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Unemployment rate in Algonquin

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 64 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Algonquin · Illinois · United States · World
−1.0 pp since 2015
Algonquin Illinois United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Algonquin
4.0%
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 Algonquin · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.0% · 2025
First value 3.4% · 2000
Highest 9.0% · 2010
Lowest 3.3% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearAlgonquinChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.0% −0.1 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 4.1% +0.4 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 3.7% +0.1 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.6% −1.0 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.6% −3.9 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 8.5% +5.2 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.3% −0.3 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.6% −0.5 pp 4.4% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.1% −0.8 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.9% −0.1 pp 5.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.0% −1.0 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.0% −1.8 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.8% −0.1 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.9% −0.9 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 8.8% −0.2 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 9.0% +0.5 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 8.5% +3.3 pp 10.0% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 5.2% +1.2 pp 6.5% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.0% +0.7 pp 5.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.3% −1.4 pp 4.6% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.7% −0.1 pp 5.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.8% −0.8 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.6% ±0.0 pp 6.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.6% +1.1 pp 6.5% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.5% +1.1 pp 5.4% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.4% 4.5% 4.0% 6.1%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
101 Quincy 3.6%
100 Edwardsville 3.6%
99 Wheaton 3.7%
98 Plainfield 3.7%
97 Park Ridge 3.7%
96 Carol Stream 3.7%
95 O'Fallon 3.8%
94 Northbrook 3.8%
93 Naperville 3.8%
92 Lombard 3.8%
91 Glenview 3.8%
90 Downers Grove 3.8%
89 Collinsville 3.8%
88 Buffalo Grove 3.8%
87 Bartlett 3.8%
86 Arlington Heights 3.8%
85 Woodridge 3.9%
84 Wilmette 3.9%
83 St. Charles 3.9%
82 Palatine 3.9%
81 New Lenox 3.9%
80 McHenry 3.9%
79 Lockport 3.9%
78 Hoffman Estates 3.9%
77 Highland Park 3.9%
…
67 Normal 4.0%
66 Morton Grove 4.0%
65 Bloomington 4.0%
64 Algonquin 4.0%
63 Yorkville 4.1%
62 Orland Park 4.1%
61 Niles 4.1%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

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.