Unemployment Rate in Illinois was 4.40% in November of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Illinois reached a record high of 18.30 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.60 in November of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Illinois - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.