Interactive | Unemployment in Illinois Still At Record High Compared to Pre-Pandemic Times. But There Are Glimpses of Hope. – CBS2 (Chicago)

According to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor, 10 percent of the labor force, or nearly 131,000 people, are unemployed. Prior to the pandemic, Chicago had not seen the unemployment rate this high since 2013. Chicago’s unemployment rate is also higher than the current national rate of 6.2 percent.

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