Unemployment Rate in Union County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.9%
Rank #1,292/3,222 · #35 in IL
60th
Union 3.9%
IL 5.8% -32.4%
US 5.3% -25.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Union County's unemployment rate of 3.9% 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 Union County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,289 | Greene County, NY | 3.9% |
| #1,290 | Pike County, MO | 3.9% |
| #1,291 | Beaufort County, NC | 3.9% |
| #1,292 | Union County, IL | 3.9% |
| #1,293 | Benton County, MN | 3.9% |
| #1,294 | Zavala County, TX | 3.9% |
| #1,295 | Pike County, IL | 3.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Union County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 3.9%, ranking #1,292 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #35 of 102. This places it in the 60th 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.