Unemployment Rate in Lee County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.2%
Rank #2,138/3,222 · #76 in IL
34th
Lee 5.2%
IL 5.8% -10.5%
US 5.3% -1.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's unemployment rate of 5.2% 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 Lee County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,135 | Stephens County, OK | 5.2% |
| #2,136 | Cherokee County, TX | 5.2% |
| #2,137 | Grant County, OR | 5.2% |
| #2,138 | Lee County, IL | 5.2% |
| #2,139 | Bee County, TX | 5.2% |
| #2,140 | Klickitat County, WA | 5.2% |
| #2,141 | Love County, OK | 5.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lee County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 5.2%, ranking #2,138 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #76 of 102. This places it in the 34th 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.