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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Jerseyville, ILIL8,4090.4%−3.9 pts

02Monticello, ILIL6,0800.5%−1.9 pts

03Elburn, ILIL7,0840.5%−1.6 pts

04Washington, ILIL15,9021.0%−1.2 pts

05Highland, ILIL10,0421.0%−2.6 pts

06Bartonville, ILIL5,8041.1%−1.8 pts

07Milan, ILIL5,0281.1%−1.4 pts

08Monee, ILIL5,1191.2%−1.0 pts

09Savoy, ILIL9,1131.4%−2.1 pts

10Columbia, ILIL10,8651.4%−0.8 pts

11Manhattan, ILIL10,9431.5%−2.6 pts

12Shiloh, ILIL14,6041.7%−0.2 pts

13Lake Forest, ILIL19,7311.8%−1.5 pts

14Geneva, ILIL21,1381.8%−1.1 pts

15Riverside, ILIL8,9391.9%−3.5 pts

16South Barrington, ILIL5,0712.0%−1.2 pts

17Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2622.0%+0.5 pts

18Long Grove, ILIL8,3432.1%−0.9 pts

19Northfield, ILIL5,6322.2%+1.9 pts

20Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9632.2%−0.7 pts

21La Grange, ILIL15,9352.2%−0.7 pts

22Waterloo, ILIL11,1322.3%−1.2 pts

23Carlinville, ILIL5,4652.4%−3.3 pts

24Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.4%−0.2 pts

25Chillicothe, ILIL6,0332.4%−1.7 pts

26North Riverside, ILIL7,1612.4%−3.3 pts

27Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6412.4%−6.7 pts

28Salem, ILIL7,0352.4%−5.0 pts

29Batavia, ILIL26,5862.5%−0.9 pts

30Peru, ILIL9,7802.5%−3.4 pts

31Hampshire, ILIL9,2662.5%+0.0 pts

32Braidwood, ILIL6,2592.5%−2.6 pts

33Itasca, ILIL9,4882.6%−0.1 pts

34Effingham, ILIL12,4062.6%−0.9 pts

35Volo, ILIL6,8052.6%+0.9 pts

36Metropolis, ILIL5,7272.6%−3.0 pts

37Bartlett, ILIL40,8552.6%−0.4 pts

38Oswego, ILIL39,9482.6%+0.1 pts

39Mundelein, ILIL32,6802.6%−0.3 pts

40Deerfield, ILIL19,6422.7%−0.4 pts

41Johnsburg, ILIL6,4452.7%−1.5 pts

42Spring Valley, ILIL5,4082.7%−1.9 pts

43Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8122.7%−0.4 pts

44Bloomington, ILIL78,8042.7%−0.3 pts

45Morton, ILIL17,5652.8%+0.5 pts

46Barrington, ILIL10,5862.8%−0.6 pts

47Libertyville, ILIL20,7012.9%+0.3 pts

48Lincoln, ILIL12,9812.9%−4.4 pts

49Manteno, ILIL9,2012.9%−1.7 pts

50Wood River, ILIL10,2242.9%−2.1 pts

51Morris, ILIL14,6692.9%+0.4 pts

52Bradley, ILIL15,2142.9%−2.9 pts

53Hillsboro, ILIL6,1842.9%+1.0 pts

54New Lenox, ILIL28,8932.9%−0.6 pts

55Sycamore, ILIL19,0833.0%−0.8 pts

56Rockton, ILIL7,8703.1%−0.4 pts

57Troy, ILIL11,8933.1%+0.3 pts

58Western Springs, ILIL13,5883.1%+0.5 pts

59South Elgin, ILIL25,6563.1%−1.2 pts

60Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8683.2%−0.5 pts

61Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8253.2%−0.0 pts

62Rantoul, ILIL11,9913.2%−1.6 pts

63Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6813.2%+2.1 pts

64Sandwich, ILIL7,3803.2%+1.5 pts

65Northbrook, ILIL34,7443.2%+1.1 pts

66Hinsdale, ILIL17,5733.2%+0.4 pts

67Highland Park, ILIL30,7673.2%−0.9 pts

68East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.3%−1.7 pts

69Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7613.3%−1.3 pts

70Brookfield, ILIL18,8793.3%+1.1 pts

71Inverness, ILIL7,4183.3%+2.0 pts

72Woodstock, ILIL25,7403.3%−0.7 pts

73East Alton, ILIL5,6213.3%−0.9 pts

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

75West Dundee, ILIL8,5703.3%+1.5 pts

76Montgomery, ILIL21,9783.4%−0.8 pts

77Streamwood, ILIL38,2773.4%−0.5 pts

78Schiller Park, ILIL11,3173.4%−1.1 pts

79Glenview, ILIL47,7113.4%+0.3 pts

80Winnetka, ILIL12,5183.4%+0.2 pts

81Mount Zion, ILIL5,8803.4%−1.4 pts

82Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1793.4%+0.4 pts

83East Moline, ILIL20,4533.4%−1.8 pts

84Roscoe, ILIL11,0343.5%+0.1 pts

85Schaumburg, ILIL77,2493.5%−0.2 pts

86Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2163.5%−0.2 pts

87Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5523.5%+0.1 pts

88Mahomet, ILIL10,5163.5%+1.1 pts

89Geneseo, ILIL6,5053.5%+1.6 pts

90Taylorville, ILIL10,5223.5%−1.0 pts

91Marion, ILIL17,1483.5%−0.8 pts

92Genoa, ILIL5,5473.6%−0.6 pts

93Monmouth, ILIL8,5993.6%−9.7 pts

94Huntley, ILIL29,1323.6%+0.7 pts

95Palos Heights, ILIL12,0843.6%−0.0 pts

96Berkeley, ILIL5,1413.6%−2.1 pts

97Yorkville, ILIL26,7303.6%−0.3 pts

98McHenry, ILIL29,2173.6%−0.9 pts

99Chatham, ILIL14,5793.6%+2.3 pts

100Glencoe, ILIL8,7243.6%+0.4 pts

101Gilberts, ILIL9,0823.7%+1.5 pts

102Silvis, ILIL7,9793.7%−2.3 pts

103Warrenville, ILIL15,2113.7%−0.3 pts

104Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5453.7%+2.6 pts

105Clinton, ILIL6,7813.7%−2.5 pts

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

107Wheaton, ILIL54,0653.7%−0.1 pts

108Plainfield, ILIL50,0433.8%−0.2 pts

109Sterling, ILIL14,3943.8%+0.0 pts

110Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3953.8%+0.3 pts

111Darien, ILIL22,0323.9%−1.0 pts

112Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6903.9%−0.4 pts

113Normal, ILIL53,2753.9%+0.0 pts

114Carol Stream, ILIL39,3153.9%−1.7 pts

115Benton, ILIL6,5583.9%−3.1 pts

116Westmont, ILIL24,1554.0%+1.5 pts

117Wood Dale, ILIL14,0814.0%−0.5 pts

118Downers Grove, ILIL50,3654.0%−0.1 pts

119Bethalto, ILIL9,2024.0%+1.3 pts

120Mascoutah, ILIL9,2394.1%−2.0 pts

121Palatine, ILIL65,8424.1%−0.4 pts

122Frankfort, ILIL21,3654.1%+0.5 pts

123Elk Grove, ILIL31,8854.1%−0.1 pts

124Palos Hills, ILIL18,0284.1%−0.8 pts

125Des Plaines, ILIL58,7724.1%−0.1 pts

126Mokena, ILIL19,8974.1%+1.0 pts

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

128Algonquin, ILIL30,8244.1%−1.7 pts

129Hillside, ILIL8,1404.1%−0.9 pts

130Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8584.2%+0.6 pts

131Lisle, ILIL23,4324.2%−0.6 pts

132Park Ridge, ILIL38,4634.2%+1.0 pts

133Fox Lake, ILIL10,8494.2%−0.1 pts

134Pontiac, ILIL10,8064.2%−0.9 pts

135Wilmette, ILIL27,4594.2%+0.3 pts

136Woodridge, ILIL34,0284.2%+0.3 pts

137Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2884.2%−0.4 pts

138Minooka, ILIL12,8994.2%+1.4 pts

139Elmhurst, ILIL46,1114.3%−0.4 pts

140Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8984.4%+0.1 pts

141Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5634.4%+1.9 pts

142Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.4%−1.6 pts

143Willowbrook, ILIL9,1264.4%+1.3 pts

144Morton Grove, ILIL24,5824.4%+1.6 pts

145Lombard, ILIL44,3994.4%+0.5 pts

146Forest Park, ILIL13,8294.5%−0.4 pts

147Freeport, ILIL23,2024.5%−5.2 pts

148Robinson, ILIL7,2834.5%−0.8 pts

149Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.5%−0.4 pts

150Greenville, ILIL7,4694.5%+3.5 pts

151Naperville, ILIL153,1144.5%+0.3 pts

152Lemont, ILIL18,5134.5%+0.8 pts

153Willow Springs, ILIL5,7884.6%−0.2 pts

154Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4484.6%+0.5 pts

155Edwardsville, ILIL26,4634.6%−2.7 pts

156Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4764.6%+1.0 pts

157Godfrey, ILIL17,6204.6%+1.3 pts

158Homer Glen, ILIL24,8734.6%−0.5 pts

159Lyons, ILIL10,4334.6%−0.2 pts

160Beardstown, ILIL5,6914.6%−4.8 pts

161Chester, ILIL6,8474.7%+1.0 pts

162Olney, ILIL8,3474.7%−2.4 pts

163Wilmington, ILIL5,6144.7%+1.5 pts

164Villa Park, ILIL21,8884.7%+0.9 pts

165Quincy, ILIL38,9184.7%−0.5 pts

166Addison, ILIL35,7584.7%+0.6 pts

167Collinsville, ILIL23,7174.7%−1.0 pts

168Urbana, ILIL39,7194.7%−0.3 pts

169Lockport, ILIL27,8224.7%+1.4 pts

170Carterville, ILIL5,8394.7%+1.9 pts

171Wheeling, ILIL38,3914.8%+1.3 pts

172Gurnee, ILIL30,4584.8%−0.6 pts

173Champaign, ILIL91,1954.8%−0.2 pts

174Plano, ILIL12,6774.8%−3.4 pts

175Orland Park, ILIL57,9544.8%+1.0 pts

176Mendota, ILIL6,8944.8%+0.2 pts

177Stickney, ILIL6,8974.9%+1.5 pts

178Wauconda, ILIL13,9934.9%+2.2 pts

179Lake Villa, ILIL8,6924.9%−2.4 pts

180Cicero, ILIL81,8585.0%+0.3 pts

181LaSalle, ILIL9,3885.0%−0.9 pts

182Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.0%−0.4 pts

183Campton Hills, ILIL10,8945.0%−1.3 pts

184Hanover Park, ILIL36,5685.0%−0.6 pts

185Cary, ILIL17,9325.0%+0.7 pts

186Paris, ILIL8,0265.0%+1.4 pts

187Romeoville, ILIL41,2815.0%+0.9 pts

188Jacksonville, ILIL17,7525.1%−2.5 pts

189Skokie, ILIL66,5445.2%−0.0 pts

190Dixon, ILIL14,5825.2%+2.4 pts

191Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2065.2%−1.7 pts

192Westchester, ILIL16,3005.2%−0.2 pts

193Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3815.3%+1.6 pts

194Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7505.3%+1.1 pts

195Midlothian, ILIL13,8415.3%+2.5 pts

196Alton, ILIL25,0135.4%−2.6 pts

197Princeton, ILIL7,6745.4%+1.4 pts

198Oak Forest, ILIL26,7925.4%+1.3 pts

199Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4505.4%−1.3 pts

200Grayslake, ILIL21,1405.4%−2.3 pts

201Joliet, ILIL152,2415.5%−0.5 pts

202Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0365.5%−1.5 pts

203Steger, ILIL9,3525.5%−1.2 pts

204Crest Hill, ILIL20,6955.5%−1.8 pts

205North Aurora, ILIL19,4065.5%+0.6 pts

206Summit, ILIL10,7535.5%−2.1 pts

207Oak Park, ILIL52,8235.6%+0.6 pts

208Bensenville, ILIL18,5255.6%+2.2 pts

209Winfield, ILIL10,1465.6%+4.2 pts

210Northlake, ILIL12,4625.6%+0.4 pts

211Melrose Park, ILIL23,9365.7%−0.6 pts

212Granite City, ILIL26,8075.7%−0.6 pts

213Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8035.7%+0.7 pts

214Lynwood, ILIL9,2975.7%−3.4 pts

215Swansea, ILIL14,3565.7%+2.5 pts

216Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6795.7%+2.7 pts

217Aurora, ILIL181,5055.8%−0.2 pts

218Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1305.9%+0.5 pts

219Carpentersville, ILIL37,0455.9%−0.4 pts

220South Beloit, ILIL7,9965.9%+1.5 pts

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

222River Grove, ILIL10,4095.9%+1.8 pts

223Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2835.9%+2.7 pts

224Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6755.9%+1.5 pts

225Herrin, ILIL12,2685.9%+0.3 pts

226Murphysboro, ILIL6,9775.9%−3.2 pts

227Tinley Park, ILIL55,1406.0%+0.1 pts

228Crete, ILIL8,3456.0%−1.3 pts

229Highwood, ILIL5,3236.0%+2.3 pts

230Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.0%+0.8 pts

231Vandalia, ILIL7,1086.0%+2.1 pts

232Round Lake, ILIL18,5266.1%−0.0 pts

233Belleville, ILIL40,2376.1%+1.3 pts

234Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1016.1%+1.9 pts

235Orland Hills, ILIL6,6636.1%+1.7 pts

236Coal City, ILIL5,8316.1%−0.1 pts

237Posen, ILIL5,4056.1%−5.2 pts

238Charleston, ILIL17,4666.1%−0.6 pts

239Elgin, ILIL115,4766.1%−0.2 pts

240Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6586.1%+1.6 pts

241Franklin Park, ILIL18,0456.1%+0.0 pts

242Pekin, ILIL31,2776.1%+0.7 pts

243Maryville, ILIL8,4136.2%+0.0 pts

244Evanston, ILIL76,3806.2%+1.2 pts

245Rock Island, ILIL36,2256.3%−1.3 pts

246Loves Park, ILIL23,7126.3%−0.2 pts

247Bellwood, ILIL18,1166.3%−2.0 pts

248Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.3%−0.7 pts

249Pana, ILIL5,0106.4%+5.0 pts

250Waukegan, ILIL87,9406.4%−0.9 pts

251Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1756.4%+1.7 pts

252Litchfield, ILIL6,5986.4%+2.3 pts

253Broadview, ILIL7,8716.5%−5.9 pts

254Mattoon, ILIL16,6676.5%−1.1 pts

255Countryside, ILIL6,2606.6%−1.7 pts

256Rock Falls, ILIL8,5216.6%+0.9 pts

257Shorewood, ILIL18,5366.6%+1.7 pts

258Zion, ILIL24,4476.7%−1.6 pts

259Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8106.7%+0.5 pts

260Island Lake, ILIL8,0476.7%+2.7 pts

261Niles, ILIL30,4436.7%+2.1 pts

262Justice, ILIL12,2856.7%+1.9 pts

263Springfield, ILIL112,9896.8%+0.8 pts

264Roselle, ILIL22,7566.8%+1.2 pts

265Moline, ILIL42,3626.8%+1.6 pts

266Ottawa, ILIL18,6846.9%+1.6 pts

267Berwyn, ILIL55,0016.9%+2.0 pts

268Belvidere, ILIL25,4627.0%−1.1 pts

269Park City, ILIL7,8937.1%−2.5 pts

270Burbank, ILIL28,5787.1%+0.5 pts

271Machesney Park, ILIL22,8057.1%+0.2 pts

272Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5937.2%+1.9 pts

273Canton, ILIL13,2977.2%−0.9 pts

274Spring Grove, ILIL5,5267.3%−2.7 pts

275Channahon, ILIL14,5307.4%+1.5 pts

276Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5607.4%−0.1 pts

277Peoria, ILIL110,9207.5%−2.1 pts

278Harvard, ILIL9,5047.6%−2.8 pts

279Bridgeview, ILIL16,5217.6%+1.6 pts

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

281Kankakee, ILIL23,4007.6%−0.4 pts

282Maywood, ILIL23,3307.7%−1.4 pts

283Eureka, ILIL5,1297.7%+1.4 pts

284Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0397.8%+1.5 pts

285Streator, ILIL12,1907.9%−1.3 pts

286Chicago, ILIL2,731,5858.0%−0.1 pts

287Norridge, ILIL14,8088.0%+3.1 pts

288River Forest, ILIL11,3938.1%+3.9 pts

289Homewood, ILIL18,7738.1%+4.2 pts

290Rochelle, ILIL9,4988.2%−2.3 pts

291Antioch, ILIL15,0008.2%+2.1 pts

292Crestwood, ILIL10,5298.2%+3.6 pts

293Danville, ILIL28,1388.3%+1.5 pts

294Decatur, ILIL67,8848.3%−1.0 pts

295Beach Park, ILIL14,1148.4%+1.2 pts

296Rockford, ILIL147,3848.5%−1.1 pts

297Worth, ILIL10,6968.5%−0.5 pts

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

299Park Forest, ILIL21,0798.7%−1.4 pts

300Markham, ILIL11,2748.7%−5.4 pts

301Alsip, ILIL18,4838.9%+2.9 pts

302Kewanee, ILIL12,1158.9%+2.5 pts

303Gages Lake, ILIL10,8199.0%+0.1 pts

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

305Harrisburg, ILIL7,9229.5%−0.9 pts

306West Chicago, ILIL25,2969.5%+1.9 pts

307Lansing, ILIL28,0689.8%−2.6 pts

308Marengo, ILIL7,7379.8%+4.5 pts

309North Chicago, ILIL34,0509.9%+2.6 pts

310Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5259.9%−2.0 pts

311Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87410.0%–

312Oak Brook, ILIL8,10810.0%+0.4 pts

313DeKalb, ILIL40,46710.2%+1.1 pts

314Macomb, ILIL14,53010.4%−1.9 pts

315Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98910.4%+2.7 pts

316Carbondale, ILIL21,81110.4%−0.5 pts

317Calumet City, ILIL34,79810.6%−3.0 pts

318Matteson, ILIL18,54310.9%+2.4 pts

319Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88711.0%+7.3 pts

320Du Quoin, ILIL5,56911.1%+2.9 pts

321Centralia, ILIL11,86311.2%−0.4 pts

322South Holland, ILIL20,74911.5%−0.5 pts

323Flossmoor, ILIL9,35811.6%−2.6 pts

324Richton Park, ILIL12,48311.9%−1.6 pts

325Sauk, ILIL9,62412.6%−2.7 pts

326Dolton, ILIL20,67112.8%−2.8 pts

327Harvey, ILIL19,84913.4%−1.2 pts

328Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02414.3%+2.6 pts

329Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50814.6%+1.4 pts

330West Frankfort, ILIL7,10515.2%+0.9 pts

331Calumet Park, ILIL6,77215.4%+4.9 pts

332Blue Island, ILIL21,80515.5%+2.4 pts

333University Park, ILIL7,01915.9%+9.9 pts

334Riverdale, ILIL10,28016.1%−3.6 pts

335Glenwood, ILIL8,41617.0%+1.0 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES