Unemployment Rate in McDonough County, IL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
7.9% +48.3% vs nat'l
Rank #2,927 of 3,222
9th percentile

How McDonough County Compares

McDonough County
7.9%
Illinois Average
7.9%
Rank #100 of 102 in state
National
5.3%
48.3% above

National Distribution

Where McDonough County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ McDonough County: 7.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,924 Cameron County, PA 7.8%
#2,925 Henderson County, IL 7.8%
#2,926 Watauga County, NC 7.9%
#2,927 McDonough County, IL 7.9%
#2,928 Beckham County, OK 7.9%
#2,929 Siskiyou County, CA 7.9%
#2,930 Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR 7.9%
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Unemployment Rate in McDonough County, Illinois

McDonough County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 7.9%, which ranks #2,927 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 48.3% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Illinois, McDonough County ranks #100 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 9th 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.