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Unemployment rate in Westmont
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 | Westmont | Change | Illinois | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.0% | −0.6 pp | 4.6% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +0.9 pp | 5.0% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | −0.2 pp | 4.5% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | −1.4 pp | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | −3.5 pp | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +5.6 pp | 9.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | −0.3 pp | 4.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | −0.7 pp | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | −0.9 pp | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.3 pp | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | −1.2 pp | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | −1.8 pp | 7.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +0.4 pp | 9.1% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | −0.8 pp | 9.0% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | −0.6 pp | 9.8% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +0.4 pp | 10.4% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +3.3 pp | 10.0% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +1.0 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +0.4 pp | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | −1.4 pp | 4.6% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | −0.3 pp | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | −0.3 pp | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | −0.1 pp | 6.7% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.1 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +1.2 pp | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | 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
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment 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% | |
| … | |||
| 76 | Bloomington | 4.8% | |
| 77 | Lombard | 4.8% | |
| 78 | Oswego | 4.8% | |
| 79 | Westmont | 4.8% | |
| 80 | Elizabethtown | 4.8% | |
| 81 | Glen Ellyn | 4.7% | |
| 82 | Gurnee | 4.7% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015
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