Labor Market Area

DeKalb County Labor Market

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County

County Labor Force

2011 Avg. Unemp. Rate

% Available to DeKalb County (Min. to Work)

Available Workers for DeKalb County

Available Unemployed Workers for DeKalb County

> 40 min.

> 30 min.

> 40 min.

> 30 min.

> 40 min.

> 30 min.

Boone

26,643

13.5%

30.3%

43.1%

8,073

11,483

1,090

1,550

DeKalb

58,873

9.2%

100.0%

100.00%

58,873

58,873

5,416

5,416

Kane

275,069

9.9%

26.9%

43.7%

73,994

120,205

7,325

11,900

Kendall

65,536

8.7%

32.4%

53.1%

25,035

34,800

2,178

3,028

LaSalle

58,251

11.5%

17.2%

29.4%

10,019

17,126

1,152

1,969

Lee

17,977

10.0%

15.0%

23.9%

2,697

4,297

270

430

McHenry

175,169

9.4%

36.7%

50.0%

64,287

87,585

6,043

8,233

Ogle

26,726

12.1%

17.5%

33.8%

4,677

9,033

566

1,093

Winnebago

141,248

12.7%

12.7%

22.8%

16,526

32,205

2,099

4,090

TOTAL

845,492

264,180

375,606

26,139

37,709

Sources: Labor Data - Illinois Department of Employment Security (County Labor Force as of February 2012)
Commuting Time Percentages - U.S. Census Data: American Community Survey, 2006 to 2010 Estimates
Last update: April 2012