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As of July 8, 2026, IDES will no longer send benefit payments via paper check. You may select direct deposit or debit card as your method for receiving benefit payments. If you were receiving paper checks, you will be switched over to debit card payments unless you choose to enroll in direct deposit.

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

​The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program develops monthly and annual estimates of the labor force, employed, unemployed and the unemployment rate for the State, metropolitan areas, counties and municipalities that have a population of at least 25,000.

New - Expanded workforce data, charts, and analysis available for the metro area press releases:

Special Topics:

Monthly ​Unemployment Rate: Seasonally Adjusted

  • Characteristics of Employed and Unemployed Monthly and annual employment and unemployment statistics by characteristics such as age, gender, race, employment and labor force participation, duration of unemployment and union membership​.

Find out more about Research and Analysis

Current Data

Unemployment Rate Maps (PDF)

Illinois and Chicago Metropolitan Area Unemployment Rates

 

Downloadable LAUS Files

Monthly Veteran's Report

Annual Data

2025 Annual Average Maps (PDF)

​​​​Annual Average Data​

U.S. BLS Unemployment Statistics

If you’re having difficulty finding what you need, please submit your data request or questions to DES.LMI@illinois.gov.