Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.1%
Rank #769/3,222 · #17 in IL
76th
Mercer 3.1%
IL 5.8% -45.9%
US 5.3% -40.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's unemployment rate of 3.1% 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 Mercer County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #766 | Yates County, NY | 3.1% |
| #767 | Lancaster County, NE | 3.1% |
| #768 | Linn County, MO | 3.1% |
| #769 | Mercer County, IL | 3.1% |
| #770 | Preble County, OH | 3.2% |
| #771 | Lincoln County, WI | 3.2% |
| #772 | Tishomingo County, MS | 3.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Mercer County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 3.1%, ranking #769 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #17 of 102. This places it in the 76th 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.