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Unemployment rate in Elmhurst

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 75 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 · Elmhurst · Illinois · United States · World
−0.7 pp since 2015
Elmhurst 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
Elmhurst
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 Elmhurst · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 3.9% · 2025
First value 4.1% · 1990
Highest 8.2% · 2010
Lowest 2.7% · 1999
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearElmhurstChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.9% −0.3 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 4.2% +0.8 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 3.4% −0.3 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.7% −0.5 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.2% −3.1 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.3% +4.4 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 2.9% −0.2 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.1% −0.9 pp 4.4% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.0% −0.9 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.9% +0.3 pp 5.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.6% −0.9 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.5% −1.7 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.2% ±0.0 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.2% −0.5 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.7% −0.5 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 8.2% +1.0 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 7.2% +3.0 pp 10.0% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.2% +0.9 pp 6.5% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.3% +0.3 pp 5.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.0% −1.3 pp 4.6% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.3% −0.2 pp 5.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.5% −0.5 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.0% −0.2 pp 6.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.2% +0.8 pp 6.5% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.4% +1.1 pp 5.4% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.3% +0.6 pp 4.5% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 2.7% −0.1 pp 4.4% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 2.8% −0.4 pp 4.5% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 3.2% −0.2 pp 4.8% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 3.4% ±0.0 pp 5.3% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 3.4% −0.8 pp 5.2% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 4.2% −1.5 pp 5.8% — 5.8%
1993 5.7% +0.1 pp 7.5% — 5.5%
1992 5.6% +0.2 pp 7.9% — 5.3%
1991 5.4% +1.3 pp 7.3% — 5.1%
1990 4.1% 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

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%
…
81 Glen Ellyn 4.7%
82 Gurnee 4.7%
83 Schaumburg 4.7%
84 Elmhurst 4.6%
85 Hoffman Estates 4.6%
86 Naperville 4.6%
87 Normal 4.6%
…

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.