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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Unemployment rate in Naperville

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 93 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 · Naperville · Illinois · United States · World
−0.8 pp since 2015
Naperville 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
Naperville
3.8%
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 Naperville · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 3.8% · 2025
First value 2.9% · 1990
Highest 7.8% · 2010
Lowest 2.5% · 1998
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearNapervilleChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.8% −0.4 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 4.2% +0.6 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 3.6% +0.1 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.5% −1.0 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.5% −3.3 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.8% +4.8 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.0% −0.2 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.2% −0.8 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% −1.0 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.6% −1.5 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.1% +0.1 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.0% −0.5 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.5% −0.3 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 7.8% +0.3 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 7.5% +3.0 pp 10.0% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.5% +1.0 pp 6.5% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.5% +0.3 pp 5.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.2% −1.2 pp 4.6% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.4% −0.2 pp 5.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.6% −0.6 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.2% −0.2 pp 6.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.4% +1.0 pp 6.5% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.4% +1.2 pp 5.4% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.2% +0.4 pp 4.5% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 2.8% +0.3 pp 4.4% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 2.5% −0.3 pp 4.5% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 2.8% −0.3 pp 4.8% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 3.1% −0.1 pp 5.3% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 3.2% −0.5 pp 5.2% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 3.7% −1.1 pp 5.8% — 5.8%
1993 4.8% ±0.0 pp 7.5% — 5.5%
1992 4.8% +0.6 pp 7.9% — 5.3%
1991 4.2% +1.3 pp 7.3% — 5.1%
1990 2.9% 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

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment 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%
…
90 Downers Grove 3.8%
91 Glenview 3.8%
92 Lombard 3.8%
93 Naperville 3.8%
94 Northbrook 3.8%
95 O'Fallon 3.8%
96 Carol Stream 3.7%
…

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

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.