Ranking of Illinois Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2012
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for October 2012, among all Illinois cities, Harvey had the highest unemployment rate (17.5%), followed by East St. Louis (16.2%), and Maywood (15.4%).
The chart below shows the top 103 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois cities.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities in the United States.
Related Topics: Illinois BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2012
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Harvey | 17.5 |
| 2 | East St. Louis | 16.2 |
| 3 | Maywood | 15.4 |
| 4 | Dolton | 15.3 |
| 5 | Kankakee | 13.6 |
| 6 | Park Forest | 13.5 |
| 7 | Calumet City | 13.4 |
| 8 | Chicago Heights | 12.8 |
| 9 | Rockford | 11.6 |
| 10 | Alton | 11.5 |
| 11 | Belvidere | 11.3 |
| 12 | Decatur | 10.6 |
| 13 | Joliet | 10.5 |
| 13 | Romeoville | 10.5 |
| 14 | Granite City | 10.4 |
| 15 | Freeport | 10.1 |
| 16 | Cicero | 10 |
| 16 | Lansing | 10 |
| 17 | Chicago | 9.9 |
| 18 | Berwyn | 9.8 |
| 18 | Zion | 9.8 |
| 19 | Burbank | 9.6 |
| 20 | Belleville | 9.4 |
| 20 | North Chicago | 9.4 |
| 21 | Danville | 9.2 |
| 22 | Bolingbrook | 9 |
| 23 | Elgin | 8.9 |
| 23 | Oak Lawn | 8.9 |
| 24 | Oak Forest | 8.8 |
| 24 | Peoria | 8.8 |
| 25 | Melrose Park | 8.7 |
| 26 | Galesburg | 8.6 |
| 27 | McHenry | 8.5 |
| 27 | Rock Island | 8.5 |
| 27 | Round Lake Beach | 8.5 |
| 27 | Woodstock | 8.5 |
| 28 | Huntley | 8.4 |
| 28 | Lockport | 8.4 |
| 29 | Aurora | 8.3 |
| 29 | Hanover Park | 8.3 |
| 30 | Carpentersville | 8.2 |
| 30 | Elk Grove Village | 8.2 |
| 30 | Lake in the Hills | 8.2 |
| 30 | New Lenox | 8.2 |
| 30 | Waukegan | 8.2 |
| 30 | West Chicago | 8.2 |
| 31 | Carbondale | 8.1 |
| 31 | Elmwood Park | 8.1 |
| 31 | Skokie | 8.1 |
| 31 | Streamwood | 8.1 |
| 32 | Collinsville | 8 |
| 32 | Crystal Lake | 8 |
| 32 | DeKalb | 8 |
| 33 | Des Plaines | 7.9 |
| 33 | Pekin | 7.9 |
| 34 | Evanston | 7.8 |
| 35 | Addison | 7.7 |
| 35 | Algonquin | 7.7 |
| 35 | Niles | 7.7 |
| 36 | Carol Stream | 7.6 |
| 36 | Homer Glen | 7.6 |
| 36 | Oak Park | 7.6 |
| 36 | Orland Park | 7.6 |
| 36 | Oswego | 7.6 |
| 36 | Springfield | 7.6 |
| 36 | Tinley Park | 7.6 |
| 37 | Bartlett | 7.5 |
| 37 | Glendale Heights | 7.5 |
| 37 | O'Fallon | 7.5 |
| 37 | Plainfield | 7.5 |
| 38 | Batavia | 7.4 |
| 38 | Moline | 7.4 |
| 38 | Morton Grove | 7.4 |
| 39 | Arlington Heights | 7.3 |
| 39 | Elmhurst | 7.3 |
| 39 | Mount Prospect | 7.3 |
| 40 | Palatine | 7.2 |
| 40 | Park Ridge | 7.2 |
| 40 | Schaumburg | 7.2 |
| 40 | Urbana | 7.2 |
| 40 | Woodridge | 7.2 |
| 41 | Downers Grove | 7.1 |
| 41 | Hoffman Estates | 7.1 |
| 41 | Naperville | 7.1 |
| 41 | Westmont | 7.1 |
| 42 | Champaign | 7 |
| 42 | Lombard | 7 |
| 42 | Northbrook | 7 |
| 43 | Glenview | 6.9 |
| 43 | Gurnee | 6.9 |
| 43 | Mundelein | 6.9 |
| 43 | Wheeling | 6.9 |
| 44 | Buffalo Grove | 6.8 |
| 44 | Glen Ellyn | 6.8 |
| 45 | Vernon Hills | 6.7 |
| 45 | Wheaton | 6.7 |
| 46 | Quincy | 6.6 |
| 46 | St. Charles | 6.6 |
| 47 | Wilmette | 6.5 |
| 48 | Normal | 6.3 |
| 49 | Bloomington | 6.2 |
| 50 | Edwardsville | 6.1 |
| 51 | Highland Park | 6 |