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Unemployment rate in Belvidere
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 2000 – 2025
| Year | Belvidere | Change | Illinois | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.9% | −0.4 pp | 4.6% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | −1.0 pp | 5.0% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.4 pp | 4.5% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | −2.5 pp | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | −2.0 pp | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +5.8 pp | 9.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | −0.3 pp | 4.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | −1.2 pp | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +0.7 pp | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | −1.4 pp | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | −1.3 pp | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | −2.4 pp | 7.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | −1.0 pp | 9.1% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | −1.6 pp | 9.0% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | −2.1 pp | 9.8% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | −1.1 pp | 10.4% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +6.1 pp | 10.0% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +3.6 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +1.1 pp | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | −1.1 pp | 4.6% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | −0.8 pp | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | −0.8 pp | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +0.8 pp | 6.7% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +0.7 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +1.8 pp | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | 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
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Addison | 4.5% | |
| 67 | Algonquin | 4.1% | |
| 16 | Alton | 5.9% | |
| 84 | Arlington Heights | 3.9% | |
| 44 | Aurora | 4.7% | |
| 68 | Bartlett | 4.1% | |
| 93 | Batavia | 3.8% | |
| 23 | Belleville | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Belvidere | 7.1% | |
| 38 | Berwyn | 4.8% | |
| 85 | Bloomington | 3.9% | |
| 45 | Bolingbrook | 4.7% | |
| 86 | Buffalo Grove | 3.9% | |
| 26 | Burbank | 5.2% | |
| 39 | Carbondale | 4.8% | |
| 55 | Carol Stream | 4.3% | |
| 19 | Carpentersville | 5.5% | |
| 61 | Champaign | 4.2% | |
| 27 | Chicago | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Chicago Heights | 8.5% | |
| 33 | Cicero | 4.9% | |
| 46 | Collinsville | 4.7% | |
| 69 | Crystal Lake | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Danville | 7.8% | |
| 40 | DeKalb | 4.8% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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