Unemployment Rate in Macon County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Macon County Compares
National Distribution
Where Macon County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Macon County: 6.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,753 | Gladwin County, MI | 6.8% |
| #2,754 | Greenup County, KY | 6.8% |
| #2,755 | Pickett County, TN | 6.8% |
| #2,756 | Macon County, IL | 6.8% |
| #2,757 | Waller County, TX | 6.8% |
| #2,758 | Edwards County, KS | 6.8% |
| #2,759 | Talladega County, AL | 6.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Macon County, Illinois
Macon County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 6.8%, which ranks #2,756 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 27.7% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Illinois, Macon County ranks #91 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 14th 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.