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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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
101 Quincy 3.2%
100 Highland Park 3.3%
99 Edwardsville 3.3%
98 Batavia 3.3%
97 Wheaton 3.4%
96 Vernon Hills 3.4%
95 Plainfield 3.4%
94 Normal 3.4%
93 Downers Grove 3.4%
92 Buffalo Grove 3.4%
91 Wilmette 3.5%
90 Naperville 3.5%
89 Gurnee 3.5%
88 Glenview 3.5%
87 Crystal Lake 3.5%
86 Arlington Heights 3.5%
85 St. Charles 3.6%
84 Park Ridge 3.6%
83 Northbrook 3.6%
82 Glen Ellyn 3.6%
81 Bartlett 3.6%
80 Algonquin 3.6%
79 Oswego 3.7%
78 O'Fallon 3.7%
77 Lombard 3.7%
…
11 Lansing 6.5%
10 Park Forest 6.6%
9 Rockford 6.7%
8 Round Lake Beach 6.9%
7 Belvidere 6.9%
6 East St Louis 7.6%
5 Harvey 7.8%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022

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.