Ranking of Illinois Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2024
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for October 2024, among all Illinois cities, Dolton had the highest unemployment rate (10.1%), followed by Maywood (8.6%), and Harvey (8.5%).
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 2024
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolton | 10.1 |
| 2 | Maywood | 8.6 |
| 3 | Harvey | 8.5 |
| 4 | Calumet City | 7.7 |
| 5 | East St. Louis | 7.6 |
| 6 | Park Forest | 7.2 |
| 7 | Danville | 7.1 |
| 8 | Chicago Heights | 7 |
| 9 | Lansing | 6.7 |
| 10 | Moline | 6.2 |
| 11 | Decatur | 6 |
| 11 | Kankakee | 6 |
| 12 | Rock Island | 5.7 |
| 13 | Chicago | 5.6 |
| 14 | Elmwood Park | 5.5 |
| 15 | Oak Lawn | 5.4 |
| 15 | Rockford | 5.4 |
| 16 | Burbank | 5.3 |
| 16 | Joliet | 5.3 |
| 17 | Peoria | 5.1 |
| 18 | Berwyn | 5 |
| 18 | Freeport | 5 |
| 18 | Tinley Park | 5 |
| 19 | Bolingbrook | 4.9 |
| 19 | Hanover Park | 4.9 |
| 19 | Oak Park | 4.9 |
| 20 | Evanston | 4.8 |
| 20 | Galesburg | 4.8 |
| 20 | Homer Glen | 4.8 |
| 20 | Morton Grove | 4.8 |
| 20 | Skokie | 4.8 |
| 20 | Westmont | 4.8 |
| 21 | Carbondale | 4.7 |
| 21 | Des Plaines | 4.7 |
| 21 | Huntley | 4.7 |
| 21 | Niles | 4.7 |
| 21 | Romeoville | 4.7 |
| 21 | Schaumburg | 4.7 |
| 21 | Streamwood | 4.7 |
| 22 | Alton | 4.6 |
| 22 | DeKalb | 4.6 |
| 22 | Elk Grove Village | 4.6 |
| 22 | Granite City | 4.6 |
| 22 | Pekin | 4.6 |
| 22 | Wilmette | 4.6 |
| 22 | Zion | 4.6 |
| 23 | Belleville | 4.5 |
| 23 | Cicero | 4.5 |
| 23 | Northbrook | 4.5 |
| 23 | Oak Forest | 4.5 |
| 23 | Round Lake Beach | 4.5 |
| 24 | Carol Stream | 4.4 |
| 24 | Elmhurst | 4.4 |
| 24 | Glen Ellyn | 4.4 |
| 24 | Lake in the Hills | 4.4 |
| 24 | Lombard | 4.4 |
| 24 | Melrose Park | 4.4 |
| 24 | Naperville | 4.4 |
| 24 | North Chicago | 4.4 |
| 25 | Bartlett | 4.3 |
| 25 | Belvidere | 4.3 |
| 25 | Elgin | 4.3 |
| 25 | Glenview | 4.3 |
| 25 | Hoffman Estates | 4.3 |
| 25 | Orland Park | 4.3 |
| 25 | Waukegan | 4.3 |
| 25 | Woodstock | 4.3 |
| 26 | Aurora | 4.2 |
| 26 | Crystal Lake | 4.2 |
| 26 | Downers Grove | 4.2 |
| 26 | Lockport | 4.2 |
| 26 | Mount Prospect | 4.2 |
| 26 | Plainfield | 4.2 |
| 26 | Springfield | 4.2 |
| 26 | Wheaton | 4.2 |
| 26 | Woodridge | 4.2 |
| 27 | Addison | 4.1 |
| 27 | Arlington Heights | 4.1 |
| 27 | McHenry | 4.1 |
| 27 | New Lenox | 4.1 |
| 27 | Palatine | 4.1 |
| 27 | Park Ridge | 4.1 |
| 28 | Algonquin | 4 |
| 28 | Buffalo Grove | 4 |
| 28 | Glendale Heights | 4 |
| 29 | Highland Park | 3.9 |
| 29 | Urbana | 3.9 |
| 29 | Vernon Hills | 3.9 |
| 29 | Wheeling | 3.9 |
| 30 | Bloomington | 3.8 |
| 30 | Carpentersville | 3.8 |
| 30 | St. Charles | 3.8 |
| 30 | West Chicago | 3.8 |
| 31 | Batavia | 3.7 |
| 31 | Champaign | 3.7 |
| 31 | Collinsville | 3.7 |
| 31 | Normal | 3.7 |
| 31 | O'Fallon | 3.7 |
| 31 | Oswego | 3.7 |
| 32 | Mundelein | 3.6 |
| 32 | Quincy | 3.6 |
| 33 | Gurnee | 3.5 |
| 34 | Edwardsville | 3.4 |