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Unemployment rate in Berwyn

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 28 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Berwyn · Illinois · United States · World
−1.6 pp since 2015
Berwyn Illinois United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Berwyn
5.0%
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 Berwyn · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 5.0% · 2025
First value 6.0% · 1990
Highest 11.7% · 2010
Lowest 3.7% · 2019
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearBerwynChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 5.0% −0.3 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 5.3% +0.9 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 4.4% −0.6 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 5.0% −1.9 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 6.9% −3.8 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 10.7% +7.0 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.7% −0.2 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.9% −0.9 pp 4.4% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.8% −1.1 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.9% −0.7 pp 5.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.6% −1.5 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 8.1% −2.5 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 10.6% +0.2 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 10.4% −0.8 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 11.2% −0.5 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 11.7% +0.2 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.5% +4.5 pp 10.0% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.0% +1.4 pp 6.5% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 5.6% +0.6 pp 5.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 5.0% −1.8 pp 4.6% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 6.8% −0.2 pp 5.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 7.0% −0.7 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 7.7% +0.1 pp 6.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 7.6% +1.8 pp 6.5% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.8% +1.2 pp 5.4% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.6% −0.6 pp 4.5% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 5.2% +0.3 pp 4.4% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 4.9% −0.6 pp 4.5% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 5.5% −0.2 pp 4.8% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 5.7% +0.1 pp 5.3% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 5.6% −0.3 pp 5.2% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 5.9% −1.6 pp 5.8% — 5.8%
1993 7.5% −0.3 pp 7.5% — 5.5%
1992 7.8% +0.5 pp 7.9% — 5.3%
1991 7.3% +1.3 pp 7.3% — 5.1%
1990 6.0% 6.3% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 East St Louis 9.3%
2 Dolton 7.7%
3 Kankakee 7.7%
4 Danville 7.2%
5 Harvey 7.1%
6 Maywood 6.7%
7 Round Lake Beach 6.7%
8 Chicago Heights 6.5%
9 Rockford 6.5%
10 Decatur 6.3%
11 Belvidere 5.9%
12 Carpentersville 5.9%
13 Park Forest 5.9%
14 Alton 5.7%
15 Zion 5.7%
16 Galesburg 5.6%
17 Pekin 5.6%
18 Peoria 5.6%
19 Waukegan 5.6%
20 North Chicago 5.5%
21 Rock Island 5.5%
22 Freeport 5.4%
23 Belleville 5.2%
24 Elgin 5.2%
25 Lansing 5.2%
…
48 Oak Lawn 4.0%
49 Romeoville 4.0%
50 West Chicago 4.0%
51 Berwyn 3.9%
52 Cicero 3.9%
53 Oak Forest 3.9%
54 Vernon Hills 3.9%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

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.