Unemployment Rate in Lake County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lake County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lake County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lake County: 5.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,031 | Forsyth County, NC | 5.0% |
| #2,032 | Alexander County, NC | 5.0% |
| #2,033 | Fredericksburg city, VA | 5.0% |
| #2,034 | Lake County, IL | 5.0% |
| #2,035 | Clark County, MO | 5.0% |
| #2,036 | Umatilla County, OR | 5.0% |
| #2,037 | Allegheny County, PA | 5.0% |
Unemployment Rate in Lake County, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, which ranks #2,034 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 5.1% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Illinois, Lake County ranks #71 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 37th 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.