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Unemployment rate in Urbana
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Urbana | Change | Illinois | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3% | −0.2 pp | 4.6% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | ±0.0 pp | 5.0% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.5 pp | 4.5% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | −1.0 pp | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | −1.6 pp | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +2.8 pp | 9.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | −0.6 pp | 4.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | ±0.0 pp | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | −0.7 pp | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | ±0.0 pp | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | −0.9 pp | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | −1.3 pp | 7.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +0.1 pp | 9.1% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | −0.2 pp | 9.0% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | −0.5 pp | 9.8% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | −0.3 pp | 10.4% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +2.1 pp | 10.0% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +1.8 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +0.4 pp | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | −0.2 pp | 4.6% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | −0.5 pp | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | ±0.0 pp | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +0.4 pp | 6.7% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +0.2 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +0.2 pp | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +1.3 pp | 4.5% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | −0.1 pp | 4.4% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | −0.1 pp | 4.5% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | −0.6 pp | 4.8% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +0.2 pp | 5.3% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | −0.4 pp | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | −0.9 pp | 5.8% | — | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | −0.3 pp | 7.5% | — | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +0.8 pp | 7.9% | — | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | +0.6 pp | 7.3% | — | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | 6.3% | — | — |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Quincy | 3.7% | |
| 100 | Edwardsville | 3.7% | |
| 99 | St. Charles | 4.0% | |
| 98 | O'Fallon | 4.0% | |
| 97 | Normal | 4.0% | |
| 96 | Bloomington | 4.0% | |
| 95 | Wheaton | 4.1% | |
| 94 | Plainfield | 4.1% | |
| 93 | Park Ridge | 4.1% | |
| 92 | Glenview | 4.1% | |
| 91 | Downers Grove | 4.1% | |
| 90 | Collinsville | 4.1% | |
| 89 | Batavia | 4.1% | |
| 88 | Arlington Heights | 4.1% | |
| 87 | Algonquin | 4.1% | |
| 86 | Yorkville | 4.2% | |
| 85 | Naperville | 4.2% | |
| 84 | Lombard | 4.2% | |
| 83 | Lockport | 4.2% | |
| 82 | Gurnee | 4.2% | |
| 81 | Elmhurst | 4.2% | |
| 80 | Buffalo Grove | 4.2% | |
| 79 | Woodridge | 4.3% | |
| 78 | Vernon Hills | 4.3% | |
| 77 | Schaumburg | 4.3% | |
| … | |||
| 63 | Hoffman Estates | 4.4% | |
| 62 | Glen Ellyn | 4.4% | |
| 61 | Wilmette | 4.5% | |
| 60 | Urbana | 4.5% | |
| 59 | Glendale Heights | 4.5% | |
| 58 | Elizabethtown | 4.6% | |
| 57 | Westmont | 4.6% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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