Labor Market Area

DeKalb County Labor Market

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County

County Labor Force

2010 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

26,452

15.9%

27.10%

12.40%

7,168

3,280

1,140

522

DeKalb

60,076

9.7%

100.0%

100.00%

60,076

60,076

5,827

5,827

Kane

271,334

9.8%

31.9%

16.7%

86,556

45,313

8,915

4,667

Kendall

60,201

15.9%

32.4%

17.2%

19,505

10,355

1,912

1,015

LaSalle

60,380

13.1%

20.5%

12.1%

12,378

7,306

1,622

957

Lee

18,496

11.0%

19.7%

10.8%

3,644

1,998

401

220

McHenry

180,783

9.6%

32.8%

20.0%

59,297

36,157

5,692

3,471

Ogle

27,915

13.5%

25.4%

13.3%

7,090

3,713

957

501

Winnebago

146,319

15.2%

15.0%

6.1%

21,948

8,925

3,336

1,357

TOTAL

843,181

277,662

177,122

29,802

18,537

Sources: Labor Data - Illinois Department of Employment Security; Commuting Times - U.S. Census Data
Last update: April 2011