LABOR
  UNEMPLOYED
COUNTY
YEAR
FORCE
EMPLOYED
NUMBER
RATE
 
ADAMS COUNTY
2005
37,599 36,132 1,467 3.9
ALEXANDER COUNTY
2005
3,317 3,018 299 9.0
BOND COUNTY
2005
8,441 7,965 476 5.6
BOONE COUNTY
2005
24,474 22,780 1,694 6.9
BROWN COUNTY
2005
3,296 3,167 129 3.9
BUREAU COUNTY
2005
18,771 17,807 964 5.1
CALHOUN COUNTY
2005
2,547 2,385 162 6.4
CARROLL COUNTY
2005
8,347 7,861 486 5.8
CASS COUNTY
2005
7,579 7,207 372 4.9
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
2005
100,832 96,509 4,323 4.3
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
2005
16,931 15,913 1,018 6.0
CLARK COUNTY
2005
8,492 8,005 487 5.7
CLAY COUNTY
2005
6,845 6,410 435 6.4
CLINTON COUNTY
2005
18,460 17,561 899 4.9
COLES COUNTY
2005
26,284 25,001 1,283 4.9
COOK COUNTY
2005
2,557,156 2,393,339 163,817 6.4
CRAWFORD COUNTY
2005
9,272 8,707 565 6.1
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
2005
5,507 5,209 298 5.4
DEKALB COUNTY
2005
53,335 50,501 2,834 5.3
DE WITT COUNTY
2005
8,363 7,895 468 5.6
DOUGLAS COUNTY
2005
10,451 9,943 508 4.9
DUPAGE COUNTY
2005
514,513 490,328 24,185 4.7
EDGAR COUNTY
2005
10,259 9,691 568 5.5
EDWARDS COUNTY
2005
3,411 3,243 168 4.9
EFFINGHAM COUNTY
2005
17,697 16,691 1,006 5.7
FAYETTE COUNTY
2005
10,114 9,433 681 6.7
FORD COUNTY
2005
7,243 6,882 361 5.0
FRANKLIN COUNTY
2005
17,510 16,216 1,294 7.4
FULTON COUNTY
2005
17,531 16,440 1,091 6.2
GALLATIN COUNTY
2005
2,642 2,468 174 6.6
GREENE COUNTY
2005
7,228 6,820 408 5.6
GRUNDY COUNTY
2005
23,385 21,730 1,655 7.1
HAMILTON COUNTY
2005
4,080 3,847 233 5.7
HANCOCK COUNTY
2005
9,919 9,399 520 5.2
HARDIN COUNTY
2005
1,756 1,611 145 8.3
HENDERSON COUNTY
2005
4,058 3,812 246 6.1
HENRY COUNTY
2005
27,235 25,950 1,285 4.7
IROQUOIS COUNTY
2005
16,473 15,667 806 4.9
JACKSON COUNTY
2005
31,393 29,895 1,498 4.8
JASPER COUNTY
2005
5,179 4,856 323 6.2
JEFFERSON COUNTY
2005
20,283 19,198 1,085 5.3
JERSEY COUNTY
2005
11,438 10,801 637 5.6
JO DAVIESS COUNTY
2005
12,937 12,372 565 4.4
JOHNSON COUNTY
2005
5,085 4,763 322 6.3
KANE COUNTY
2005
248,964 234,532 14,432 5.8
KANKAKEE COUNTY
2005
52,577 49,088 3,489 6.6
KENDALL COUNTY
2005
44,362 42,133 2,229 5.0
KNOX COUNTY
2005
25,307 23,391 1,916 7.6
LAKE COUNTY
2005
354,595 337,471 17,124 4.8
LA SALLE COUNTY
2005
56,608 53,023 3,585 6.3
LAWRENCE COUNTY
2005
8,339 7,891 448 5.4
LEE COUNTY
2005
17,949 17,006 943 5.3
LIVINGSTON COUNTY
2005
18,347 17,404 943 5.1
LOGAN COUNTY
2005
13,282 12,514 768 5.8
MCDONOUGH COUNTY
2005
16,457 15,662 795 4.8
MCHENRY COUNTY
2005
166,951 158,437 8,514 5.1
MCLEAN COUNTY
2005
86,919 83,213 3,706 4.3
MACON COUNTY
2005
52,730 49,397 3,333 6.3
MACOUPIN COUNTY
2005
24,331 22,877 1,454 6.0
MADISON COUNTY
2005
134,600 126,930 7,670 5.7
MARION COUNTY
2005
17,928 16,750 1,178 6.6
MARSHALL COUNTY
2005
7,096 6,772 324 4.6
MASON COUNTY
2005
7,582 7,060 522 6.9
MASSAC COUNTY
2005
7,371 6,953 418 5.7
MENARD COUNTY
2005
6,963 6,643 320 4.6
MERCER COUNTY
2005
8,892 8,385 507 5.7
MONROE COUNTY
2005
17,203 16,442 761 4.4
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
2005
13,418 12,450 968 7.2
MORGAN COUNTY
2005
17,585 16,572 1,013 5.8
MOULTRIE COUNTY
2005
7,998 7,659 339 4.2
OGLE COUNTY
2005
26,397 24,935 1,462 5.5
PEORIA COUNTY
2005
91,853 87,138 4,715 5.1
PERRY COUNTY
2005
10,354 9,633 721 7.0
PIATT COUNTY
2005
9,092 8,716 376 4.1
PIKE COUNTY
2005
8,679 8,240 439 5.1
POPE COUNTY
2005
1,969 1,840 129 6.6
PULASKI COUNTY
2005
2,928 2,687 241 8.2
PUTNAM COUNTY
2005
3,120 2,941 179 5.7
RANDOLPH COUNTY
2005
15,085 14,236 849 5.6
RICHLAND COUNTY
2005
7,299 6,872 427 5.9
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
2005
77,712 74,006 3,706 4.8
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
2005
120,914 113,028 7,886 6.5
SALINE COUNTY
2005
12,374 11,612 762 6.2
SANGAMON COUNTY
2005
104,839 99,896 4,943 4.7
SCHUYLER COUNTY
2005
4,323 4,110 213 4.9
SCOTT COUNTY
2005
2,788 2,607 181 6.5
SHELBY COUNTY
2005
11,186 10,577 609 5.4
STARK COUNTY
2005
2,826 2,663 163 5.8
STEPHENSON COUNTY
2005
25,023 23,662 1,361 5.4
TAZEWELL COUNTY
2005
68,826 65,537 3,289 4.8
UNION COUNTY
2005
8,248 7,664 584 7.1
VERMILION COUNTY
2005
37,752 35,274 2,478 6.6
WABASH COUNTY
2005
6,568 6,180 388 5.9
WARREN COUNTY
2005
8,813 8,307 506 5.7
WASHINGTON COUNTY
2005
8,568 8,177 391 4.6
WAYNE COUNTY
2005
8,132 7,708 424 5.2
WHITE COUNTY
2005
7,901 7,498 403 5.1
WHITESIDE COUNTY
2005
29,744 27,977 1,767 5.9
WILL COUNTY
2005
335,484 316,043 19,441 5.8
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
2005
33,287 31,439 1,848 5.6
WINNEBAGO COUNTY
2005
140,228 130,949 9,279 6.6
WOODFORD COUNTY
2005
19,976 19,195 781 3.9
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