Q2 Economic Indicators Report

July 20, 2020
Choose DuPage Economic Indicators Report

Choose DuPage has released its Second Quarter Economic Indicators Report.

Report Highlights:

  • DuPage County’s unemployment rate was 12.6% in May; down from 14.8% in April. DuPage has the lowest unemployment rate in the region.
  • In May, 83% of those laid off said it was temporary.
  • Unemployment claims dropped 50% from April to May.
  • At the end of Q2, there were over 55,000 job opportunities posted in DuPage County.
  • The office vacancy rate remained at 13.8% in Q2, slightly lower than it was during the same time last year.
  • The industrial vacancy rate dropped to 6%, from 6.5% during Q1.

Click here to download the Q2 2020 Economic Indicators Report.