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Unemployment rate in Edwardsville

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 100 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2010 – 2025 percent · Edwardsville · Illinois · United States · World
−0.7 pp since 2015
Edwardsville Illinois United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Edwardsville
3.6%
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 Edwardsville · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 3.6% · 2025
First value 7.1% · 2010
Highest 7.1% · 2010
Lowest 3.1% · 2019
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearEdwardsvilleChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.6% −0.1 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 3.7% ±0.0 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 3.7% +0.4 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.3% −0.4 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 3.7% −2.3 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.0% +2.9 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.1% −0.7 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.8% −0.1 pp 4.4% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.9% −0.8 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.7% +0.4 pp 5.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.3% −1.0 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.3% −1.2 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 6.5% ±0.0 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 6.5% −0.2 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 6.7% −0.4 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 7.1% 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Harvey 14.6%
2 East St Louis 13.5%
3 Dolton 12.1%
4 Maywood 11.7%
5 Chicago Heights 11.4%
6 Kankakee 10.8%
7 Alton 10.1%
8 Park Forest 10.0%
9 Rockford 9.6%
10 Decatur 9.4%
11 Joliet 9.3%
12 Round Lake Beach 9.2%
13 Belvidere 9.1%
14 Zion 9.1%
15 Danville 9.0%
16 North Chicago 8.9%
17 Romeoville 8.7%
18 Waukegan 8.6%
19 Freeport 8.4%
20 Cicero 8.3%
21 Lansing 8.2%
22 Berwyn 8.1%
23 Carpentersville 8.1%
24 Elgin 8.1%
25 Chicago 8.0%
…
92 Wheaton 5.4%
93 Buffalo Grove 5.3%
94 Downers Grove 5.3%
95 Edwardsville 5.3%
96 Northbrook 5.3%
97 Wilmette 5.3%
98 Glenview 5.2%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014

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.