Best Job Markets in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois with the lowest unemployment rates.

104 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Unemployment Rate	Median Income	Population Growth
1	Mount Prospect	55,472	3.6%	$101,720	-2.6%
2	Quincy	39,109	3.6%	$56,480	-1.8%
3	Edwardsville	26,474	3.6%	$86,721	-1.4%
4	Wheaton	53,557	3.7%	$120,008	+0.1%
5	Plainfield	46,708	3.7%	$144,000	+11.5%
6	Carol Stream	39,460	3.7%	$102,309	-1.4%
7	Park Ridge	38,667	3.7%	$142,986	-3.0%
8	Naperville	150,692	3.8%	$155,105	+2.4%
9	Arlington Heights	76,005	3.8%	$116,723	-1.9%
10	Downers Grove	50,054	3.8%	$115,114	+0.2%
11	Glenview	47,752	3.8%	$143,056	-1.9%
12	Lombard	43,619	3.8%	$100,362	-0.3%
13	Buffalo Grove	42,891	3.8%	$129,395	-0.9%
14	Bartlett	40,501	3.8%	$133,240	-0.7%
15	Northbrook	34,585	3.8%	$157,782	-1.5%
16	O'Fallon	32,262	3.8%	$105,982	+0.7%
17	Collinsville	24,031	3.8%	$67,612	-2.8%
18	Palatine	66,293	3.9%	$97,819	-3.0%
19	Hoffman Estates	51,175	3.9%	$106,806	-3.2%
20	Elmhurst	45,671	3.9%	$149,644	+0.7%
21	Crystal Lake	40,579	3.9%	$108,418	+5.0%
22	Woodridge	33,941	3.9%	$101,000	-0.4%
23	St. Charles	32,854	3.9%	$114,300	+1.4%
24	Highland Park	30,398	3.9%	$168,094	+1.9%
25	Glen Ellyn	28,390	3.9%	$140,938	-0.9%
26	McHenry	28,074	3.9%	$86,315	+6.8%
27	New Lenox	28,006	3.9%	$140,865	+6.1%
28	Wilmette	27,503	3.9%	$190,662	-2.5%
29	Batavia	27,151	3.9%	$120,056	+0.3%
30	Lockport	26,409	3.9%	$111,981	+6.6%
31	Bloomington	78,907	4.0%	$77,384	+0.1%
32	Schaumburg	76,868	4.0%	$97,514	-1.9%
33	Normal	53,569	4.0%	$64,785	+0.5%
34	Wheeling	38,433	4.0%	$85,205	-2.0%
35	Oswego	36,375	4.0%	$123,792	+15.4%
36	Algonquin	30,067	4.0%	$134,525	+3.8%
37	Vernon Hills	26,876	4.0%	$121,943	-0.1%
38	Morton Grove	24,619	4.0%	$111,116	-2.8%
39	Westmont	23,724	4.0%	$88,090	-1.2%
40	Champaign	89,996	4.1%	$56,118	+3.3%
41	Orland Park	57,916	4.1%	$98,910	-1.3%
42	Glendale Heights	32,808	4.1%	$86,545	-1.6%
43	Gurnee	30,510	4.1%	$119,628	-0.8%
44	Niles	30,064	4.1%	$75,274	-1.6%
45	Homer Glen	24,529	4.1%	$136,678	+1.3%
46	Yorkville	23,617	4.1%	$108,513	+23.6%
47	Skokie	66,219	4.2%	$95,337	-1.9%
48	Des Plaines	59,156	4.2%	$97,875	-3.1%
49	Tinley Park	54,842	4.2%	$105,189	-1.6%
50	Addison	35,489	4.2%	$90,431	+0.2%
51	Elk Grove Village	31,987	4.2%	$94,175	-3.3%
52	Huntley	28,005	4.2%	$88,536	+5.0%
53	Woodstock	26,147	4.2%	$82,758	+0.3%
54	Evanston	76,340	4.3%	$96,434	-2.2%
55	Bolingbrook	74,096	4.3%	$108,400	+1.2%
56	Oak Park	53,292	4.3%	$110,820	-3.6%
57	Urbana	39,341	4.3%	$45,346	+1.9%
58	Lake in the Hills	28,800	4.3%	$117,151	-1.4%
59	Romeoville	41,152	4.4%	$106,325	+1.2%
60	Mundelein	31,915	4.5%	$108,340	+3.5%
61	Oak Forest	26,805	4.5%	$91,990	-2.5%
62	Granite City	26,549	4.5%	$59,205	-2.7%
63	Aurora	179,898	4.6%	$93,633	+0.5%
64	Belleville	41,370	4.6%	$63,535	-5.0%
65	West Chicago	25,395	4.6%	$99,927	-1.3%
66	Elmwood Park	23,868	4.6%	$91,955	-3.5%
67	Springfield	113,330	4.8%	$66,064	-1.4%
68	Streamwood	39,001	4.8%	$101,218	-3.3%
69	Alton	25,279	4.8%	$54,568	-2.6%
70	Melrose Park	24,549	4.8%	$66,189	-3.3%
71	Chicago	2,711,226	4.9%	$77,902	-0.6%
72	Cicero	82,797	4.9%	$70,842	-4.0%
73	Oak Lawn	56,861	4.9%	$83,911	-3.2%
74	DeKalb	40,443	4.9%	$46,481	+0.3%
75	Berwyn	55,595	5.0%	$78,408	-3.9%
76	Freeport	23,505	5.0%	$51,723	-3.4%
77	Moline	42,197	5.1%	$67,701	-1.4%
78	Hanover Park	36,732	5.1%	$91,763	-2.4%
79	Burbank	28,739	5.1%	$80,116	-3.0%
80	Rock Island	36,151	5.2%	$59,041	-2.3%
81	Pekin	31,781	5.3%	$60,790	-1.8%
82	Joliet	150,445	5.4%	$92,201	+1.2%
83	Carbondale	22,158	5.4%	$32,128	-2.2%
84	Peoria	112,169	5.5%	$59,410	-2.0%
85	North Chicago	30,643	5.5%	$60,172	+10.7%
86	Galesburg	29,481	5.5%	$48,297	-4.9%
87	Elgin	114,934	5.7%	$90,282	+0.6%
88	Waukegan	89,076	5.8%	$71,919	-1.5%
89	Belvidere	24,752	5.9%	$64,528	+0.5%
90	Carpentersville	37,346	6.0%	$86,917	-2.4%
91	Lansing	28,284	6.0%	$75,569	-3.5%
92	Rockford	147,521	6.1%	$54,752	-1.1%
93	Zion	24,600	6.1%	$63,104	-1.3%
94	Danville	28,595	6.4%	$45,957	-3.6%
95	Decatur	69,815	6.5%	$51,592	-4.9%
96	Calumet City	35,100	6.6%	$55,369	-3.5%
97	Park Forest	21,156	6.6%	$61,072	-2.8%
98	Round Lake Beach	27,079	6.7%	$86,059	-1.3%
99	Harvey	20,230	7.2%	$42,429	-2.3%
100	East St. Louis	17,999	7.2%	$35,700	-4.4%
101	Kankakee	23,996	7.3%	$47,514	-2.8%
102	Chicago Heights	26,736	7.5%	$54,798	-3.5%
103	Maywood	23,201	7.8%	$68,815	-0.8%
104	Dolton	20,825	8.1%	$57,887	-3.5%