Observations

Dec 2025: 224,917

Updated: Feb 6, 2026 7:29 PM CST

Units:

Persons,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Unemployed Persons in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (MSA)	2019-08-28	2026-02-06

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2019-08-28	2026-02-06

Release

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment	2019-08-28	2026-02-06

Units

Persons	2019-08-28	2026-02-06

Frequency

Monthly	2019-08-28	2026-02-06

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2019-08-28	2026-02-06

Notes

These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey. Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed. For more details, see the release's frequently asked questions (https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm).	2019-08-28	2026-02-06

Unemployed Persons in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (MSA) (LAUMT171698000000004)