Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area'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
7.6%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-19.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -1.5 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +0.1 pp (1.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.2 pp (3.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.2 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |