Illinois Has One Of The Worst Unemployment Rates In America

The US job market continues to falter.  Some states, like Iowa, are actually doing well, but Illinois is on the wrong side of the unemployment numbers.

Unfortunately, this is not just a current trend for Illinois.

7.2 Million Americans Are Unemployed

The job market overall continues to struggle with new unemployment claims increasing by 3.3% week-over-week on May 26. There are currently 7.2 million Americans unemployed in total.

States where things are actually going well include Iowa, which has seen the largest decrease in unemployment in the country.

Other states like New Hampshire, Montana, South Dakota, Florida, Alabama, Oklahoma, Vermont, Maine, Arizona, Delaware, and West Virginia are all seeing positive growth over the past week and year.

Blue States Unemployment Is Increasing The Most

It's not much, but once again, there are more unemployment claims in Blue States compared to Red States.

WalletHub shows the average rank of Blue States at 23.15 and Red States at 27.84.

Iowa definitely helps out the Red States, and Illinois is hurting the ranking of the Blue States.

Illinois Has The 7th-worst Unemployment Numbers In The Country

Illinois has seen increases in every standard measurable category.

The change in unemployment claims for the week of May 26 vs. the previous week was up 4.77%.

The change in unemployment claims from the same week of 2024 was up a whopping 14.52% in Illinois.

And the full year is not looking better.  Illinois has seen a 14.35% increase in unemployment claims year to date vs the same period of time in 2024.

You can see the full ranking here.