How Many People Are Unemployed In The State Of Illinois?

The number of people who were unemployed in Illinois in May 2011 was 584,969. This figure is up by 9,817 compared to April 2011, but is still a major improvement on the peak of unemployment in the state, which occurred in January 2010, and was 740,050.
Illinois is the fifth most populated state in the United States with a current population of 12,830,632. The most populated states in the United States and their respective unemployment statistics are:

• California

California's population stands at 36,580,371, the number of people unemployed in the state as of May 2011 totaled 2,117,262.

• Texas

The number of people unemployed in Texas in May 2011 was 985,656, the population of the state stands at 24,304,290.

• New York

Of the 19,467,789 people currently resident in the state of New York, 752,094 were unemployed in May 2011.

• Florida

Florida has a population of 18,423,878, and in May 2011 the unemployed total stood at 979,527.
Of the 12,830,262 people resident in the state of Illinois, over 1.7 million were foreign-born, with the majority of those (48.4%) being from Latin America. Nearly 25% of the immigrants were from Asia, and 22.8% were from Europe. Small amounts of people had immigrated from Africa, and Oceania. The age range of the population of Illinois is varied and 6.9% of the population are under the age of five, with 24.9% being aged between five and 17. 56.1% of the population are aged between 18 and 65, with the remainder (12.1%) aged over 65.
12.8% of the population of Illinois speaks fluent Spanish, whilst other languages that are used in the state include Portuguese, Russian, German, French and Italian.