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Unemployment rate in Batavia

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 73 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 · Batavia · Illinois · United States · World
−1.0 pp since 2015
Batavia 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
Batavia
3.9%
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 Batavia · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 3.9% · 2025
First value 3.0% · 2000
Highest 9.4% · 2010
Lowest 3.0% · 2000
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearBataviaChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.9% −0.2 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 4.1% +0.1 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 4.0% +0.7 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.3% −1.1 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.4% −2.8 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.2% +3.8 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.4% −0.7 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.1% +0.3 pp 4.4% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.8% −0.8 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.6% −0.3 pp 5.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.9% −1.1 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.0% −1.2 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.2% −0.5 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.7% −0.5 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 8.2% −1.2 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 9.4% +0.9 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 8.5% +3.4 pp 10.0% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 5.1% +1.5 pp 6.5% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.6% +0.5 pp 5.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.1% −1.2 pp 4.6% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.3% −0.1 pp 5.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.4% −0.5 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 4.9% +0.2 pp 6.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 4.7% +0.9 pp 6.5% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 3.8% +0.8 pp 5.4% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.0% 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

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Harvey 12.0%
2 East St Louis 11.4%
3 Dolton 10.3%
4 Maywood 10.1%
5 Chicago Heights 9.8%
6 Kankakee 9.5%
7 Park Forest 8.9%
8 Alton 8.5%
9 Rockford 8.2%
10 Belvidere 7.8%
11 Danville 7.7%
12 Zion 7.7%
13 Decatur 7.6%
14 Freeport 7.6%
15 Joliet 7.6%
16 North Chicago 7.5%
17 Round Lake Beach 7.5%
18 Pekin 7.3%
19 Carpentersville 7.1%
20 Waukegan 7.1%
21 Lansing 6.9%
22 Peoria 6.9%
23 Chicago 6.7%
24 Cicero 6.7%
25 Elgin 6.7%
…
68 Orland Park 5.0%
69 Palatine 5.0%
70 Skokie 5.0%
71 Batavia 4.9%
72 Mundelein 4.9%
73 Oak Park 4.9%
74 Wheeling 4.9%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

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.