Unemployment Rate in Macon County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.8%
Rank #2,756/3,222 · #91 in IL
14th
Macon 6.8%
IL 5.8% +16.3%
US 5.3% +27.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Macon County's unemployment rate of 6.8% 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 Macon County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,753 | Gladwin County, MI | 6.8% |
| #2,754 | Greenup County, KY | 6.8% |
| #2,755 | Pickett County, TN | 6.8% |
| #2,756 | Macon County, IL | 6.8% |
| #2,757 | Waller County, TX | 6.8% |
| #2,758 | Edwards County, KS | 6.8% |
| #2,759 | Talladega County, AL | 6.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Macon County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 6.8%, ranking #2,756 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #91 of 102. This places it in the 14th 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.