Unemployment is down in every southern Illinois county from this time last year, but many counties also saw the number rise from May.
| County | June 14 | Rank | May 14 | Rank | June 13 | Rank |
| Alexander | 10.7 | 2 | 9.9 | 1 | 11.7 | 7 |
| Franklin | 9.8 | 4 | 9.6 | 3 | 12.7 | 2 |
| Gallatin | 7.8 | 26 | 8.1 | 22 | 10.6 | |
| Hamilton | 6.1 | 83 | 6.8 | 56 | 8.5 | 72 |
| Hardin | 10.8 | 1 | 9.8 | 2 | 13.4 | 1 |
| Jackson | 6.9 | 56 | 6.3 | 76 | 8.7 | 65 |
| Jefferson | 7.0 | 48 | 6.8 | 56 | 9.1 | 48 |
| Johnson | 8.7 | 15 | 8.4 | 18 | 11.4 | 12 |
| Massac | 8.8 | 14 | 7.5 | 33 | 9.9 | 30 |
| Perry | 9.2 | 7 | 9.2 | 7 | 12.2 | 5 |
| Pope | 10.1 | 3 | 9.5 | 4 | 11.4 | 12 |
| Pulaski | 7.5 | 5 | 9.2 | 7 | 10.3 | 27 |
| Randolph | 6.9 | 56 | 6.8 | 56 | 9.1 | 48 |
| Saline | 8 | 23 | 7.9 | 26 | 10.8 | 19 |
| Union | 9.1 | 9 | 9.4 | 5 | 11.7 | 7 |
| Washington | 5.2 | 99 | 5.3 | 99 | 6.9 | 96 |
| White | 6.4 | 72 | 6.6 | 66 | 8.3 | 77 |
| Williamson | 7.3 | 40 | 7 | 45 | 9.0 | 51 |
| Illinois | 7.1 | 7.5 | 9.2 |