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Unemployment rate in McHenry

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 80 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · McHenry · Illinois · United States · World
−1.5 pp since 2015
McHenry Illinois United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
McHenry
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 McHenry · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 3.9% · 2025
First value 3.0% · 2000
Highest 10.3% · 2011
Lowest 3.0% · 2000
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearMcHenryChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.9% −0.4 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 4.3% +0.8 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 3.5% −0.3 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.8% −0.8 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.6% −3.4 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 8.0% +4.8 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.2% −0.2 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.4% −0.7 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% −1.1 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.5% −1.8 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.3% −0.7 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.0% −1.3 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 10.3% +0.1 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.2% +0.2 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 10.0% +3.8 pp 10.0% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.2% +1.5 pp 6.5% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.7% +0.5 pp 5.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 4.2% −1.3 pp 4.6% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 5.5% −0.1 pp 5.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.6% −0.8 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 6.4% +0.6 pp 6.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.8% +2.0 pp 6.5% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 3.8% +0.8 pp 5.4% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.0% 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Kankakee 8.2%
2 East St Louis 8.1%
3 Dolton 7.8%
4 Round Lake Beach 7.6%
5 Belvidere 7.3%
6 Danville 7.0%
7 Maywood 7.0%
8 Rockford 6.9%
9 Waukegan 6.9%
10 Chicago Heights 6.8%
11 Decatur 6.8%
12 Harvey 6.8%
13 Zion 6.7%
14 North Chicago 6.5%
15 Carpentersville 6.4%
16 Park Forest 6.2%
17 Elgin 5.7%
18 Galesburg 5.7%
19 Lansing 5.7%
20 Freeport 5.6%
21 Peoria 5.5%
22 Alton 5.3%
23 Belleville 5.3%
24 Carbondale 5.3%
25 Moline 5.2%
…
84 Palatine 3.6%
85 Wilmette 3.6%
86 Carol Stream 3.5%
87 McHenry 3.5%
88 Schaumburg 3.5%
89 Wheeling 3.5%
90 Bartlett 3.4%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

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.