Ranking of Illinois Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2025
Updated on September 15, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for May 2025, among all Illinois cities, Dolton had the highest unemployment rate (9%), followed by Calumet City (7.7%), and Maywood (7.6%).
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 May 2025
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Dolton | 9 |
| 2 | Calumet City | 7.7 |
| 3 | Maywood | 7.6 |
| 4 | Harvey | 7.4 |
| 5 | Lansing | 7.1 |
| 6 | Park Forest | 7 |
| 7 | Chicago Heights | 6.9 |
| 8 | East St. Louis | 6 |
| 9 | Kankakee | 5.8 |
| 10 | Decatur | 5.6 |
| 11 | Danville | 5.4 |
| 12 | Chicago | 5.2 |
| 13 | Burbank | 5.1 |
| 13 | Rockford | 5.1 |
| 14 | Berwyn | 5 |
| 14 | Joliet | 5 |
| 14 | Oak Lawn | 5 |
| 15 | Elmwood Park | 4.9 |
| 16 | Oak Forest | 4.8 |
| 17 | Oak Park | 4.6 |
| 17 | Zion | 4.6 |
| 18 | Carbondale | 4.5 |
| 18 | Cicero | 4.5 |
| 18 | Melrose Park | 4.5 |
| 18 | Niles | 4.5 |
| 18 | Peoria | 4.5 |
| 18 | Skokie | 4.5 |
| 18 | Streamwood | 4.5 |
| 19 | Bolingbrook | 4.4 |
| 19 | Elk Grove Village | 4.4 |
| 19 | Evanston | 4.4 |
| 19 | Hanover Park | 4.4 |
| 19 | Homer Glen | 4.4 |
| 19 | Rock Island | 4.4 |
| 19 | Romeoville | 4.4 |
| 19 | Schaumburg | 4.4 |
| 20 | Lake in the Hills | 4.3 |
| 20 | Morton Grove | 4.3 |
| 20 | Orland Park | 4.3 |
| 20 | Tinley Park | 4.3 |
| 20 | Westmont | 4.3 |
| 21 | Arlington Heights | 4.2 |
| 21 | Des Plaines | 4.2 |
| 21 | Elgin | 4.2 |
| 21 | Freeport | 4.2 |
| 21 | Galesburg | 4.2 |
| 21 | Glen Ellyn | 4.2 |
| 21 | Huntley | 4.2 |
| 21 | Lombard | 4.2 |
| 21 | Wilmette | 4.2 |
| 22 | Addison | 4.1 |
| 22 | Bartlett | 4.1 |
| 22 | Belvidere | 4.1 |
| 22 | Downers Grove | 4.1 |
| 22 | Elmhurst | 4.1 |
| 22 | Hoffman Estates | 4.1 |
| 22 | Lockport | 4.1 |
| 22 | Naperville | 4.1 |
| 22 | Northbrook | 4.1 |
| 22 | Palatine | 4.1 |
| 22 | Woodridge | 4.1 |
| 22 | Woodstock | 4.1 |
| 23 | Glenview | 4 |
| 23 | Moline | 4 |
| 23 | Park Ridge | 4 |
| 23 | Pekin | 4 |
| 23 | Wheaton | 4 |
| 24 | Aurora | 3.9 |
| 24 | Crystal Lake | 3.9 |
| 24 | Glendale Heights | 3.9 |
| 24 | New Lenox | 3.9 |
| 24 | Round Lake Beach | 3.9 |
| 25 | Algonquin | 3.8 |
| 25 | Alton | 3.8 |
| 25 | Carol Stream | 3.8 |
| 25 | Carpentersville | 3.8 |
| 25 | DeKalb | 3.8 |
| 25 | McHenry | 3.8 |
| 25 | Mount Prospect | 3.8 |
| 25 | Plainfield | 3.8 |
| 25 | Springfield | 3.8 |
| 25 | Waukegan | 3.8 |
| 26 | Belleville | 3.7 |
| 26 | North Chicago | 3.7 |
| 26 | West Chicago | 3.7 |
| 26 | Wheeling | 3.7 |
| 27 | Buffalo Grove | 3.6 |
| 27 | Granite City | 3.6 |
| 28 | Gurnee | 3.5 |
| 29 | Highland Park | 3.4 |
| 29 | St. Charles | 3.4 |
| 30 | Batavia | 3.3 |
| 30 | Bloomington | 3.3 |
| 30 | Mundelein | 3.3 |
| 30 | Oswego | 3.3 |
| 30 | Urbana | 3.3 |
| 30 | Vernon Hills | 3.3 |
| 31 | Champaign | 3.2 |
| 31 | Collinsville | 3.2 |
| 31 | O'Fallon | 3.2 |
| 32 | Normal | 3.1 |
| 32 | Quincy | 3.1 |
| 33 | Edwardsville | 3 |