Metro Chicago Unemployment Level Heat Map - October 2021

Over 15%

10-15%

8-10%

6-8%

4-6%

2-4%

0-2%

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Unemployment Rates for Selected Locations in Metro Chicago

Place Name

Current Rate

Previous Month Rate

6 Months Ago

1 Year Ago

Addison

6.10%

6.40%

7.30%

10.00%

Algonquin

5.10%

5.60%

5.60%

8.50%

Arlington Heights

4.60%

5.00%

4.80%

8.30%

Aurora

6.40%

6.00%

6.80%

8.70%

Bartlett

5.10%

6.00%

5.70%

9.10%

Batavia

5.60%

4.70%

4.70%

6.40%

Berwyn

8.40%

9.00%

9.30%

14.20%

Bolingbrook

6.70%

7.10%

6.50%

11.30%

Buffalo Grove

4.20%

4.20%

4.20%

7.30%

Burbank

7.90%

8.40%

9.20%

12.40%

Calumet City

14.60%

16.80%

14.50%

18.60%

Carol Stream

5.20%

5.70%

5.00%

9.30%

Carpentersville

6.40%

6.10%

11.40%

9.30%

Chicago

9.20%

9.70%

9.00%

15.00%

Chicago Heights

11.80%

13.40%

15.40%

14.90%

Cicero

7.60%

8.10%

9.80%

12.50%

Cook County

8.20%

8.80%

8.40%

13.50%

Crown Point

4.40%

4.70%

5.60%

6.70%

Crystal Lake

5.00%

5.40%

4.90%

8.60%

DeKalb

7.50%

7.00%

6.90%

8.50%

DeKalb County

5.90%

5.60%

6.30%

7.20%

Des Plaines

6.00%

6.60%

7.00%

11.00%

Dolton

14.90%

17.20%

15.30%

21.30%

Downers Grove

4.90%

5.30%

4.70%

7.80%

DuPage County

5.30%

5.70%

5.40%

8.90%

East Chicago

11.00%

13.90%

12.70%

14.20%

Elgin

6.90%

6.80%

9.90%

9.60%

Elk Grove Village

5.40%

5.90%

5.70%

10.20%

Elmhurst

4.70%

5.00%

4.40%

7.90%

Elmwood Park

6.80%

7.50%

7.10%

12.20%

Evanston

5.70%

6.10%

5.90%

9.60%

Gary

12.90%

15.70%

13.60%

17.00%

Glen Ellyn

4.80%

5.30%

5.00%

8.30%

Glendale Heights

6.20%

6.80%

6.80%

10.60%

Glenview

4.70%

5.30%

4.50%

8.90%

Grundy County

6.10%

6.60%

6.60%

8.80%

Gurnee

5.40%

4.80%

4.80%

7.00%

Hammond

8.30%

10.00%

8.70%

9.80%

Hanover Park

5.90%

6.70%

8.90%

10.60%

Harvey

15.30%

16.80%

17.10%

21.50%

Highland Park

3.90%

3.60%

4.40%

6.00%

Hobart

6.80%

7.40%

7.20%

8.90%

Hoffman Estates

5.50%

5.90%

5.40%

9.80%

Homer Glen

5.20%

5.70%

5.30%

9.00%

Huntley

5.90%

6.40%

5.10%

9.10%

Jasper County

3.80%

4.20%

4.90%

5.40%

Joliet

8.00%

8.50%

9.40%

12.40%

Kane County

6.10%

5.60%

7.10%

7.90%

Kankakee

10.00%

9.10%

11.60%

11.00%

Kankakee County

6.70%

6.10%

7.50%

7.80%

Kendall County

5.50%

5.90%

5.80%

8.70%

Lake County

5.40%

4.90%

6.50%

7.10%

Lake County

6.70%

8.10%

7.60%

9.20%

Lake in the Hills

5.30%

5.90%

5.80%

9.40%

Lansing

10.60%

12.90%

10.30%

14.60%

LaPorte County

5.40%

5.90%

6.60%

8.00%

LaSalle County

6.30%

5.80%

7.30%

7.70%

Lockport

5.80%

6.40%

5.80%

8.40%

Lombard

5.30%

5.80%

5.30%

9.20%

Maywood

14.30%

14.80%

15.20%

21.50%

McHenry

5.30%

5.80%

5.70%

8.40%

McHenry County

5.30%

5.90%

5.90%

8.60%

Melrose Park

6.70%

7.60%

9.10%

11.30%

Merrillville

8.10%

10.00%

8.60%

11.30%

Michigan City

7.60%

8.70%

8.40%

11.60%

Mount Prospect

5.00%

5.40%

5.00%

9.20%

Mundelein

4.70%

4.20%

6.90%

6.80%

Naperville

4.70%

5.10%

4.40%

7.90%

New Lenox

4.80%

5.30%

5.20%

7.80%

Newton County

3.90%

4.40%

4.90%

5.10%

Niles

6.70%

7.10%

6.30%

12.80%

North Chicago

8.30%

7.10%

10.00%

9.40%

Northbrook

4.90%

5.20%

5.30%

9.10%

Oak Forest

6.80%

7.30%

7.30%

10.80%

Oak Lawn

7.30%

7.90%

7.60%

12.00%

Oak Park

5.60%

6.10%

5.30%

9.80%

Orland Park

5.70%

6.00%

5.80%

9.70%

Oswego

5.00%

5.40%

4.80%

8.30%

Palatine

5.00%

5.50%

5.70%

8.60%

Park Forest

12.40%

13.80%

12.30%

17.30%

Park Ridge

5.10%

5.60%

5.10%

9.00%

Plainfield

5.00%

5.50%

5.00%

8.90%

Portage

6.20%

7.10%

5.90%

8.80%

Porter County

4.20%

4.80%

5.20%

6.50%

Romeoville

7.60%

8.00%

8.00%

11.90%

Round Lake Beach

6.50%

6.00%

12.60%

8.10%

Schaumburg

5.30%

6.00%

5.30%

9.50%

Schererville

3.80%

4.70%

4.80%

6.40%

Skokie

6.60%

7.00%

6.40%

13.30%

St. Charles

4.70%

4.50%

4.50%

6.70%

Streamwood

6.40%

7.10%

8.20%

10.50%

Tinley Park

5.70%

6.30%

6.00%

9.60%

Valparaiso

3.50%

4.10%

5.20%

6.20%

Vernon Hills

4.30%

3.70%

4.00%

6.90%

Waukegan

7.40%

6.70%

10.10%

8.30%

West Chicago

4.50%

5.00%

7.60%

7.30%

Westmont

6.00%

6.30%

5.30%

9.50%

Wheaton

4.50%

4.80%

4.00%

7.40%

Wheeling

5.20%

5.60%

6.00%

8.90%

Will County

6.60%

7.10%

7.10%

10.40%

Wilmette

4.50%

4.90%

4.20%

7.50%

Woodridge

5.70%

6.00%

5.50%

9.20%

Woodstock

5.00%

6.00%

6.60%

8.60%

Zion

10.60%

9.50%

10.40%

10.80%

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