Unemployment Rate in Springfield, IL (MSA) was 5.00% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Springfield, IL (MSA) reached a record high of 15.20 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.80 in May of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Springfield, IL (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.