Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Unemployed Persons in Illinois

Title Unemployed Persons in Illinois
Series ID LAUST170000000000004
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2024-08-01
Last Updated 2024-10-02 10:09 AM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 367790
1976-02-01 366341
1976-03-01 346895
1976-04-01 314563
1976-05-01 289234
1976-06-01 374689
1976-07-01 359001
1976-08-01 355394
1976-09-01 322333
1976-10-01 316281
1976-11-01 311440
1976-12-01 315157
1977-01-01 346275
1977-02-01 345365
1977-03-01 330744
1977-04-01 291561
1977-05-01 274343
1977-06-01 371067
1977-07-01 342344
1977-08-01 341288
1977-09-01 323055
1977-10-01 321587
1977-11-01 330315
1977-12-01 304990
1978-01-01 378028
1978-02-01 363289
1978-03-01 352537
1978-04-01 311031
1978-05-01 306521
1978-06-01 347064
1978-07-01 347935
1978-08-01 321594
1978-09-01 300053
1978-10-01 290748
1978-11-01 287765
1978-12-01 299920
1979-01-01 322184
1979-02-01 325092
1979-03-01 313557
1979-04-01 278584
1979-05-01 256547
1979-06-01 317225
1979-07-01 294211
1979-08-01 288497
1979-09-01 290396
1979-10-01 308458
1979-11-01 310563
1979-12-01 333818
1980-01-01 404541
1980-02-01 401949
1980-03-01 398173
1980-04-01 398173
1980-05-01 433280
1980-06-01 503186
1980-07-01 516714
1980-08-01 492978
1980-09-01 461610
1980-10-01 482410
1980-11-01 477075
1980-12-01 473300
1981-01-01 533906
1981-02-01 514805
1981-03-01 499067
1981-04-01 457709
1981-05-01 460322
1981-06-01 494252
1981-07-01 465866
1981-08-01 459469
1981-09-01 452688
1981-10-01 467001
1981-11-01 480853
1981-12-01 502674
1982-01-01 563197
1982-02-01 580391
1982-03-01 587075
1982-04-01 582281
1982-05-01 592242
1982-06-01 664928
1982-07-01 682024
1982-08-01 665973
1982-09-01 664592
1982-10-01 676890
1982-11-01 703148
1982-12-01 722045
1983-01-01 760032
1983-02-01 759631
1983-03-01 729327
1983-04-01 690098
1983-05-01 671820
1983-06-01 721831
1983-07-01 657611
1983-08-01 638583
1983-09-01 585054
1983-10-01 560808
1983-11-01 540541
1983-12-01 542871
1984-01-01 584822
1984-02-01 571383
1984-03-01 556828
1984-04-01 525475
1984-05-01 492928
1984-06-01 507822
1984-07-01 507858
1984-08-01 493901
1984-09-01 471121
1984-10-01 482231
1984-11-01 462959
1984-12-01 484878
1985-01-01 551711
1985-02-01 523442
1985-03-01 507215
1985-04-01 510283
1985-05-01 509735
1985-06-01 545273
1985-07-01 533109
1985-08-01 502794
1985-09-01 497793
1985-10-01 507814
1985-11-01 489040
1985-12-01 482787
1986-01-01 506004
1986-02-01 547891
1986-03-01 516759
1986-04-01 484225
1986-05-01 478884
1986-06-01 507335
1986-07-01 474698
1986-08-01 448817
1986-09-01 442480
1986-10-01 430478
1986-11-01 422794
1986-12-01 414660
1987-01-01 480096
1987-02-01 481785
1987-03-01 467931
1987-04-01 442556
1987-05-01 443572
1987-06-01 453173
1987-07-01 422051
1987-08-01 409040
1987-09-01 386011
1987-10-01 395414
1987-11-01 389449
1987-12-01 391556
1988-01-01 446074
1988-02-01 448022
1988-03-01 429930
1988-04-01 398202
1988-05-01 395287
1988-06-01 398971
1988-07-01 387403
1988-08-01 387567
1988-09-01 351437
1988-10-01 354761
1988-11-01 368970
1988-12-01 359532
1989-01-01 405314
1989-02-01 381361
1989-03-01 359612
1989-04-01 349412
1989-05-01 341207
1989-06-01 372781
1989-07-01 351333
1989-08-01 346662
1989-09-01 345906
1989-10-01 358455
1989-11-01 372149
1989-12-01 373394
1990-01-01 410715
1990-02-01 399201
1990-03-01 373355
1990-04-01 371299
1990-05-01 345385
1990-06-01 367724
1990-07-01 376411
1990-08-01 378966
1990-09-01 365034
1990-10-01 350179
1990-11-01 354195
1990-12-01 370698
1991-01-01 428160
1991-02-01 430586
1991-03-01 430275
1991-04-01 392134
1991-05-01 394821
1991-06-01 444262
1991-07-01 432939
1991-08-01 428355
1991-09-01 414984
1991-10-01 434407
1991-11-01 460905
1991-12-01 497494
1992-01-01 549657
1992-02-01 555339
1992-03-01 517596
1992-04-01 479268
1992-05-01 480818
1992-06-01 530645
1992-07-01 492176
1992-08-01 447612
1992-09-01 413142
1992-10-01 379904
1992-11-01 405288
1992-12-01 433532
1993-01-01 496538
1993-02-01 509501
1993-03-01 492693
1993-04-01 469744
1993-05-01 469089
1993-06-01 505735
1993-07-01 467172
1993-08-01 443622
1993-09-01 424636
1993-10-01 415257
1993-11-01 380727
1993-12-01 382705
1994-01-01 459614
1994-02-01 439839
1994-03-01 412216
1994-04-01 366469
1994-05-01 337548
1994-06-01 365337
1994-07-01 357417
1994-08-01 338610
1994-09-01 310813
1994-10-01 315047
1994-11-01 288532
1994-12-01 281334
1995-01-01 354841
1995-02-01 342819
1995-03-01 328175
1995-04-01 337312
1995-05-01 313940
1995-06-01 324191
1995-07-01 327943
1995-08-01 324994
1995-09-01 303021
1995-10-01 296275
1995-11-01 292789
1995-12-01 311869
1996-01-01 381335
1996-02-01 361349
1996-03-01 348685
1996-04-01 331878
1996-05-01 331230
1996-06-01 348317
1996-07-01 353162
1996-08-01 319149
1996-09-01 300486
1996-10-01 292298
1996-11-01 294143
1996-12-01 309217
1997-01-01 362110
1997-02-01 349771
1997-03-01 337376
1997-04-01 291540
1997-05-01 266695
1997-06-01 306377
1997-07-01 297367
1997-08-01 285820
1997-09-01 279232
1997-10-01 270706
1997-11-01 278121
1997-12-01 296204
1998-01-01 349327
1998-02-01 322968
1998-03-01 310755
1998-04-01 248668
1998-05-01 243225
1998-06-01 302163
1998-07-01 279754
1998-08-01 274292
1998-09-01 274551
1998-10-01 269013
1998-11-01 267435
1998-12-01 264053
1999-01-01 302055
1999-02-01 301843
1999-03-01 271426
1999-04-01 271295
1999-05-01 272667
1999-06-01 317476
1999-07-01 314116
1999-08-01 294894
1999-09-01 273231
1999-10-01 263170
1999-11-01 264218
1999-12-01 268770
2000-01-01 313498
2000-02-01 318067
2000-03-01 310467
2000-04-01 269181
2000-05-01 270855
2000-06-01 304256
2000-07-01 299014
2000-08-01 287725
2000-09-01 263682
2000-10-01 248360
2000-11-01 277910
2000-12-01 297413
2001-01-01 357652
2001-02-01 358041
2001-03-01 364752
2001-04-01 336859
2001-05-01 312870
2001-06-01 359101
2001-07-01 344085
2001-08-01 353662
2001-09-01 330872
2001-10-01 345068
2001-11-01 364376
2001-12-01 384659
2002-01-01 445365
2002-02-01 435092
2002-03-01 431612
2002-04-01 414632
2002-05-01 395514
2002-06-01 446572
2002-07-01 438540
2002-08-01 408490
2002-09-01 378981
2002-10-01 390427
2002-11-01 402478
2002-12-01 403113
2003-01-01 457410
2003-02-01 448177
2003-03-01 434300
2003-04-01 399921
2003-05-01 398382
2003-06-01 473803
2003-07-01 445863
2003-08-01 440956
2003-09-01 418437
2003-10-01 397702
2003-11-01 402275
2003-12-01 387405
2004-01-01 442233
2004-02-01 422492
2004-03-01 420818
2004-04-01 384420
2004-05-01 378169
2004-06-01 412648
2004-07-01 403131
2004-08-01 385176
2004-09-01 360378
2004-10-01 368308
2004-11-01 370690
2004-12-01 367256
2005-01-01 403403
2005-02-01 416092
2005-03-01 384870
2005-04-01 372515
2005-05-01 360662
2005-06-01 399368
2005-07-01 380828
2005-08-01 352270
2005-09-01 342068
2005-10-01 323719
2005-11-01 328473
2005-12-01 328718
2006-01-01 355398
2006-02-01 347211
2006-03-01 324939
2006-04-01 301595
2006-05-01 269633
2006-06-01 311841
2006-07-01 310603
2006-08-01 296577
2006-09-01 268807
2006-10-01 249553
2006-11-01 260566
2006-12-01 276522
2007-01-01 347593
2007-02-01 341009
2007-03-01 309358
2007-04-01 309676
2007-05-01 304207
2007-06-01 360561
2007-07-01 361491
2007-08-01 346879
2007-09-01 332708
2007-10-01 334159
2007-11-01 337621
2007-12-01 368208
2008-01-01 417690
2008-02-01 404209
2008-03-01 392519
2008-04-01 366121
2008-05-01 405914
2008-06-01 462829
2008-07-01 459780
2008-08-01 454432
2008-09-01 425499
2008-10-01 439388
2008-11-01 449458
2008-12-01 491319
2009-01-01 584756
2009-02-01 630517
2009-03-01 639141
2009-04-01 629211
2009-05-01 649684
2009-06-01 707350
2009-07-01 711939
2009-08-01 693189
2009-09-01 696790
2009-10-01 710451
2009-11-01 699753
2009-12-01 724185
2010-01-01 803145
2010-02-01 786225
2010-03-01 761931
2010-04-01 712153
2010-05-01 675320
2010-06-01 709184
2010-07-01 705052
2010-08-01 671958
2010-09-01 636178
2010-10-01 621513
2010-11-01 630313
2010-12-01 617800
2011-01-01 664159
2011-02-01 648380
2011-03-01 631698
2011-04-01 606443
2011-05-01 616562
2011-06-01 680675
2011-07-01 680282
2011-08-01 671602
2011-09-01 648042
2011-10-01 636523
2011-11-01 607657
2011-12-01 608910
2012-01-01 640559
2012-02-01 625923
2012-03-01 600334
2012-04-01 563784
2012-05-01 568406
2012-06-01 629435
2012-07-01 630188
2012-08-01 601333
2012-09-01 556635
2012-10-01 570152
2012-11-01 554814
2012-12-01 589257
2013-01-01 667372
2013-02-01 648055
2013-03-01 603841
2013-04-01 567494
2013-05-01 579653
2013-06-01 645039
2013-07-01 624501
2013-08-01 593602
2013-09-01 563522
2013-10-01 566396
2013-11-01 543738
2013-12-01 541492
2014-01-01 579550
2014-02-01 578657
2014-03-01 538689
2014-04-01 459302
2014-05-01 456883
2014-06-01 477018
2014-07-01 477578
2014-08-01 449345
2014-09-01 411637
2014-10-01 404715
2014-11-01 393853
2014-12-01 380524
2015-01-01 443559
2015-02-01 423182
2015-03-01 399102
2015-04-01 366023
2015-05-01 376847
2015-06-01 408118
2015-07-01 408076
2015-08-01 379219
2015-09-01 351241
2015-10-01 369514
2015-11-01 383765
2015-12-01 393706
2016-01-01 446153
2016-02-01 437849
2016-03-01 426106
2016-04-01 394887
2016-05-01 355978
2016-06-01 400841
2016-07-01 388610
2016-08-01 377195
2016-09-01 366047
2016-10-01 360965
2016-11-01 334619
2016-12-01 347146
2017-01-01 399771
2017-02-01 361893
2017-03-01 327715
2017-04-01 303219
2017-05-01 295108
2017-06-01 341349
2017-07-01 334803
2017-08-01 340302
2017-09-01 302873
2017-10-01 297476
2017-11-01 292738
2017-12-01 295054
2018-01-01 337282
2018-02-01 326683
2018-03-01 293024
2018-04-01 253126
2018-05-01 248941
2018-06-01 311495
2018-07-01 298318
2018-08-01 286045
2018-09-01 261019
2018-10-01 270963
2018-11-01 264601
2018-12-01 287361
2019-01-01 345658
2019-02-01 314535
2019-03-01 296194
2019-04-01 254874
2019-05-01 231892
2019-06-01 270759
2019-07-01 275385
2019-08-01 253553
2019-09-01 229680
2019-10-01 225764
2019-11-01 210433
2019-12-01 213999
2020-01-01 260758
2020-02-01 250379
2020-03-01 362627
2020-04-01 1100996
2020-05-01 920204
2020-06-01 824984
2020-07-01 755206
2020-08-01 602915
2020-09-01 555075
2020-10-01 463306
2020-11-01 454711
2020-12-01 478475
2021-01-01 483715
2021-02-01 453143
2021-03-01 417480
2021-04-01 406344
2021-05-01 393026
2021-06-01 466200
2021-07-01 425727
2021-08-01 394419
2021-09-01 329745
2021-10-01 310049
2021-11-01 278163
2021-12-01 267802
2022-01-01 334871
2022-02-01 320614
2022-03-01 295541
2022-04-01 276622
2022-05-01 279964
2022-06-01 319166
2022-07-01 308875
2022-08-01 315752
2022-09-01 278136
2022-10-01 277311
2022-11-01 268525
2022-12-01 255353
2023-01-01 296532
2023-02-01 297097
2023-03-01 278547
2023-04-01 242521
2023-05-01 255838
2023-06-01 309799
2023-07-01 304485
2023-08-01 333342
2023-09-01 303307
2023-10-01 289666
2023-11-01 267432
2023-12-01 267635
2024-01-01 325450
2024-02-01 340784
2024-03-01 322944
2024-04-01 287481
2024-05-01 312481
2024-06-01 401986
2024-07-01 409280
2024-08-01 357431

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