Unemployment Rate in Peoria County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.2%
Rank #2,585/3,222 · #88 in IL
20th
Peoria 6.2%
IL 5.8% +5.9%
US 5.3% +16.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Peoria County's unemployment rate of 6.2% 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 Peoria County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,582 | Baldwin County, GA | 6.2% |
| #2,583 | Liberty County, GA | 6.2% |
| #2,584 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | 6.2% |
| #2,585 | Peoria County, IL | 6.2% |
| #2,586 | Woodward County, OK | 6.2% |
| #2,587 | Berrien County, MI | 6.2% |
| #2,588 | Henry County, GA | 6.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Peoria County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 6.2%, ranking #2,585 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #88 of 102. This places it in the 20th 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.