The state also is one of 15 to average fewer job openings than unemployed residents since 2019. Since J.B. Pritzker became governor in 2019, Illinois’ unemployment rate has trended above the national average. The average rate in Illinois was 5.4% from January 2019, when Pritzker took office, to July 2026, a figure affected at least slightly by COVID. That’s third-highest in the country in that time. Illinois’ preliminary unemployment rate in July was 4.9% , with over 300,000 residents looking for work. The rate is higher than the 4.6% when Pritzker took office and considerably higher than the national average of 4.1% in July . Under Pritzker, Illinois’ rate has typically been above the national average.
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