Joliet City, IL Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 33,616 | - | 10.3 | - |
| 1991 | 33,134 | -1.4 | 12.0 | 1.7 |
| 1992 | 33,466 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 33,318 | -0.4 | 12.0 | -1.2 |
| 1994 | 33,870 | 1.7 | 9.7 | -2.3 |
| 1995 | 37,258 | 10.0 | 9.2 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 38,767 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 39,563 | 2.1 | 8.1 | -1.3 |
| 1998 | 41,418 | 4.7 | 7.4 | -0.8 |
| 1999 | 43,601 | 5.3 | 7.0 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | 51,225 | 17.5 | 5.5 | -1.4 |
| 2001 | 52,696 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 53,456 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | 55,107 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 58,080 | 5.4 | 8.0 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | 60,492 | 4.2 | 7.5 | -0.6 |
| 2006 | 65,195 | 7.8 | 5.4 | -2.1 |
| 2007 | 66,192 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 33,331 | - | 12.2 | - |
| Feb | 33,322 | - | 11.5 | - |
| Mar | 33,389 | - | 10.9 | - |
| Apr | 33,309 | - | 10.7 | - |
| May | 33,453 | - | 10.0 | - |
| Jun | 33,980 | - | 10.8 | - |
| Jul | 34,196 | - | 9.9 | - |
| Aug | 33,821 | - | 9.8 | - |
| Sep | 33,632 | - | 9.7 | - |
| Oct | 33,656 | - | 9.4 | - |
| Nov | 33,676 | - | 8.9 | - |
| Dec | 33,631 | - | 10.1 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 32,934 | -1.2 | 12.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 33,004 | -1.0 | 12.4 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 33,067 | -1.0 | 12.7 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 33,051 | -0.8 | 11.7 | 1.0 |
| May | 33,140 | -0.9 | 10.8 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 33,586 | -1.2 | 11.5 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 33,739 | -1.3 | 11.8 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 33,382 | -1.3 | 11.2 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 33,029 | -1.8 | 10.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 32,927 | -2.2 | 10.4 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 32,920 | -2.2 | 12.4 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 32,828 | -2.4 | 16.4 | 6.2 |
| 1992-Jan | 32,992 | 0.2 | 17.0 | 4.7 |
| Feb | 32,980 | -0.1 | 16.3 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 33,020 | -0.1 | 16.0 | 3.3 |
| Apr | 33,117 | 0.2 | 14.4 | 2.7 |
| May | 33,338 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 2.6 |
| Jun | 33,824 | 0.7 | 14.3 | 2.8 |
| Jul | 33,990 | 0.7 | 13.4 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 33,774 | 1.2 | 10.8 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 33,595 | 1.7 | 10.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 33,702 | 2.4 | 9.5 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 33,649 | 2.2 | 10.8 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 33,615 | 2.4 | 11.9 | -4.4 |
| 1993-Jan | 32,772 | -0.7 | 13.4 | -3.6 |
| Feb | 32,733 | -0.7 | 13.3 | -3.0 |
| Mar | 32,752 | -0.8 | 13.7 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 32,923 | -0.6 | 12.4 | -2.0 |
| May | 33,146 | -0.6 | 11.1 | -2.3 |
| Jun | 33,659 | -0.5 | 12.4 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 33,925 | -0.2 | 11.7 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 33,649 | -0.4 | 12.0 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 33,305 | -0.9 | 11.2 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 33,501 | -0.6 | 11.5 | 2.0 |
| Nov | 33,664 | 0.0 | 9.9 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 33,792 | 0.5 | 11.7 | -0.2 |
| 1994-Jan | 33,019 | 0.8 | 14.1 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 33,098 | 1.1 | 14.0 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 33,302 | 1.7 | 12.6 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 33,620 | 2.1 | 9.8 | -2.6 |
| May | 33,744 | 1.8 | 8.2 | -2.9 |
| Jun | 34,344 | 2.0 | 9.0 | -3.4 |
| Jul | 34,504 | 1.7 | 7.8 | -3.9 |
| Aug | 34,349 | 2.1 | 7.4 | -4.6 |
| Sep | 34,071 | 2.3 | 7.4 | -3.9 |
| Oct | 34,095 | 1.8 | 7.7 | -3.7 |
| Nov | 34,162 | 1.5 | 8.2 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 34,129 | 1.0 | 10.1 | -1.6 |
| 1995-Jan | 36,472 | 10.5 | 11.6 | -2.4 |
| Feb | 36,996 | 11.8 | 11.5 | -2.4 |
| Mar | 37,132 | 11.5 | 10.7 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 37,059 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 0.9 |
| May | 37,013 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 37,605 | 9.5 | 8.2 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 37,820 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 37,341 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 37,257 | 9.4 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 37,519 | 10.0 | 7.0 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 37,551 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 37,333 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 37,917 | 4.0 | 11.9 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 38,398 | 3.8 | 10.6 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 38,550 | 3.8 | 10.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 38,451 | 3.8 | 9.7 | -1.1 |
| May | 38,588 | 4.3 | 9.1 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 39,166 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 39,443 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 38,974 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 38,692 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 38,951 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 39,087 | 4.1 | 8.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 38,984 | 4.4 | 9.6 | -0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 38,823 | 2.4 | 11.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 39,110 | 1.9 | 10.8 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 39,362 | 2.1 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 39,303 | 2.2 | 7.9 | -1.7 |
| May | 39,446 | 2.2 | 6.9 | -2.1 |
| Jun | 39,911 | 1.9 | 7.4 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 40,168 | 1.8 | 7.3 | -2.6 |
| Aug | 39,795 | 2.1 | 7.0 | -1.9 |
| Sep | 39,475 | 2.0 | 6.4 | -2.0 |
| Oct | 39,628 | 1.7 | 5.9 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 39,902 | 2.1 | 7.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 39,836 | 2.2 | 8.6 | -1.0 |
| 1998-Jan | 40,818 | 5.1 | 10.4 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 41,173 | 5.3 | 9.3 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 41,170 | 4.6 | 8.7 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 41,113 | 4.6 | 6.5 | -1.4 |
| May | 41,225 | 4.5 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 41,599 | 4.2 | 7.3 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 42,005 | 4.6 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 41,393 | 4.0 | 6.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 41,332 | 4.7 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 41,523 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 41,774 | 4.7 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 41,895 | 5.2 | 7.5 | -1.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 42,721 | 4.7 | 9.2 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 43,023 | 4.5 | 8.4 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 43,246 | 5.0 | 7.6 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 43,167 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| May | 43,288 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 43,851 | 5.4 | 7.2 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 44,166 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 43,704 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 43,588 | 5.5 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 43,897 | 5.7 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 44,210 | 5.8 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 44,345 | 5.8 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 51,068 | 19.5 | 6.3 | -2.8 |
| Feb | 51,336 | 19.3 | 6.3 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 51,328 | 18.7 | 6.0 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 51,436 | 19.2 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
| May | 51,150 | 18.2 | 5.0 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 51,805 | 18.1 | 5.6 | -1.7 |
| Jul | 51,544 | 16.7 | 5.5 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 51,068 | 16.8 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 50,808 | 16.6 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 51,049 | 16.3 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 51,064 | 15.5 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 51,044 | 15.1 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 52,543 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 52,923 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 52,941 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 52,845 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 1.9 |
| May | 52,856 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 53,332 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 53,401 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 52,452 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 52,446 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 52,292 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 52,237 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 52,086 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 53,559 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 54,141 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 53,705 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 53,358 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 1.4 |
| May | 53,326 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 53,640 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 53,729 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 53,255 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 53,277 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 53,264 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 53,176 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 53,040 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 1.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 54,486 | 1.7 | 9.6 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 54,786 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 54,758 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 54,831 | 2.8 | 7.8 | -0.4 |
| May | 54,872 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 55,504 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 55,710 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 55,128 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 54,948 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 55,344 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 55,499 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 55,412 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 57,494 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 57,857 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 57,769 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 57,743 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 57,745 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 58,417 | 5.2 | 8.0 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 58,863 | 5.7 | 7.8 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 58,289 | 5.7 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 57,966 | 5.5 | 7.0 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 58,167 | 5.1 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 58,370 | 5.2 | 7.2 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 58,282 | 5.2 | 7.9 | -0.4 |
| 2005-Jan | 59,712 | 3.9 | 9.0 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 59,901 | 3.5 | 9.0 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 59,876 | 3.6 | 8.5 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 60,095 | 4.1 | 7.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 60,170 | 4.2 | 7.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 60,666 | 3.8 | 8.0 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 61,137 | 3.9 | 7.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 60,750 | 4.2 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 60,491 | 4.4 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 60,884 | 4.7 | 5.8 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 61,159 | 4.8 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 61,063 | 4.8 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 63,387 | 6.2 | 7.1 | -1.8 |
| Feb | 63,994 | 6.8 | 6.6 | -2.3 |
| Mar | 64,249 | 7.3 | 6.2 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 64,362 | 7.1 | 5.4 | -2.5 |
| May | 64,643 | 7.4 | 4.6 | -2.8 |
| Jun | 65,584 | 8.1 | 5.4 | -2.6 |
| Jul | 66,031 | 8.0 | 5.5 | -2.0 |
| Aug | 65,668 | 8.1 | 5.1 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 65,524 | 8.3 | 4.5 | -2.1 |
| Oct | 66,169 | 8.7 | 4.0 | -1.8 |
| Nov | 66,336 | 8.5 | 4.4 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 66,389 | 8.7 | 5.6 | -1.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 65,635 | 3.5 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 65,810 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 66,023 | 2.8 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 65,739 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| May | 65,789 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 66,638 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 66,961 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 66,157 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 66,113 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 66,248 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 66,789 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 66,407 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 66,488 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 66,622 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 66,654 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 66,770 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 1.1 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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