Counties with the highest unemployment in Illinois

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#50. Williamson County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.3%
— 1-month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.4 percentage points
– Total labor force: 31,320 people (1,357 unemployed)

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#49. Tazewell County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.3%
— 1-month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 61,017 people (2,644 unemployed)

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#48. Will County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.3%
— 1-month change: Down 0.7 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.9 percentage points
– Total labor force: 373,554 people (16,060 unemployed)

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#47. St. Clair County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.4%
— 1-month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 124,884 people (5,535 unemployed)

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#46. Saline County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.5%
— 1-month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
– Total labor force: 9,756 people (438 unemployed)

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#45. Montgomery County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.5%
— 1-month change: Down 0.9 percentage points
— 1-year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 11,307 people (512 unemployed)

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#44. Christian County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.5%
— 1-month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
— 1-year change: No change
– Total labor force: 13,290 people (603 unemployed)

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#43. Marion County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.5%
— 1-month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.4 percentage points
– Total labor force: 16,524 people (744 unemployed)

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#42. Grundy County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.5%
— 1-month change: Down 0.9 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.9 percentage points
– Total labor force: 26,611 people (1,191 unemployed)

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#41. Whiteside County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.5%
— 1-month change: Down 0.8 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.5 percentage points
– Total labor force: 27,301 people (1,236 unemployed)

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#40. DeKalb County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.5%
— 1-month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 53,982 people (2,455 unemployed)

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#39. Cook County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.5%
— 1-month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.9 percentage points
– Total labor force: 2.7 million people (119,860 unemployed)

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#38. Massac County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.6%
— 1-month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 5,342 people (247 unemployed)

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#37. Mason County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.6%
— 1-month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
— 1-year change: No change
– Total labor force: 5,920 people (271 unemployed)

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#36. Carroll County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.6%
— 1-month change: Down 1.1 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.7 percentage points
– Total labor force: 7,075 people (324 unemployed)

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#35. Fayette County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.6%
— 1-month change: Down 0.7 percentage points
— 1-year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
– Total labor force: 9,586 people (444 unemployed)

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#34. Iroquois County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.6%
— 1-month change: Down 1.0 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.4 percentage points
– Total labor force: 12,910 people (597 unemployed)

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#33. Logan County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.7%
— 1-month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.5 percentage points
– Total labor force: 11,283 people (532 unemployed)

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#32. Marshall County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.8%
— 1-month change: Down 0.8 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.1 percentage points
– Total labor force: 5,061 people (242 unemployed)

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#31. Perry County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.8%
— 1-month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
– Total labor force: 7,663 people (370 unemployed)

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#30. Stephenson County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.8%
— 1-month change: Down 0.8 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
– Total labor force: 20,948 people (1,012 unemployed)

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#29. Scott County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.9%
— 1-month change: Down 0.9 percentage points
— 1-year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
– Total labor force: 2,267 people (112 unemployed)

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#28. Fulton County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.9%
— 1-month change: Down 0.9 percentage points
— 1-year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
– Total labor force: 14,527 people (718 unemployed)

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#27. Gallatin County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.0%
— 1-month change: Up 0.2 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.6 percentage points
– Total labor force: 2,048 people (103 unemployed)

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#26. Union County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.0%
— 1-month change: Down 0.8 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 7,110 people (354 unemployed)

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#25. Clay County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.1%
— 1-month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.5 percentage points
– Total labor force: 5,756 people (294 unemployed)

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#24. Rock Island County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.1%
— 1-month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.8 percentage points
– Total labor force: 65,829 people (3,388 unemployed)

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#23. Lake County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.1%
— 1-month change: Down 1.1 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.4 percentage points
– Total labor force: 361,863 people (18,529 unemployed)

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#22. Clark County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.2%
— 1-month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 1.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 7,256 people (376 unemployed)

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#21. Henry County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.2%
— 1-month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.7 percentage points
– Total labor force: 23,265 people (1,201 unemployed)

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#20. Putnam County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.3%
— 1-month change: Down 1.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.5 percentage points
– Total labor force: 2,952 people (157 unemployed)

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#19. Franklin County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.3%
— 1-month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.6 percentage points
– Total labor force: 15,862 people (839 unemployed)

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#18. Vermilion County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.3%
— 1-month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
– Total labor force: 31,702 people (1,678 unemployed)

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#17. Kane County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.3%
— 1-month change: Down 1.0 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.6 percentage points
– Total labor force: 266,000 people (14,041 unemployed)

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#16. Johnson County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.4%
— 1-month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.5 percentage points
– Total labor force: 4,223 people (229 unemployed)

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#15. Lawrence County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.4%
— 1-month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.9 percentage points
– Total labor force: 4,947 people (265 unemployed)

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#14. Ogle County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.4%
— 1-month change: Down 0.7 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.1 percentage points
– Total labor force: 23,847 people (1,284 unemployed)

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#13. Hardin County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.5%
— 1-month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.6 percentage points
– Total labor force: 1,436 people (79 unemployed)

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#12. Mercer County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.5%
— 1-month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 1.4 percentage points
– Total labor force: 7,478 people (413 unemployed)

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#11. Stark County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.6%
— 1-month change: Down 0.8 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.7 percentage points
– Total labor force: 2,384 people (133 unemployed)

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#10. Knox County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.6%
— 1-month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.6 percentage points
– Total labor force: 20,151 people (1,130 unemployed)

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#9. Peoria County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.6%
— 1-month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.5 percentage points
– Total labor force: 81,294 people (4,528 unemployed)

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#8. Macon County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.7%
— 1-month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.1 percentage points
– Total labor force: 43,982 people (2,496 unemployed)

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#7. Kankakee County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.7%
— 1-month change: Down 0.7 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 51,466 people (2,932 unemployed)

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#6. LaSalle County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.8%
— 1-month change: Down 0.8 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.6 percentage points
– Total labor force: 50,861 people (2,959 unemployed)

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#5. Winnebago County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.8%
— 1-month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
— 1-year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 129,475 people (7,514 unemployed)

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#4. Bureau County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 5.9%
— 1-month change: Down 1.0 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 1.3 percentage points
– Total labor force: 15,506 people (922 unemployed)

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#3. Alexander County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 6.0%
— 1-month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 0.8 percentage points
– Total labor force: 1,815 people (108 unemployed)

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#2. Boone County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 6.4%
— 1-month change: Down 1.5 percentage points
— 1-year change: Down 0.7 percentage points
– Total labor force: 24,413 people (1,569 unemployed)

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#1. Pulaski County

– April unemployment rate (preliminary): 7.8%
— 1-month change: Up 0.9 percentage points
— 1-year change: Up 1.2 percentage points
– Total labor force: 1,631 people (127 unemployed)

This story features data reporting by Paxtyn Merten and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.