June 2025 | Released July 18, 2025
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United States
Employment snapshot
In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.
The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.
In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.
Illinois
Employment snapshot
In June, Illinois added 9,400 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage point to 4.6 percent. In the prior month, Illinois lost 200 net payroll jobs.
Over the past 12 months, Illinois added 35,000 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.5 percentage points from 5.1 percent.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Illinois is tied for 34th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
In June, Illinois’s private sector lost 1,200 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 13,300 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Illinois added 1,200 net private payroll jobs.
In June, employment in Illinois rose by 62, and over the past 12 months it rose by 12,561.
Illinois’s labor force participation rate fell to 64.6 percent in June from 64.7 percent and ranks 19th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.5 percentage points.
Illinois
Payroll employment
Illinois added 9,400 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Illinois lost 200 jobs. Illinois nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Illinois is tied for 34th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
Illinois lost 1,200 private sector jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Illinois added 1,200 jobs. Illinois private sector payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Illinois is tied for 42nd in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.
From May 2025 to June 2025:
- The best performing sectors were State and Local Government (+10,900) and Private Education and Health Services (+6,200).
- The worst performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (-3,500) and Manufacturing (-1,300).
From June 2024 to June 2025:
- The best performing sectors were State and Local Government (+23,700) and Private Education and Health Services (+22,900).
- The worst performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (-8,100) and Manufacturing (-6,500).
Illinois
Labor force
The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.
The labor force participation rate in Illinois fell to 64.6 percent in June from 64.7 percent in the prior month.
Illinois ranks 19th in the nation.
The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Illinois was 65.6 percent occurring in April 2016, and the 10-year low was 61.8 percent in June 2020.
The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.