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Unemployment rate in Streamwood

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 37 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 · Streamwood · Illinois · United States · World
−0.7 pp since 2015
Streamwood 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
Streamwood
4.8%
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 Streamwood · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 4.8% · 2025
First value 5.4% · 1990
Highest 10.7% · 2009
Lowest 3.8% · 2019
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearStreamwoodChange IllinoisUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.8% −0.4 pp 4.6% — 4.8%
2024 5.2% +0.9 pp 5.0% — 4.8%
2023 4.3% −0.5 pp 4.5% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 4.8% −1.5 pp 4.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 6.3% −3.9 pp 6.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 10.2% +6.4 pp 9.3% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.8% −0.4 pp 4.0% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.2% −0.9 pp 4.4% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.1% −0.9 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 6.0% +0.5 pp 5.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.5% −1.5 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.0% −1.8 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.8% −0.2 pp 9.1% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.0% −1.0 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 10.0% −0.5 pp 9.8% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.5% −0.2 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 10.7% +4.4 pp 10.0% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.3% +1.3 pp 6.5% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 5.0% +0.6 pp 5.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 4.4% −1.6 pp 4.6% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 6.0% −0.3 pp 5.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 6.3% −0.7 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 7.0% +0.2 pp 6.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.8% +1.5 pp 6.5% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.3% +1.3 pp 5.4% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.0% −0.2 pp 4.5% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 4.2% ±0.0 pp 4.4% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 4.2% −0.1 pp 4.5% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 4.3% −0.4 pp 4.8% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 4.7% +0.2 pp 5.3% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 4.5% −0.6 pp 5.2% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 5.1% −1.7 pp 5.8% — 5.8%
1993 6.8% −0.3 pp 7.5% — 5.5%
1992 7.1% +0.6 pp 7.9% — 5.3%
1991 6.5% +1.1 pp 7.3% — 5.1%
1990 5.4% 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%
…
34 Alton 4.8%
35 Melrose Park 4.8%
36 Springfield 4.8%
37 Streamwood 4.8%
38 Aurora 4.6%
39 Belleville 4.6%
40 Elmwood Park 4.6%
…

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.