Unemployment Rate in Douglas County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.5%
Rank #461/3,222 · #6 in IL
86th
Douglas 2.5%
IL 5.8% -56.7%
US 5.3% -52.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Douglas County's unemployment rate of 2.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Douglas County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #458 | Sarpy County, NE | 2.5% |
| #459 | Mercer County, ND | 2.5% |
| #460 | Clayton County, IA | 2.5% |
| #461 | Douglas County, IL | 2.5% |
| #462 | Iron County, WI | 2.5% |
| #463 | Boone County, AR | 2.5% |
| #464 | Moniteau County, MO | 2.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Douglas County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 2.5%, ranking #461 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 52.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #6 of 102. This places it in the 86th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.