Unemployment Rate in Ford County, IL was 4.80% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Ford County, IL reached a record high of 11.90 in January of 2010 and a record low of 2.90 in October of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Ford County, IL - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.