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Unemployment rate in Zion
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 | Zion | Change | Illinois | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.1% | −0.3 pp | 4.6% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | −0.3 pp | 5.0% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.8 pp | 4.5% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | −2.5 pp | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | −1.5 pp | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +4.8 pp | 9.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | −0.6 pp | 4.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | −0.8 pp | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | −1.4 pp | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | −1.4 pp | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | −1.7 pp | 7.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | −0.1 pp | 9.1% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | −1.7 pp | 9.0% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | −1.2 pp | 9.8% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +1.2 pp | 10.4% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +3.4 pp | 10.0% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +2.4 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +0.7 pp | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | −0.6 pp | 4.6% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | −0.8 pp | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | −0.8 pp | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +1.0 pp | 6.7% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | −0.2 pp | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +1.5 pp | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | 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
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Quincy | 3.6% | |
| 100 | Edwardsville | 3.6% | |
| 99 | Wheaton | 3.7% | |
| 98 | Plainfield | 3.7% | |
| 97 | Park Ridge | 3.7% | |
| 96 | Carol Stream | 3.7% | |
| 95 | O'Fallon | 3.8% | |
| 94 | Northbrook | 3.8% | |
| 93 | Naperville | 3.8% | |
| 92 | Lombard | 3.8% | |
| 91 | Glenview | 3.8% | |
| 90 | Downers Grove | 3.8% | |
| 89 | Collinsville | 3.8% | |
| 88 | Buffalo Grove | 3.8% | |
| 87 | Bartlett | 3.8% | |
| 86 | Arlington Heights | 3.8% | |
| 85 | Woodridge | 3.9% | |
| 84 | Wilmette | 3.9% | |
| 83 | St. Charles | 3.9% | |
| 82 | Palatine | 3.9% | |
| 81 | New Lenox | 3.9% | |
| 80 | McHenry | 3.9% | |
| 79 | Lockport | 3.9% | |
| 78 | Hoffman Estates | 3.9% | |
| 77 | Highland Park | 3.9% | |
| … | |||
| 15 | Belvidere | 5.9% | |
| 14 | Lansing | 6.0% | |
| 13 | Carpentersville | 6.0% | |
| 12 | Zion | 6.1% | |
| 11 | Rockford | 6.1% | |
| 10 | Danville | 6.4% | |
| 9 | Decatur | 6.5% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025
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