Unemployment Rate in Kankakee County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kankakee County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kankakee County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Kankakee County: 4.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,966 | Rio Arriba County, NM | 4.9% |
| #1,967 | DuPage County, IL | 4.9% |
| #1,968 | Arapahoe County, CO | 4.9% |
| #1,969 | Kankakee County, IL | 4.9% |
| #1,970 | Pulaski County, KY | 4.9% |
| #1,971 | Sedgwick County, KS | 4.9% |
| #1,972 | Marion County, AR | 4.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Kankakee County, Illinois
Kankakee County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,969 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.9% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Illinois, Kankakee County ranks #68 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 39th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.