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Unemployment rate in Elizabethtown
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 2010 – 2025
| Year | Elizabethtown | Change | Illinois | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5% | −0.1 pp | 4.6% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +0.6 pp | 5.0% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | ±0.0 pp | 4.5% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | −0.1 pp | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | −3.0 pp | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +3.4 pp | 9.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | −0.1 pp | 4.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | −0.3 pp | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | −0.2 pp | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | −0.5 pp | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | −0.9 pp | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | −0.9 pp | 7.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | −0.4 pp | 9.1% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | −0.6 pp | 9.0% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | −1.1 pp | 9.8% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | 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
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolton | 8.1% | |
| 2 | Maywood | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Chicago Heights | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Kankakee | 7.3% | |
| 5 | East St Louis | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Harvey | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Round Lake Beach | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Park Forest | 6.6% | |
| 9 | Decatur | 6.5% | |
| 10 | Danville | 6.4% | |
| 11 | Rockford | 6.1% | |
| 12 | Zion | 6.1% | |
| 13 | Carpentersville | 6.0% | |
| 14 | Lansing | 6.0% | |
| 15 | Belvidere | 5.9% | |
| 16 | Waukegan | 5.8% | |
| 17 | Elgin | 5.7% | |
| 18 | Galesburg | 5.5% | |
| 19 | North Chicago | 5.5% | |
| 20 | Peoria | 5.5% | |
| 21 | Carbondale | 5.4% | |
| 22 | Joliet | 5.4% | |
| 23 | Pekin | 5.3% | |
| 24 | Rock Island | 5.2% | |
| 25 | Burbank | 5.1% | |
| … | |||
| 41 | West Chicago | 4.6% | |
| 42 | Mundelein | 4.5% | |
| 43 | Oak Forest | 4.5% | |
| 44 | Elizabethtown | 4.5% | |
| 45 | Romeoville | 4.4% | |
| 46 | Bolingbrook | 4.3% | |
| 47 | Evanston | 4.3% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025
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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