Skip to main content

Home > Releases > Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States > Total Unemployed Plus Discouraged Workers, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus Discouraged Workers for Illinois

Total Unemployed Plus Discouraged Workers, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus Discouraged Workers for Illinois (U4UNEM4IL)

Observations

Q2 2026: 5.3
Updated: Aug 27, 2026 1:21 PM CDT
Q2 2026:  5.3  
Q1 2026:  5.1  
Q4 2025:  5.0  
Q3 2025:  4.7  
Q2 2025:  4.9  

Units:

Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

Fullscreen

Notes

Title Release Dates
Total Unemployed Plus Discouraged Workers, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus Discouraged Workers for Illinois 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Source    
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Release    
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Units    
Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Frequency    
Quarterly 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Not Seasonally Adjusted 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Notes    
U-4 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them.

2015-04-24 2026-07-23
U-4 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them.

Where applicable, estimates are 11-month averages that exclude October 2025. Data for October were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. As a result, these estimates are not strictly comparable with averages for other time periods.

2026-07-24 2026-07-24

Release Tables

Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States

Related Data and Content

Data Suggestions Based On Your Search

Content Suggestions

Related Categories

Illinois States U.S. Regional Data

Releases

More Series from Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States

Tags

Discouraged Labor Underutilization Illinois Civilian Workers 16 Years + Labor Force Labor Current Population Survey (Household Survey) Unemployment State Rate Quarterly Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Domain: Citation Requested United States of America Not Seasonally Adjusted