 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Round Lake Beach
6.7%
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 Round Lake Beach · 1997 – 2025
Latest value 6.7% · 2025
First value 4.5% · 1997
Highest 14.5% · 2010
Lowest 4.4% · 2000
Data points 29

By year

All years · 1997 – 2025

YearRound Lake BeachChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 6.7% −0.8 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 7.5% −0.1 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 7.6% +0.7 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 6.9% −1.0 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 7.9% −2.4 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 10.3% +4.2 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 6.1% −0.6 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 6.7% +0.3 pp 4.4% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 6.4% −0.7 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 7.1% −0.4 pp 5.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 7.5% −1.7 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 9.2% −2.0 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 11.2% −0.8 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 12.0% −1.4 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 13.4% −1.1 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 14.5% +0.1 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 14.4% +4.1 pp 10.0% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 10.3% +2.4 pp 6.5% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 7.9% +0.9 pp 5.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 7.0% −0.1 pp 4.6% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 7.1% −0.9 pp 5.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 8.0% −0.8 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 8.8% +1.2 pp 6.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 7.6% +2.3 pp 6.5% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.3% +0.9 pp 5.4% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.4% −0.1 pp 4.5% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 4.5% −0.2 pp 4.4% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 4.7% +0.2 pp 4.5% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 4.5% 4.8% 4.9% 6.0%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1997 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Dolton 14.8%
2 Harvey 12.9%
3 East St Louis 12.8%
4 Maywood 12.5%
5 Chicago Heights 12.2%
6 Park Forest 10.4%
7 Kankakee 10.3%
8 Rockford 10.0%
9 Lansing 9.5%
10 Belvidere 9.4%
11 Decatur 9.1%
12 Zion 8.4%
13 Danville 8.3%
14 Round Lake Beach 7.9%
15 Peoria 7.7%
16 Waukegan 7.5%
17 Belleville 7.3%
18 Chicago 7.3%
19 North Chicago 7.3%
20 Burbank 7.2%
21 Carpentersville 7.2%
22 Galesburg 7.2%
23 Carbondale 7.1%
24 Alton 7.0%
25 Elgin 7.0%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

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.