Dolton, IL Unemployment Rate Report

Dolton, IL Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Dolton, Illinois has ranged from 4.5% in December 2019 to 23.8% in June 2020. The current unemployment rate for Dolton is 10.4% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Dolton, IL Unemployment Rate by Month

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Dolton, IL Current Unemployment - 10.4%

Dolton, IL Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2022	8.8%	5.3%	4.0%
2 / 2022	9.4%	5.0%	3.8%
3 / 2022	6.7%	4.7%	3.6%
4 / 2022	7.1%	4.4%	3.6%
5 / 2022	9.3%	4.5%	3.6%
6 / 2022	10.9%	4.7%	3.6%
7 / 2022	9.0%	4.8%	3.5%
8 / 2022	10.4%	4.8%	3.7%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2021	16.2%	8.4%	6.3%
2 / 2021	16.9%	7.8%	6.2%
3 / 2021	15.5%	7.1%	6.0%
4 / 2021	16.8%	6.4%	6.1%
5 / 2021	17.6%	6.7%	5.8%
6 / 2021	19.0%	7.9%	5.9%
7 / 2021	17.2%	6.6%	5.4%
8 / 2021	14.8%	6.1%	5.2%
9 / 2021	12.3%	5.1%	4.7%
10 / 2021	11.7%	4.8%	4.6%
11 / 2021	10.1%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2021	8.4%	4.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2020	5.7%	4.0%	3.6%
2 / 2020	5.2%	3.5%	3.5%
3 / 2020	7.4%	4.2%	4.4%
4 / 2020	22.5%	16.9%	14.7%
5 / 2020	21.5%	14.8%	13.3%
6 / 2020	23.8%	14.6%	11.1%
7 / 2020	19.9%	11.5%	10.2%
8 / 2020	20.6%	11.1%	8.4%
9 / 2020	20.3%	10.0%	7.9%
10 / 2020	17.4%	6.5%	6.9%
11 / 2020	14.4%	7.6%	6.7%
12 / 2020	15.8%	7.9%	6.7%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2019	7.2%	5.3%	4.0%
2 / 2019	6.4%	4.7%	3.8%
3 / 2019	7.2%	4.4%	3.8%
4 / 2019	6.6%	3.6%	3.6%
5 / 2019	6.1%	3.5%	3.6%
6 / 2019	7.5%	4.1%	3.7%
7 / 2019	7.2%	4.2%	3.7%
8 / 2019	6.6%	4.0%	3.7%
9 / 2019	5.4%	3.5%	3.5%
10 / 2019	5.1%	3.5%	3.6%
11 / 2019	5.1%	3.4%	3.5%
12 / 2019	4.5%	3.5%	3.5%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2018	7.9%	5.1%	4.1%
2 / 2018	7.4%	4.9%	4.1%
3 / 2018	6.1%	4.4%	4.0%
4 / 2018	6.1%	3.9%	3.9%
5 / 2018	6.1%	3.7%	3.8%
6 / 2018	8.6%	4.7%	4.0%
7 / 2018	8.0%	4.5%	3.9%
8 / 2018	7.6%	4.3%	3.8%
9 / 2018	6.5%	3.9%	3.7%
10 / 2018	6.9%	4.1%	3.8%
11 / 2018	6.6%	4.0%	3.7%
12 / 2018	6.1%	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2017	8.0%	6.2%	4.7%
2 / 2017	7.5%	5.6%	4.7%
3 / 2017	7.1%	4.9%	4.4%
4 / 2017	7.6%	4.5%	4.4%
5 / 2017	7.9%	4.4%	4.4%
6 / 2017	10.2%	5.1%	4.3%
7 / 2017	10.6%	5.1%	4.3%
8 / 2017	10.2%	5.3%	4.4%
9 / 2017	8.7%	4.6%	4.2%
10 / 2017	8.6%	4.5%	4.1%
11 / 2017	8.0%	4.5%	4.2%
12 / 2017	7.2%	4.5%	4.1%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2016	9.4%	6.7%	4.9%
2 / 2016	9.0%	6.5%	4.9%
3 / 2016	8.5%	6.3%	5.0%
4 / 2016	9.4%	5.8%	5.0%
5 / 2016	9.4%	5.3%	4.8%
6 / 2016	11.3%	6.0%	4.9%
7 / 2016	10.9%	5.8%	4.8%
8 / 2016	10.7%	5.8%	4.9%
9 / 2016	9.6%	5.6%	5.0%
10 / 2016	9.2%	5.5%	4.9%
11 / 2016	8.3%	5.1%	4.7%
12 / 2016	7.5%	5.3%	4.7%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2015	10.1%	6.8%	5.7%
2 / 2015	9.3%	6.4%	5.5%
3 / 2015	9.3%	6.0%	5.4%
4 / 2015	9.9%	5.5%	5.4%
5 / 2015	10.5%	5.8%	5.6%
6 / 2015	11.4%	6.1%	5.3%
7 / 2015	11.8%	6.2%	5.2%
8 / 2015	11.1%	5.8%	5.1%
9 / 2015	10.1%	5.5%	5.0%
10 / 2015	10.3%	5.7%	5.0%
11 / 2015	9.4%	5.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	9.0%	6.0%	5.0%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2014	13.2%	8.9%	6.6%
2 / 2014	12.8%	8.9%	6.7%
3 / 2014	11.9%	8.2%	6.7%
4 / 2014	11.5%	6.8%	6.2%
5 / 2014	11.7%	6.9%	6.3%
6 / 2014	13.0%	7.1%	6.1%
7 / 2014	12.7%	7.3%	6.2%
8 / 2014	12.5%	6.9%	6.1%
9 / 2014	11.5%	6.2%	5.9%
10 / 2014	10.9%	6.1%	5.7%
11 / 2014	10.7%	6.0%	5.8%
12 / 2014	9.6%	5.8%	5.6%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2013	15.0%	10.4%	8.0%
2 / 2013	14.1%	9.9%	7.7%
3 / 2013	14.0%	9.2%	7.5%
4 / 2013	14.1%	8.6%	7.6%
5 / 2013	15.1%	8.8%	7.5%
6 / 2013	17.2%	9.7%	7.5%
7 / 2013	16.9%	9.5%	7.3%
8 / 2013	16.3%	9.1%	7.2%
9 / 2013	15.4%	8.6%	7.2%
10 / 2013	14.9%	8.7%	7.2%
11 / 2013	14.5%	8.3%	6.9%
12 / 2013	13.5%	8.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2012	14.0%	9.7%	8.3%
2 / 2012	13.2%	9.6%	8.3%
3 / 2012	13.2%	9.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	13.5%	8.3%	8.2%
5 / 2012	14.3%	8.6%	8.2%
6 / 2012	15.7%	9.4%	8.2%
7 / 2012	16.7%	9.6%	8.2%
8 / 2012	15.9%	9.2%	8.1%
9 / 2012	14.7%	8.3%	7.8%
10 / 2012	15.0%	8.5%	7.8%
11 / 2012	14.5%	8.4%	7.7%
12 / 2012	14.7%	9.1%	7.9%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2011	15.0%	10.1%	9.1%
2 / 2011	14.1%	9.9%	9.0%
3 / 2011	14.0%	9.5%	9.0%
4 / 2011	14.7%	9.1%	9.1%
5 / 2011	15.5%	9.3%	9.0%
6 / 2011	17.4%	10.2%	9.1%
7 / 2011	18.4%	10.4%	9.0%
8 / 2011	18.1%	10.3%	9.0%
9 / 2011	16.7%	9.8%	9.0%
10 / 2011	16.1%	9.6%	8.8%
11 / 2011	14.3%	9.0%	8.6%
12 / 2011	13.8%	9.2%	8.5%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2010	16.7%	12.2%	9.8%
2 / 2010	16.2%	11.9%	9.8%
3 / 2010	15.5%	11.5%	9.9%
4 / 2010	15.0%	10.5%	9.9%
5 / 2010	15.4%	10.1%	9.6%
6 / 2010	17.2%	10.4%	9.4%
7 / 2010	17.7%	10.6%	9.4%
8 / 2010	17.9%	10.1%	9.5%
9 / 2010	15.9%	9.4%	9.5%
10 / 2010	15.9%	9.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	15.7%	9.4%	9.8%
12 / 2010	15.0%	9.3%	9.3%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2009	11.6%	8.8%	7.8%
2 / 2009	11.7%	9.7%	8.3%
3 / 2009	11.9%	9.8%	8.7%
4 / 2009	12.4%	9.6%	9.0%
5 / 2009	13.1%	9.9%	9.4%
6 / 2009	14.1%	10.7%	9.5%
7 / 2009	14.7%	10.9%	9.5%
8 / 2009	14.4%	10.6%	9.6%
9 / 2009	14.5%	10.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	14.9%	10.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	14.6%	10.4%	9.9%
12 / 2009	14.8%	11.0%	9.9%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2008	8.1%	6.0%	5.0%
2 / 2008	8.3%	5.9%	4.9%
3 / 2008	7.7%	5.7%	5.1%
4 / 2008	7.2%	5.2%	5.0%
5 / 2008	8.7%	6.0%	5.4%
6 / 2008	9.8%	6.7%	5.6%
7 / 2008	9.7%	6.6%	5.8%
8 / 2008	9.6%	6.7%	6.1%
9 / 2008	8.8%	6.2%	6.1%
10 / 2008	9.3%	6.4%	6.5%
11 / 2008	9.6%	6.6%	6.8%
12 / 2008	10.2%	7.6%	7.3%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2007	7.5%	5.2%	4.6%
2 / 2007	6.9%	5.2%	4.5%
3 / 2007	6.6%	4.6%	4.4%
4 / 2007	7.2%	4.6%	4.5%
5 / 2007	7.2%	4.5%	4.4%
6 / 2007	8.3%	5.2%	4.6%
7 / 2007	8.8%	5.3%	4.7%
8 / 2007	8.2%	5.1%	4.6%
9 / 2007	7.8%	4.9%	4.7%
10 / 2007	7.5%	4.8%	4.7%
11 / 2007	8.0%	4.8%	4.7%
12 / 2007	7.8%	5.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2006	7.5%	5.4%	4.7%
2 / 2006	7.3%	5.4%	4.8%
3 / 2006	7.1%	4.9%	4.7%
4 / 2006	7.1%	4.6%	4.7%
5 / 2006	7.3%	4.3%	4.6%
6 / 2006	7.7%	4.7%	4.6%
7 / 2006	7.8%	4.8%	4.7%
8 / 2006	7.9%	4.5%	4.7%
9 / 2006	6.7%	4.0%	4.5%
10 / 2006	6.0%	3.6%	4.4%
11 / 2006	6.0%	3.9%	4.5%
12 / 2006	6.0%	4.2%	4.4%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2005	8.8%	6.4%	5.3%
2 / 2005	9.2%	6.6%	5.4%
3 / 2005	8.5%	6.0%	5.2%
4 / 2005	9.6%	5.7%	5.2%
5 / 2005	9.0%	5.6%	5.1%
6 / 2005	10.1%	6.0%	5.0%
7 / 2005	10.0%	5.8%	5.0%
8 / 2005	9.2%	5.4%	4.9%
9 / 2005	9.0%	5.4%	5.0%
10 / 2005	8.4%	5.1%	5.0%
11 / 2005	8.3%	5.2%	5.0%
12 / 2005	7.3%	5.1%	4.9%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2004	9.2%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2004	8.5%	6.8%	5.6%
3 / 2004	8.9%	6.7%	5.8%
4 / 2004	9.0%	6.0%	5.6%
5 / 2004	9.1%	6.0%	5.6%
6 / 2004	9.7%	6.5%	5.6%
7 / 2004	10.0%	6.3%	5.5%
8 / 2004	10.0%	6.1%	5.4%
9 / 2004	9.3%	5.7%	5.4%
10 / 2004	9.4%	5.8%	5.5%
11 / 2004	9.1%	5.8%	5.4%
12 / 2004	8.7%	5.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2003	9.6%	7.3%	5.8%
2 / 2003	9.1%	7.1%	5.9%
3 / 2003	9.2%	6.9%	5.9%
4 / 2003	9.1%	6.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	9.7%	6.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	11.4%	7.5%	6.3%
7 / 2003	11.0%	7.1%	6.2%
8 / 2003	11.8%	7.0%	6.1%
9 / 2003	10.5%	6.6%	6.1%
10 / 2003	10.2%	6.3%	6.0%
11 / 2003	9.5%	6.3%	5.8%
12 / 2003	8.8%	6.2%	5.7%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2002	9.3%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	8.9%	6.8%	5.7%
3 / 2002	8.9%	6.7%	5.7%
4 / 2002	9.8%	6.5%	5.9%
5 / 2002	9.6%	6.3%	5.8%
6 / 2002	10.9%	7.0%	5.8%
7 / 2002	11.5%	6.9%	5.8%
8 / 2002	10.8%	6.5%	5.7%
9 / 2002	9.9%	5.9%	5.7%
10 / 2002	9.5%	6.1%	5.7%
11 / 2002	9.8%	6.3%	5.9%
12 / 2002	9.3%	6.4%	6.0%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2001	6.6%	5.4%	4.2%
2 / 2001	7.1%	5.4%	4.2%
3 / 2001	7.5%	5.4%	4.3%
4 / 2001	7.5%	5.0%	4.4%
5 / 2001	7.3%	4.7%	4.3%
6 / 2001	8.5%	5.4%	4.5%
7 / 2001	7.9%	5.2%	4.6%
8 / 2001	8.1%	5.4%	4.9%
9 / 2001	7.6%	5.0%	5.0%
10 / 2001	7.7%	5.3%	5.3%
11 / 2001	8.2%	5.7%	5.5%
12 / 2001	8.2%	6.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 2000	5.9%	4.7%	4.0%
2 / 2000	5.9%	4.8%	4.1%
3 / 2000	6.3%	4.6%	4.0%
4 / 2000	6.3%	4.0%	3.8%
5 / 2000	6.6%	4.1%	4.0%
6 / 2000	7.3%	4.5%	4.0%
7 / 2000	7.1%	4.5%	4.0%
8 / 2000	6.8%	4.5%	4.1%
9 / 2000	5.8%	4.0%	3.9%
10 / 2000	5.5%	3.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	5.7%	4.2%	3.9%
12 / 2000	5.8%	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1999	6.7%	4.7%	4.3%
2 / 1999	6.8%	4.7%	4.4%
3 / 1999	6.3%	4.2%	4.2%
4 / 1999	7.4%	4.2%	4.3%
5 / 1999	7.2%	4.1%	4.2%
6 / 1999	8.3%	4.8%	4.3%
7 / 1999	8.7%	4.8%	4.3%
8 / 1999	7.9%	4.5%	4.2%
9 / 1999	7.5%	4.2%	4.2%
10 / 1999	7.6%	4.0%	4.1%
11 / 1999	6.9%	4.0%	4.1%
12 / 1999	6.1%	4.1%	4.0%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1998	6.7%	5.4%	4.6%
2 / 1998	6.7%	5.1%	4.6%
3 / 1998	6.6%	5.0%	4.7%
4 / 1998	6.2%	3.9%	4.3%
5 / 1998	7.3%	3.9%	4.4%
6 / 1998	8.3%	4.7%	4.5%
7 / 1998	7.4%	4.1%	4.5%
8 / 1998	7.9%	4.4%	4.5%
9 / 1998	8.1%	4.3%	4.6%
10 / 1998	8.6%	4.2%	4.5%
11 / 1998	8.2%	4.1%	4.4%
12 / 1998	6.8%	4.1%	4.4%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1997	7.5%	5.9%	5.3%
2 / 1997	7.5%	5.6%	5.2%
3 / 1997	7.6%	5.3%	5.2%
4 / 1997	7.1%	4.6%	5.1%
5 / 1997	7.3%	4.3%	4.9%
6 / 1997	8.4%	4.8%	5.0%
7 / 1997	8.3%	4.6%	4.9%
8 / 1997	7.6%	4.5%	4.8%
9 / 1997	7.7%	4.5%	4.9%
10 / 1997	7.3%	4.3%	4.7%
11 / 1997	6.5%	4.3%	4.6%
12 / 1997	6.4%	4.7%	4.7%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1996	7.7%	6.2%	5.6%
2 / 1996	7.0%	5.9%	5.5%
3 / 1996	7.0%	5.6%	5.5%
4 / 1996	7.4%	5.3%	5.6%
5 / 1996	8.0%	5.4%	5.6%
6 / 1996	8.1%	5.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	8.8%	5.6%	5.5%
8 / 1996	8.1%	5.0%	5.1%
9 / 1996	8.2%	4.8%	5.2%
10 / 1996	7.8%	4.6%	5.2%
11 / 1996	7.3%	4.6%	5.4%
12 / 1996	6.8%	4.9%	5.4%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1995	7.0%	5.7%	5.6%
2 / 1995	6.8%	5.5%	5.4%
3 / 1995	6.9%	5.3%	5.4%
4 / 1995	7.8%	5.5%	5.8%
5 / 1995	7.2%	5.1%	5.6%
6 / 1995	7.2%	5.2%	5.6%
7 / 1995	8.3%	5.3%	5.7%
8 / 1995	8.2%	5.2%	5.7%
9 / 1995	7.7%	4.8%	5.6%
10 / 1995	7.1%	4.7%	5.5%
11 / 1995	6.4%	4.7%	5.6%
12 / 1995	6.2%	5.0%	5.6%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1994	8.6%	7.6%	6.6%
2 / 1994	8.0%	7.3%	6.6%
3 / 1994	7.6%	6.8%	6.5%
4 / 1994	7.6%	6.0%	6.4%
5 / 1994	7.1%	5.5%	6.1%
6 / 1994	7.4%	5.8%	6.1%
7 / 1994	8.0%	5.8%	6.1%
8 / 1994	7.7%	5.5%	6.0%
9 / 1994	7.1%	5.0%	5.9%
10 / 1994	6.8%	5.0%	5.8%
11 / 1994	6.2%	4.6%	5.6%
12 / 1994	5.7%	4.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1993	9.7%	8.5%	7.3%
2 / 1993	9.4%	8.5%	7.1%
3 / 1993	8.9%	8.1%	7.0%
4 / 1993	8.8%	7.7%	7.1%
5 / 1993	9.4%	7.7%	7.1%
6 / 1993	9.8%	8.1%	7.0%
7 / 1993	9.6%	7.6%	6.9%
8 / 1993	9.5%	7.1%	6.8%
9 / 1993	9.1%	6.9%	6.7%
10 / 1993	8.9%	6.7%	6.8%
11 / 1993	8.8%	6.1%	6.6%
12 / 1993	7.9%	6.2%	6.5%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1992	10.6%	9.3%	7.3%
2 / 1992	10.4%	9.4%	7.4%
3 / 1992	10.2%	8.7%	7.4%
4 / 1992	9.4%	8.0%	7.4%
5 / 1992	10.0%	8.1%	7.6%
6 / 1992	11.4%	8.6%	7.8%
7 / 1992	10.4%	8.0%	7.7%
8 / 1992	9.6%	7.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	8.9%	6.9%	7.6%
10 / 1992	8.4%	6.3%	7.3%
11 / 1992	8.8%	6.7%	7.4%
12 / 1992	8.8%	7.2%	7.4%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1991	8.8%	7.2%	6.4%
2 / 1991	7.6%	7.3%	6.6%
3 / 1991	7.7%	7.3%	6.8%
4 / 1991	7.2%	6.5%	6.7%
5 / 1991	7.0%	6.7%	6.9%
6 / 1991	7.8%	7.3%	6.9%
7 / 1991	7.5%	7.2%	6.8%
8 / 1991	7.8%	7.1%	6.9%
9 / 1991	7.9%	7.0%	6.9%
10 / 1991	8.6%	7.2%	7.0%
11 / 1991	9.2%	7.7%	7.0%
12 / 1991	9.8%	8.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Dolton, IL%	Illinois%	National %
1 / 1990	9.0%	6.7%	5.4%
2 / 1990	7.6%	6.7%	5.3%
3 / 1990	7.0%	6.3%	5.2%
4 / 1990	7.2%	6.0%	5.4%
5 / 1990	7.1%	5.7%	5.4%
6 / 1990	7.6%	5.9%	5.2%
7 / 1990	7.4%	6.1%	5.5%
8 / 1990	7.4%	6.3%	5.7%
9 / 1990	7.3%	6.1%	5.9%
10 / 1990	7.0%	5.9%	5.9%
11 / 1990	7.2%	5.8%	6.2%
12 / 1990	8.6%	6.2%	6.3%