The latest unemployment numbers show that the jobs situation throughout much of Illinois has improved for the ninth consecutive month. In Vermilion County, the unemployment rate fell from 4.9 percent in November to 4.6% in December. Vermilion County’s rate stood at 7.3 percent in December of 2020. The City of Danville’s jobless rate fell from 6.1 percent in November to 4.8 percent in December. Danville’s jobless rate stood at 9.1 percent in December of 2020.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the latest numbers have not been seasonally adjusted.
In Vermilion County, non-farm employment has increased by over 700 jobs when comparing December of 2021 to December of 2020. The leisure and hospitality category was up by over 200 jobs, and wholesale trade was up by over 100 jobs from a year ago, as was transportation-warehousing-and utilities. The categories of government and ‘other services’ both reported a gain of over 100 jobs from December of 2020 to 2021, as well as the highest payroll gains.
