RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Lowest unemployment, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 4.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lake Holiday, IL, up 266 places to #27.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲144Jerseyville, ILIL8,4090.4%−3.9 pts

02▲23Monticello, ILIL6,0800.5%−1.9 pts

03▲13Elburn, ILIL7,0840.5%−1.6 pts

04▲18Washington, ILIL15,9021.0%−1.2 pts

05▲87Highland, ILIL10,0421.0%−2.6 pts

06▲42Bartonville, ILIL5,8041.1%−1.8 pts

07▲22Milan, ILIL5,0281.1%−1.4 pts

08▲12Monee, ILIL5,1191.2%−1.0 pts

09▲76Savoy, ILIL9,1131.4%−2.1 pts

10▲11Columbia, ILIL10,8651.4%−0.8 pts

11▲119Manhattan, ILIL10,9431.5%−2.6 pts

12▲1Shiloh, ILIL14,6041.7%−0.2 pts

13▲57Lake Forest, ILIL19,7311.8%−1.5 pts

14▲32Geneva, ILIL21,1381.8%−1.1 pts

15▲193Riverside, ILIL8,9391.9%−3.5 pts

16▲45South Barrington, ILIL5,0712.0%−1.2 pts

17▼8Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2622.0%+0.5 pts

18▲37Long Grove, ILIL8,3432.1%−0.9 pts

19▼18Northfield, ILIL5,6322.2%+1.9 pts

20▲27Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9632.2%−0.7 pts

21▲28La Grange, ILIL15,9352.2%−0.7 pts

22▲59Waterloo, ILIL11,1322.3%−1.2 pts

23▲193Carlinville, ILIL5,4652.4%−3.3 pts

24▲10Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.4%−0.2 pts

25▲104Chillicothe, ILIL6,0332.4%−1.7 pts

26▲193North Riverside, ILIL7,1612.4%−3.3 pts

27▲266Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6412.4%−6.7 pts

28▲242Salem, ILIL7,0352.4%−5.0 pts

29▲45Batavia, ILIL26,5862.5%−0.9 pts

30▲194Peru, ILIL9,7802.5%−3.4 pts

31▼5Hampshire, ILIL9,2662.5%0.0 pts

32▲160Braidwood, ILIL6,2592.5%−2.6 pts

33▲3Itasca, ILIL9,4882.6%−0.1 pts

34▲43Effingham, ILIL12,4062.6%−0.9 pts

35▼25Volo, ILIL6,8052.6%+0.9 pts

36▲175Metropolis, ILIL5,7272.6%−3.0 pts

37▲14Bartlett, ILIL40,8552.6%−0.4 pts

38▼8Oswego, ILIL39,9482.6%+0.1 pts

39▲11Mundelein, ILIL32,6802.6%−0.3 pts

40▲17Deerfield, ILIL19,6422.7%−0.4 pts

41▲95Johnsburg, ILIL6,4452.7%−1.5 pts

42▲119Spring Valley, ILIL5,4082.7%−1.9 pts

43▲13Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8122.7%−0.4 pts

44▲10Bloomington, ILIL78,8042.7%−0.3 pts

45▼22Morton, ILIL17,5652.8%+0.5 pts

46▲30Barrington, ILIL10,5862.8%−0.6 pts

47▼12Libertyville, ILIL20,7012.9%+0.3 pts

48▲219Lincoln, ILIL12,9812.9%−4.4 pts

49▲108Manteno, ILIL9,2012.9%−1.7 pts

50▲137Wood River, ILIL10,2242.9%−2.1 pts

51▼20Morris, ILIL14,6692.9%+0.4 pts

52▲168Bradley, ILIL15,2142.9%−2.9 pts

53▼38Hillsboro, ILIL6,1842.9%+1.0 pts

54▲28New Lenox, ILIL28,8932.9%−0.6 pts

55▲49Sycamore, ILIL19,0833.0%−0.8 pts

56▲23Rockton, ILIL7,8703.1%−0.4 pts

57▼19Troy, ILIL11,8933.1%+0.3 pts

58▼26Western Springs, ILIL13,5883.1%+0.5 pts

59▲85South Elgin, ILIL25,6563.1%−1.2 pts

60▲37Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8683.2%−0.5 pts

61▲5Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8253.2%0.0 pts

62▲107Rantoul, ILIL11,9913.2%−1.6 pts

63▼60Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6813.2%+2.1 pts

64▼53Sandwich, ILIL7,3803.2%+1.5 pts

65▼48Northbrook, ILIL34,7443.2%+1.1 pts

66▼21Hinsdale, ILIL17,5733.2%+0.4 pts

67▲60Highland Park, ILIL30,7673.2%−0.9 pts

68▲111East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.3%−1.7 pts

69▲87Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7613.3%−1.3 pts

70▼51Brookfield, ILIL18,8793.3%+1.1 pts

71▼66Inverness, ILIL7,4183.3%+2.0 pts

72▲46Woodstock, ILIL25,7403.3%−0.7 pts

73▲68East Alton, ILIL5,6213.3%−0.9 pts

74▲4La Grange Park, ILIL13,4533.3%−0.1 pts

75▼63West Dundee, ILIL8,5703.3%+1.5 pts

76▲58Montgomery, ILIL21,9783.4%−0.8 pts

77▲33Streamwood, ILIL38,2773.4%−0.5 pts

78▲76Schiller Park, ILIL11,3173.4%−1.1 pts

79▼21Glenview, ILIL47,7113.4%+0.3 pts

80▼13Winnetka, ILIL12,5183.4%+0.2 pts

81▲90Mount Zion, ILIL5,8803.4%−1.4 pts

82▼30Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1793.4%+0.4 pts

83▲115East Moline, ILIL20,4533.4%−1.8 pts

84▼12Roscoe, ILIL11,0343.5%+0.1 pts

85▲8Schaumburg, ILIL77,2493.5%−0.2 pts

86▲9Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2163.5%−0.2 pts

87▼7Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5523.5%+0.1 pts

88▼64Mahomet, ILIL10,5163.5%+1.1 pts

89▼75Geneseo, ILIL6,5053.5%+1.6 pts

90▲68Taylorville, ILIL10,5223.5%−1.0 pts

91▲56Marion, ILIL17,1483.5%−0.8 pts

92▲33Genoa, ILIL5,5473.6%−0.6 pts

93▲231Monmouth, ILIL8,5993.6%−9.7 pts

94▼50Huntley, ILIL29,1323.6%+0.7 pts

95▼6Palos Heights, ILIL12,0843.6%0.0 pts

96▲119Berkeley, ILIL5,1413.6%−2.1 pts

97▲10Yorkville, ILIL26,7303.6%−0.3 pts

98▲57McHenry, ILIL29,2173.6%−0.9 pts

99▼92Chatham, ILIL14,5793.6%+2.3 pts

100▼36Glencoe, ILIL8,7243.6%+0.4 pts

101▼83Gilberts, ILIL9,0823.7%+1.5 pts

102▲129Silvis, ILIL7,9793.7%−2.3 pts

103▲14Warrenville, ILIL15,2113.7%−0.3 pts

104▼100Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5453.7%+2.6 pts

105▲135Clinton, ILIL6,7813.7%−2.5 pts

106▼22O'Fallon, ILIL32,6563.7%+0.2 pts

107▼2Wheaton, ILIL54,0653.7%−0.1 pts

108▲7Plainfield, ILIL50,0433.8%−0.2 pts

109▼7Sterling, ILIL14,3943.8%0.0 pts

110▼24Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3953.8%+0.3 pts

111▲66Darien, ILIL22,0323.9%−1.0 pts

112▲31Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6903.9%−0.4 pts

113▼4Normal, ILIL53,2753.9%0.0 pts

114▲98Carol Stream, ILIL39,3153.9%−1.7 pts

115▲143Benton, ILIL6,5583.9%−3.1 pts

116▼89Westmont, ILIL24,1554.0%+1.5 pts

117▲35Wood Dale, ILIL14,0814.0%−0.5 pts

118▲5Downers Grove, ILIL50,3654.0%−0.1 pts

119▼79Bethalto, ILIL9,2024.0%+1.3 pts

120▲113Mascoutah, ILIL9,2394.1%−2.0 pts

121▲30Palatine, ILIL65,8424.1%−0.4 pts

122▼34Frankfort, ILIL21,3654.1%+0.5 pts

123▲9Elk Grove, ILIL31,8854.1%−0.1 pts

124▲51Palos Hills, ILIL18,0284.1%−0.8 pts

125▲10Des Plaines, ILIL58,7724.1%−0.1 pts

126▼66Mokena, ILIL19,8974.1%+1.0 pts

127▲10St. Charles, ILIL33,5944.1%−0.1 pts

128▲94Algonquin, ILIL30,8244.1%−1.7 pts

129▲57Hillside, ILIL8,1404.1%−0.9 pts

130▼43Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8584.2%+0.6 pts

131▲39Lisle, ILIL23,4324.2%−0.6 pts

132▼67Park Ridge, ILIL38,4634.2%+1.0 pts

133▲9Fox Lake, ILIL10,8494.2%−0.1 pts

134▲59Pontiac, ILIL10,8064.2%−0.9 pts

135▼24Wilmette, ILIL27,4594.2%+0.3 pts

136▼22Woodridge, ILIL34,0284.2%+0.3 pts

137▲27Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2884.2%−0.4 pts

138▼95Minooka, ILIL12,8994.2%+1.4 pts

139▲24Elmhurst, ILIL46,1114.3%−0.4 pts

140▼1Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8984.4%+0.1 pts

141▼113Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5634.4%+1.9 pts

142▲86Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.4%−1.6 pts

143▼84Willowbrook, ILIL9,1264.4%+1.3 pts

144▼103Morton Grove, ILIL24,5824.4%+1.6 pts

145▼32Lombard, ILIL44,3994.4%+0.5 pts

146▲28Forest Park, ILIL13,8294.5%−0.4 pts

147▲156Freeport, ILIL23,2024.5%−5.2 pts

148▲54Robinson, ILIL7,2834.5%−0.8 pts

149▲31Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.5%−0.4 pts

150▼148Greenville, ILIL7,4694.5%+3.5 pts

151▼11Naperville, ILIL153,1144.5%+0.3 pts

152▼52Lemont, ILIL18,5134.5%+0.8 pts

153▲15Willow Springs, ILIL5,7884.6%−0.2 pts

154▼34Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4484.6%+0.5 pts

155▲111Edwardsville, ILIL26,4634.6%−2.7 pts

156▼66Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4764.6%+1.0 pts

157▼89Godfrey, ILIL17,6204.6%+1.3 pts

158▲33Homer Glen, ILIL24,8734.6%−0.5 pts

159▲14Lyons, ILIL10,4334.6%−0.2 pts

160▲139Beardstown, ILIL5,6914.6%−4.8 pts

161▼70Chester, ILIL6,8474.7%+1.0 pts

162▲97Olney, ILIL8,3474.7%−2.4 pts

163▼100Wilmington, ILIL5,6144.7%+1.5 pts

164▼63Villa Park, ILIL21,8884.7%+0.9 pts

165▲29Quincy, ILIL38,9184.7%−0.5 pts

166▼40Addison, ILIL35,7584.7%+0.6 pts

167▲51Collinsville, ILIL23,7174.7%−1.0 pts

168▲21Urbana, ILIL39,7194.7%−0.3 pts

169▼98Lockport, ILIL27,8224.7%+1.4 pts

170▼128Carterville, ILIL5,8394.7%+1.9 pts

171▼88Wheeling, ILIL38,3914.8%+1.3 pts

172▲34Gurnee, ILIL30,4584.8%−0.6 pts

173▲12Champaign, ILIL91,1954.8%−0.2 pts

174▲110Plano, ILIL12,6774.8%−3.4 pts

175▼72Orland Park, ILIL57,9544.8%+1.0 pts

176▼16Mendota, ILIL6,8944.8%+0.2 pts

177▼104Stickney, ILIL6,8974.9%+1.5 pts

178▼145Wauconda, ILIL13,9934.9%+2.2 pts

179▲85Lake Villa, ILIL8,6924.9%−2.4 pts

180▼15Cicero, ILIL81,8585.0%+0.3 pts

181▲42LaSalle, ILIL9,3885.0%−0.9 pts

182▲23Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.0%−0.4 pts

183▲59Campton Hills, ILIL10,8945.0%−1.3 pts

184▲29Hanover Park, ILIL36,5685.0%−0.6 pts

185▼39Cary, ILIL17,9325.0%+0.7 pts

186▼90Paris, ILIL8,0265.0%+1.4 pts

187▼59Romeoville, ILIL41,2815.0%+0.9 pts

188▲85Jacksonville, ILIL17,7525.1%−2.5 pts

189▲7Skokie, ILIL66,5445.2%0.0 pts

190▼153Dixon, ILIL14,5825.2%+2.4 pts

191▲66Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2065.2%−1.7 pts

192▲15Westchester, ILIL16,3005.2%−0.2 pts

193▼95Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3815.3%+1.6 pts

194▼56Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7505.3%+1.1 pts

195▼156Midlothian, ILIL13,8415.3%+2.5 pts

196▲83Alton, ILIL25,0135.4%−2.6 pts

197▼85Princeton, ILIL7,6745.4%+1.4 pts

198▼74Oak Forest, ILIL26,7925.4%+1.3 pts

199▲55Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4505.4%−1.3 pts

200▲78Grayslake, ILIL21,1405.4%−2.3 pts

201▲24Joliet, ILIL152,2415.5%−0.5 pts

202▲58Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0365.5%−1.5 pts

203▲48Steger, ILIL9,3525.5%−1.2 pts

204▲61Crest Hill, ILIL20,6955.5%−1.8 pts

205▼23North Aurora, ILIL19,4065.5%+0.6 pts

206▲71Summit, ILIL10,7535.5%−2.1 pts

207▼24Oak Park, ILIL52,8235.6%+0.6 pts

208▼133Bensenville, ILIL18,5255.6%+2.2 pts

209▼201Winfield, ILIL10,1465.6%+4.2 pts

210▼13Northlake, ILIL12,4625.6%+0.4 pts

211▲30Melrose Park, ILIL23,9365.7%−0.6 pts

212▲34Granite City, ILIL26,8075.7%−0.6 pts

213▼29Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8035.7%+0.7 pts

214▲78Lynwood, ILIL9,2975.7%−3.4 pts

215▼146Swansea, ILIL14,3565.7%+2.5 pts

216▼163Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6795.7%+2.7 pts

217▲17Aurora, ILIL181,5055.8%−0.2 pts

218▼15Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1305.9%+0.5 pts

219▲25Carpentersville, ILIL37,0455.9%−0.4 pts

220▼71South Beloit, ILIL7,9965.9%+1.5 pts

221▼105Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5905.9%+1.9 pts

222▼100River Grove, ILIL10,4095.9%+1.8 pts

223▼161Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2835.9%+2.7 pts

224▼74Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6755.9%+1.5 pts

225▼15Herrin, ILIL12,2685.9%+0.3 pts

226▲69Murphysboro, ILIL6,9775.9%−3.2 pts

227▼6Tinley Park, ILIL55,1406.0%+0.1 pts

228▲40Crete, ILIL8,3456.0%−1.3 pts

229▼130Highwood, ILIL5,3236.0%+2.3 pts

230▼35Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.0%+0.8 pts

231▼123Vandalia, ILIL7,1086.0%+2.1 pts

232▲4Round Lake, ILIL18,5266.1%0.0 pts

233▼66Belleville, ILIL40,2376.1%+1.3 pts

234▼103Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1016.1%+1.9 pts

235▼87Orland Hills, ILIL6,6636.1%+1.7 pts

236▲3Coal City, ILIL5,8316.1%−0.1 pts

237▲76Posen, ILIL5,4056.1%−5.2 pts

238▲14Charleston, ILIL17,4666.1%−0.6 pts

239▲9Elgin, ILIL115,4766.1%−0.2 pts

240▼87Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6586.1%+1.6 pts

241▼4Franklin Park, ILIL18,0456.1%0.0 pts

242▼33Pekin, ILIL31,2776.1%+0.7 pts

243▼5Maryville, ILIL8,4136.2%0.0 pts

244▼56Evanston, ILIL76,3806.2%+1.2 pts

245▲30Rock Island, ILIL36,2256.3%−1.3 pts

246▲4Loves Park, ILIL23,7126.3%−0.2 pts

247▲39Bellwood, ILIL18,1166.3%−2.0 pts

248▲13Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.3%−0.7 pts

249▼243Pana, ILIL5,0106.4%+5.0 pts

250▲13Waukegan, ILIL87,9406.4%−0.9 pts

251▼85Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1756.4%+1.7 pts

252▼131Litchfield, ILIL6,5986.4%+2.3 pts

253▲67Broadview, ILIL7,8716.5%−5.9 pts

254▲20Mattoon, ILIL16,6676.5%−1.1 pts

255▲33Countryside, ILIL6,2606.6%−1.7 pts

256▼42Rock Falls, ILIL8,5216.6%+0.9 pts

257▼81Shorewood, ILIL18,5366.6%+1.7 pts

258▲29Zion, ILIL24,4476.7%−1.6 pts

259▼16Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8106.7%+0.5 pts

260▼141Island Lake, ILIL8,0476.7%+2.7 pts

261▼99Niles, ILIL30,4436.7%+2.1 pts

262▼90Justice, ILIL12,2856.7%+1.9 pts

263▼34Springfield, ILIL112,9896.8%+0.8 pts

264▼47Roselle, ILIL22,7566.8%+1.2 pts

265▼66Moline, ILIL42,3626.8%+1.6 pts

266▼65Ottawa, ILIL18,6846.9%+1.6 pts

267▼89Berwyn, ILIL55,0016.9%+2.0 pts

268▲15Belvidere, ILIL25,4627.0%−1.1 pts

269▲33Park City, ILIL7,8937.1%−2.5 pts

270▼17Burbank, ILIL28,5787.1%+0.5 pts

271▼15Machesney Park, ILIL22,8057.1%+0.2 pts

272▼72Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5937.2%+1.9 pts

273▲8Canton, ILIL13,2977.2%−0.9 pts

274▲31Spring Grove, ILIL5,5267.3%−2.7 pts

275▼49Channahon, ILIL14,5307.4%+1.5 pts

276▼5Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5607.4%−0.1 pts

277▲27Peoria, ILIL110,9207.5%−2.1 pts

278▲29Harvard, ILIL9,5047.6%−2.8 pts

279▼52Bridgeview, ILIL16,5217.6%+1.6 pts

280▼90Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9027.6%+2.5 pts

281▼1Kankakee, ILIL23,4007.6%−0.4 pts

282▲12Maywood, ILIL23,3307.7%−1.4 pts

283▼36Eureka, ILIL5,1297.7%+1.4 pts

284▼39Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0397.8%+1.5 pts

285▲12Streator, ILIL12,1907.9%−1.3 pts

286▼4Chicago, ILIL2,731,5858.0%−0.1 pts

287▼106Norridge, ILIL14,8088.0%+3.1 pts

288▼155River Forest, ILIL11,3938.1%+3.9 pts

289▼183Homewood, ILIL18,7738.1%+4.2 pts

290▲20Rochelle, ILIL9,4988.2%−2.3 pts

291▼56Antioch, ILIL15,0008.2%+2.1 pts

292▼133Crestwood, ILIL10,5298.2%+3.6 pts

293▼38Danville, ILIL28,1388.3%+1.5 pts

294▲4Decatur, ILIL67,8848.3%−1.0 pts

295▼33Beach Park, ILIL14,1148.4%+1.2 pts

296▲5Rockford, ILIL147,3848.5%−1.1 pts

297▼6Worth, ILIL10,6968.5%−0.5 pts

298▲13Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8448.6%−2.0 pts

299▲7Park Forest, ILIL21,0798.7%−1.4 pts

300▲28Markham, ILIL11,2748.7%−5.4 pts

301▼69Alsip, ILIL18,4838.9%+2.9 pts

302▼53Kewanee, ILIL12,1158.9%+2.5 pts

303▼13Gages Lake, ILIL10,8199.0%+0.1 pts

304▲23Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2159.2%−4.8 pts

305▲3Harrisburg, ILIL7,9229.5%−0.9 pts

306▼34West Chicago, ILIL25,2969.5%+1.9 pts

307▲12Lansing, ILIL28,0689.8%−2.6 pts

308▼104Marengo, ILIL7,7379.8%+4.5 pts

309▼40North Chicago, ILIL34,0509.9%+2.6 pts

310▲6Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5259.9%−2.0 pts

311Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87410.0%–

312▼12Oak Brook, ILIL8,10810.0%+0.4 pts

313▼17DeKalb, ILIL40,46710.2%+1.1 pts

314▲4Macomb, ILIL14,53010.4%−1.9 pts

315▼39Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98910.4%+2.7 pts

316▼4Carbondale, ILIL21,81110.4%−0.5 pts

317▲9Calumet City, ILIL34,79810.6%−3.0 pts

318▼29Matteson, ILIL18,54310.9%+2.4 pts

319▼225Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88711.0%+7.3 pts

320▼35Du Quoin, ILIL5,56911.1%+2.9 pts

321▼7Centralia, ILIL11,86311.2%−0.4 pts

322▼5South Holland, ILIL20,74911.5%−0.5 pts

323▲6Flossmoor, ILIL9,35811.6%−2.6 pts

324▲1Richton Park, ILIL12,48311.9%−1.6 pts

325▲7Sauk, ILIL9,62412.6%−2.7 pts

326▲7Dolton, ILIL20,67112.8%−2.8 pts

327▲4Harvey, ILIL19,84913.4%−1.2 pts

328▼13Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02414.3%+2.6 pts

329▼7Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50814.6%+1.4 pts

330West Frankfort, ILIL7,10515.2%+0.9 pts

331▼22Calumet Park, ILIL6,77215.4%+4.9 pts

332▼11Blue Island, ILIL21,80515.5%+2.4 pts

333▼103University Park, ILIL7,01915.9%+9.9 pts

334▲1Riverdale, ILIL10,28016.1%−3.6 pts

335▼1Glenwood, ILIL8,41617.0%+1.0 pts

336▼13East St. Louis, ILIL17,68217.3%+4.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES