Unemployment Rate in Union County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Union County Compares
National Distribution
Where Union County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Union County: 3.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Unemployment Rate in Union County, Illinois
Union County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 3.9%, which ranks #1,292 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 25.8% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Illinois, Union County ranks #35 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 60th 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.