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Unemployment rate in Lockport
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 | Lockport | Change | Illinois | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | −1.0 pp | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | −3.4 pp | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +4.8 pp | 9.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | −0.2 pp | 4.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | −0.6 pp | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | −1.0 pp | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | −0.3 pp | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | −1.5 pp | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | −1.6 pp | 7.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | −0.4 pp | 9.1% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | −0.9 pp | 9.0% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | −0.4 pp | 9.8% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | −0.3 pp | 10.4% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +4.4 pp | 10.0% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +1.2 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +0.6 pp | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | −1.8 pp | 4.6% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | −0.4 pp | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | −0.5 pp | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +0.2 pp | 6.7% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +3.6 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +0.5 pp | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | 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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Addison | 5.4% | |
| 76 | Algonquin | 4.6% | |
| 24 | Alton | 7.0% | |
| 92 | Arlington Heights | 4.2% | |
| 43 | Aurora | 5.7% | |
| 70 | Bartlett | 4.7% | |
| 80 | Batavia | 4.4% | |
| 17 | Belleville | 7.3% | |
| 10 | Belvidere | 9.4% | |
| 27 | Berwyn | 6.9% | |
| 57 | Bloomington | 5.0% | |
| 49 | Bolingbrook | 5.3% | |
| 95 | Buffalo Grove | 4.1% | |
| 20 | Burbank | 7.2% | |
| 23 | Carbondale | 7.1% | |
| 68 | Carol Stream | 4.8% | |
| 21 | Carpentersville | 7.2% | |
| 58 | Champaign | 5.0% | |
| 18 | Chicago | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Chicago Heights | 12.2% | |
| 35 | Cicero | 6.4% | |
| 53 | Collinsville | 5.1% | |
| 81 | Crystal Lake | 4.4% | |
| 13 | Danville | 8.3% | |
| 28 | DeKalb | 6.9% | |
| … | |||
| 7 | Kankakee | 10.3% | |
| 67 | Lake in the Hills | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Lansing | 9.5% | |
| 71 | Lockport | 4.7% | |
| 72 | Lombard | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Maywood | 12.5% | |
| 77 | McHenry | 4.6% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021
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