as of September, 2021:
| County | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | Labor Force |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 29,793 | 1,029 | 3.3 | 30,822 |
| Alexander | 1,780 | 134 | 7.0 | 1,914 |
| Bond | 7,199 | 294 | 3.9 | 7,493 |
| Boone | 23,125 | 1,803 | 7.2 | 24,928 |
| Brown | 2,966 | 65 | 2.1 | 3,031 |
| Bureau | 15,560 | 651 | 4.0 | 16,211 |
| Calhoun | 2,122 | 84 | 3.8 | 2,206 |
| Carroll | 7,227 | 246 | 3.3 | 7,473 |
| Cass | 5,488 | 222 | 3.9 | 5,710 |
| Champaign | 107,653 | 4,642 | 4.1 | 112,295 |
| Christian | 12,847 | 612 | 4.5 | 13,459 |
| Clark | 6,909 | 300 | 4.2 | 7,209 |
| Clay | 5,688 | 294 | 4.9 | 5,982 |
| Clinton | 19,183 | 582 | 2.9 | 19,765 |
| Coles | 22,267 | 1,001 | 4.3 | 23,268 |
| Cook | 2,361,679 | 170,409 | 6.7 | 2,532,088 |
| Crawford | 8,232 | 353 | 4.1 | 8,585 |
| Cumberland | 5,842 | 205 | 3.4 | 6,047 |
| De Witt | 6,772 | 287 | 4.1 | 7,059 |
| DeKalb | 49,953 | 2,560 | 4.9 | 52,513 |
| Douglas | 9,824 | 340 | 3.3 | 10,164 |
| DuPage | 466,269 | 20,341 | 4.2 | 486,610 |
| Edgar | 8,269 | 324 | 3.8 | 8,593 |
| Edwards | 2,491 | 119 | 4.6 | 2,610 |
| Effingham | 18,700 | 638 | 3.3 | 19,338 |
| Fayette | 9,489 | 417 | 4.2 | 9,906 |
| Ford | 6,233 | 239 | 3.7 | 6,472 |
| Franklin | 14,756 | 942 | 6.0 | 15,698 |
| Fulton | 13,544 | 671 | 4.7 | 14,215 |
| Gallatin | 1,858 | 104 | 5.3 | 1,962 |
| Greene | 5,726 | 230 | 3.9 | 5,956 |
| Grundy | 23,198 | 1,141 | 4.7 | 24,339 |
| Hamilton | 4,157 | 164 | 3.8 | 4,321 |
| Hancock | 7,750 | 281 | 3.5 | 8,031 |
| Hardin | 1,266 | 80 | 5.9 | 1,346 |
| Henderson | 3,438 | 114 | 3.2 | 3,552 |
| Henry | 22,769 | 917 | 3.9 | 23,686 |
| Iroquois | 13,051 | 523 | 3.9 | 13,574 |
| Jackson | 26,112 | 1,306 | 4.8 | 27,418 |
| Jasper | 4,507 | 167 | 3.6 | 4,674 |
| Jefferson | 15,730 | 920 | 5.5 | 16,650 |
| Jersey | 10,137 | 373 | 3.5 | 10,510 |
| Jo Daviess | 10,332 | 350 | 3.3 | 10,682 |
| Johnson | 3,893 | 223 | 5.4 | 4,116 |
| Kane | 243,607 | 12,666 | 4.9 | 256,273 |
| Kankakee | 50,558 | 2,944 | 5.5 | 53,502 |
| Kendall | 63,739 | 2,878 | 4.3 | 66,617 |
| Knox | 19,708 | 1,146 | 5.5 | 20,854 |
| Lake | 345,702 | 15,905 | 4.4 | 361,607 |
| LaSalle | 48,517 | 2,539 | 5.0 | 51,056 |
| Lawrence | 5,366 | 291 | 5.1 | 5,657 |
| Lee | 16,363 | 646 | 3.8 | 17,009 |
| Livingston | 15,270 | 649 | 4.1 | 15,919 |
| Logan | 11,523 | 486 | 4.0 | 12,009 |
| Macon | 43,612 | 3,238 | 6.9 | 46,850 |
| Macoupin | 21,182 | 838 | 3.8 | 22,020 |
| Madison | 124,178 | 5,541 | 4.3 | 129,719 |
| Marion | 15,719 | 919 | 5.5 | 16,638 |
| Marshall | 4,895 | 224 | 4.4 | 5,119 |
| Mason | 5,667 | 260 | 4.4 | 5,927 |
| Massac | 5,027 | 242 | 4.6 | 5,269 |
| McDonough | 12,413 | 514 | 4.0 | 12,927 |
| McHenry | 152,043 | 6,549 | 4.1 | 158,592 |
| McLean | 80,182 | 3,380 | 4.0 | 83,562 |
| Menard | 5,900 | 209 | 3.4 | 6,109 |
| Mercer | 7,323 | 263 | 3.5 | 7,586 |
| Monroe | 17,800 | 490 | 2.7 | 18,290 |
| Montgomery | 10,730 | 517 | 4.6 | 11,247 |
| Morgan | 15,076 | 668 | 4.2 | 15,744 |
| Moultrie | 7,221 | 225 | 3.0 | 7,446 |
| Ogle | 22,872 | 1,141 | 4.8 | 24,013 |
| Peoria | 77,407 | 5,208 | 6.3 | 82,615 |
| Perry | 7,523 | 433 | 5.4 | 7,956 |
| Piatt | 8,517 | 297 | 3.4 | 8,814 |
| Pike | 6,493 | 238 | 3.5 | 6,731 |
| Pope | 1,587 | 69 | 4.2 | 1,656 |
| Pulaski | 1,665 | 141 | 7.8 | 1,806 |
| Putnam | 2,767 | 121 | 4.2 | 2,888 |
| Randolph | 13,149 | 560 | 4.1 | 13,709 |
| Richland | 6,904 | 264 | 3.7 | 7,168 |
| Rock Island | 64,096 | 2,997 | 4.5 | 67,093 |
| Saline | 8,751 | 567 | 6.1 | 9,318 |
| Sangamon | 91,530 | 4,697 | 4.9 | 96,227 |
| Schuyler | 2,987 | 94 | 3.1 | 3,081 |
| Scott | 2,300 | 85 | 3.6 | 2,385 |
| Shelby | 9,802 | 368 | 3.6 | 10,170 |
| St. Clair | 116,504 | 6,697 | 5.4 | 123,201 |
| Stark | 2,301 | 104 | 4.3 | 2,405 |
| Stephenson | 20,312 | 968 | 4.5 | 21,280 |
| Tazewell | 58,863 | 2,540 | 4.1 | 61,403 |
| Union | 6,740 | 334 | 4.7 | 7,074 |
| Vermilion | 30,689 | 1,821 | 5.6 | 32,510 |
| Wabash | 5,433 | 210 | 3.7 | 5,643 |
| Warren | 7,722 | 308 | 3.8 | 8,030 |
| Washington | 9,449 | 285 | 2.9 | 9,734 |
| Wayne | 6,410 | 301 | 4.5 | 6,711 |
| White | 5,681 | 264 | 4.4 | 5,945 |
| Whiteside | 26,435 | 1,093 | 4.0 | 27,528 |
| Will | 326,436 | 18,211 | 5.3 | 344,647 |
| Williamson | 29,872 | 1,527 | 4.9 | 31,399 |
| Winnebago | 122,141 | 10,296 | 7.8 | 132,437 |
| Woodford | 17,513 | 595 | 3.3 | 18,108 |