Kankakee City, IL Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 10,740 | - | 9.4 | - |
| 1991 | 10,999 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 1.7 |
| 1992 | 11,173 | 1.6 | 13.1 | 2.0 |
| 1993 | 11,465 | 2.6 | 12.5 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | 12,027 | 4.9 | 10.1 | -2.3 |
| 1995 | 11,307 | -6.0 | 10.2 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 11,219 | -0.8 | 9.4 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | 11,148 | -0.6 | 9.0 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 11,032 | -1.0 | 9.4 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 10,885 | -1.3 | 8.7 | -0.7 |
| 2000 | 11,260 | 3.4 | 6.7 | -2.0 |
| 2001 | 10,972 | -2.6 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 10,599 | -3.4 | 9.0 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | 10,279 | -3.0 | 10.0 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 10,158 | -1.2 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | 10,346 | 1.8 | 9.2 | -0.7 |
| 2006 | 10,551 | 2.0 | 8.3 | -0.9 |
| 2007 | 10,738 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 0.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 10,186 | - | 11.0 | - |
| Feb | 10,169 | - | 11.1 | - |
| Mar | 10,317 | - | 10.1 | - |
| Apr | 10,664 | - | 9.6 | - |
| May | 10,660 | - | 8.7 | - |
| Jun | 10,947 | - | 9.3 | - |
| Jul | 11,006 | - | 9.2 | - |
| Aug | 10,956 | - | 9.4 | - |
| Sep | 10,878 | - | 8.5 | - |
| Oct | 11,017 | - | 8.9 | - |
| Nov | 11,017 | - | 8.6 | - |
| Dec | 11,068 | - | 8.6 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 10,690 | 4.9 | 10.4 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 10,820 | 6.4 | 9.8 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 10,934 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 11,207 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 11,237 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 11,553 | 5.5 | 10.6 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 11,495 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 11,101 | 1.3 | 11.7 | 2.3 |
| Sep | 10,815 | -0.6 | 11.6 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 10,748 | -2.4 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
| Nov | 10,787 | -2.1 | 12.6 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 10,600 | -4.2 | 14.3 | 5.6 |
| 1992-Jan | 10,859 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 10,859 | 0.4 | 14.8 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 11,103 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 10,914 | -2.6 | 14.5 | 4.7 |
| May | 11,000 | -2.1 | 13.8 | 4.4 |
| Jun | 11,273 | -2.4 | 15.2 | 4.6 |
| Jul | 11,481 | -0.1 | 13.7 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 11,406 | 2.7 | 11.3 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 11,168 | 3.3 | 10.8 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 11,414 | 6.2 | 10.4 | -1.7 |
| Nov | 11,350 | 5.2 | 11.1 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 11,245 | 6.1 | 11.6 | -2.7 |
| 1993-Jan | 11,210 | 3.2 | 13.9 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 11,193 | 3.1 | 14.3 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 11,287 | 1.7 | 14.2 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 11,275 | 3.3 | 13.5 | -1.0 |
| May | 11,443 | 4.0 | 12.7 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 11,608 | 3.0 | 12.9 | -2.4 |
| Jul | 11,574 | 0.8 | 12.0 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 11,552 | 1.3 | 12.0 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 11,553 | 3.4 | 11.6 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 11,545 | 1.1 | 11.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 11,710 | 3.2 | 9.9 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 11,626 | 3.4 | 10.9 | -0.7 |
| 1994-Jan | 11,561 | 3.1 | 12.4 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 11,600 | 3.6 | 12.4 | -1.9 |
| Mar | 11,875 | 5.2 | 11.5 | -2.7 |
| Apr | 11,757 | 4.3 | 10.6 | -2.9 |
| May | 11,983 | 4.7 | 9.5 | -3.2 |
| Jun | 12,302 | 6.0 | 9.4 | -3.5 |
| Jul | 12,247 | 5.8 | 8.9 | -3.1 |
| Aug | 12,121 | 4.9 | 8.7 | -3.3 |
| Sep | 12,087 | 4.6 | 8.8 | -2.9 |
| Oct | 12,150 | 5.2 | 10.5 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 12,338 | 5.4 | 9.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 12,297 | 5.8 | 9.3 | -1.6 |
| 1995-Jan | 11,195 | -3.2 | 11.5 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 11,172 | -3.7 | 11.7 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 11,278 | -5.0 | 11.2 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 11,360 | -3.4 | 11.0 | 0.5 |
| May | 11,235 | -6.2 | 10.1 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 11,480 | -6.7 | 9.5 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 11,369 | -7.2 | 10.1 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 11,291 | -6.8 | 9.9 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 11,340 | -6.2 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 11,336 | -6.7 | 9.2 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 11,361 | -7.9 | 9.1 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 11,271 | -8.3 | 10.0 | 0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 10,901 | -2.6 | 10.8 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 10,894 | -2.5 | 10.4 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 10,967 | -2.8 | 9.9 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 11,165 | -1.7 | 9.1 | -2.0 |
| May | 11,184 | -0.5 | 9.2 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 11,419 | -0.5 | 9.2 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 11,439 | 0.6 | 9.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 11,349 | 0.5 | 9.1 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 11,267 | -0.6 | 8.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 11,411 | 0.7 | 8.4 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 11,312 | -0.4 | 8.8 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 11,318 | 0.4 | 9.7 | -0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 10,834 | -0.6 | 10.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 10,749 | -1.3 | 11.5 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 10,907 | -0.5 | 10.7 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 10,996 | -1.5 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 11,110 | -0.7 | 8.2 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 11,358 | -0.5 | 8.2 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 11,379 | -0.5 | 7.9 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 11,317 | -0.3 | 8.0 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 11,202 | -0.6 | 8.3 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 11,308 | -0.9 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 11,332 | 0.2 | 8.2 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 11,287 | -0.3 | 8.8 | -0.9 |
| 1998-Jan | 11,040 | 1.9 | 10.1 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 10,909 | 1.5 | 10.6 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 10,981 | 0.7 | 9.7 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 10,890 | -1.0 | 8.2 | -1.0 |
| May | 11,058 | -0.5 | 7.7 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 11,283 | -0.7 | 9.1 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 11,070 | -2.7 | 8.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 10,886 | -3.8 | 9.2 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 10,988 | -1.9 | 10.7 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 11,037 | -2.4 | 10.3 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 11,118 | -1.9 | 9.5 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 11,121 | -1.5 | 9.5 | 0.7 |
| 1999-Jan | 10,666 | -3.4 | 9.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 10,611 | -2.7 | 10.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 10,683 | -2.7 | 9.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 10,701 | -1.7 | 8.5 | 0.3 |
| May | 10,810 | -2.2 | 7.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 11,063 | -1.9 | 9.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 11,014 | -0.5 | 8.5 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 10,908 | 0.2 | 8.7 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 10,934 | -0.5 | 8.0 | -2.8 |
| Oct | 11,053 | 0.1 | 7.9 | -2.4 |
| Nov | 11,118 | 0.0 | 7.8 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 11,057 | -0.6 | 8.3 | -1.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 11,176 | 4.8 | 8.4 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 11,134 | 4.9 | 8.8 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 11,178 | 4.6 | 7.4 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 11,258 | 5.2 | 6.1 | -2.4 |
| May | 11,238 | 4.0 | 6.0 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 11,313 | 2.3 | 6.4 | -2.8 |
| Jul | 11,258 | 2.2 | 6.4 | -2.0 |
| Aug | 11,334 | 3.9 | 6.4 | -2.3 |
| Sep | 11,212 | 2.5 | 5.8 | -2.1 |
| Oct | 11,319 | 2.4 | 5.6 | -2.3 |
| Nov | 11,355 | 2.1 | 6.2 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 11,349 | 2.6 | 7.0 | -1.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 10,935 | -2.2 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 10,844 | -2.6 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 10,925 | -2.3 | 8.2 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 11,004 | -2.3 | 7.1 | 1.0 |
| May | 11,030 | -1.9 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 11,148 | -1.5 | 7.3 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 11,054 | -1.8 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 10,891 | -3.9 | 8.4 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 10,968 | -2.2 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 11,020 | -2.6 | 7.7 | 2.1 |
| Nov | 10,954 | -3.5 | 8.2 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 10,887 | -4.1 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| 2002-Jan | 10,466 | -4.3 | 10.0 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 10,529 | -2.9 | 9.9 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 10,532 | -3.6 | 8.8 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 10,626 | -3.4 | 8.0 | 0.9 |
| May | 10,673 | -3.2 | 7.6 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 10,720 | -3.8 | 9.1 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 10,647 | -3.7 | 9.6 | 2.4 |
| Aug | 10,716 | -1.6 | 9.5 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 10,563 | -3.7 | 8.5 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 10,599 | -3.8 | 8.3 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 10,589 | -3.3 | 9.1 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 10,523 | -3.3 | 10.0 | 0.9 |
| 2003-Jan | 10,133 | -3.2 | 11.4 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 10,161 | -3.5 | 11.5 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 10,200 | -3.2 | 10.7 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 10,291 | -3.2 | 9.1 | 1.2 |
| May | 10,309 | -3.4 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 10,395 | -3.0 | 9.9 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 10,270 | -3.5 | 9.6 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 10,282 | -4.1 | 10.0 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 10,286 | -2.6 | 9.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 10,321 | -2.6 | 9.3 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 10,351 | -2.2 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 10,343 | -1.7 | 10.5 | 0.6 |
| 2004-Jan | 9,905 | -2.3 | 12.3 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 9,874 | -2.8 | 11.8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 9,939 | -2.6 | 11.4 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 10,052 | -2.3 | 9.7 | 0.5 |
| May | 10,144 | -1.6 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 10,334 | -0.6 | 9.7 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 10,292 | 0.2 | 9.2 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 10,217 | -0.6 | 9.5 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 10,195 | -0.9 | 8.4 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 10,337 | 0.2 | 8.9 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 10,320 | -0.3 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 10,289 | -0.5 | 10.2 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 9,958 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 9,900 | 0.3 | 11.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 9,982 | 0.4 | 10.2 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 10,175 | 1.2 | 8.9 | -0.8 |
| May | 10,262 | 1.2 | 8.3 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 10,455 | 1.2 | 8.4 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 10,542 | 2.4 | 8.0 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 10,555 | 3.3 | 8.6 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 10,519 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 10,616 | 2.7 | 8.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 10,603 | 2.7 | 9.1 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 10,586 | 2.9 | 9.7 | -0.5 |
| 2006-Jan | 10,258 | 3.0 | 10.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 10,268 | 3.7 | 10.9 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 10,320 | 3.4 | 10.1 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 10,340 | 1.6 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 10,420 | 1.5 | 7.9 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 10,642 | 1.8 | 7.6 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 10,696 | 1.5 | 7.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 10,702 | 1.4 | 8.0 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 10,673 | 1.5 | 6.7 | -1.8 |
| Oct | 10,811 | 1.8 | 6.5 | -2.2 |
| Nov | 10,781 | 1.7 | 6.8 | -2.3 |
| Dec | 10,699 | 1.1 | 7.9 | -1.8 |
| 2007-Jan | 10,527 | 2.6 | 9.8 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 10,474 | 2.0 | 9.3 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 10,575 | 2.5 | 8.6 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 10,592 | 2.4 | 8.5 | -0.7 |
| May | 10,678 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 10,872 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 10,913 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 10,839 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 10,823 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 10,878 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 10,883 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 10,806 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 2.4 |
| 2008-Jan | 10,546 | 0.2 | 12.2 | 2.5 |
| Feb | 10,683 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 10,808 | 2.2 | 10.2 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 10,855 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 0.6 |
| May | 10,781 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 10,784 | -0.8 | 10.9 | 2.5 |
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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