Kankakee city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kankakee city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
12.5%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-41.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -5.6 pp (-44.8%) |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +1.2 pp (17.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -0.3 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |