State rank: 24
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ILLINOIS
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
93%
B
| F (Very Poor) |
D (Poor) |
C (Fair) |
B (Good) |
A (Excellent) |
A+ (Superior) |
| <60 | 60-80 | 80-90 | 90-95 | 95-100 | >100 |
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE HISTORY
EPI COMPONENTS PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Inflation
Unemployment
Budget deficit
GDP Growth
EPI DATA FOR ILLINOIS
| Year | Inflation Rate (%) | Unemployment Rate (%) | Budget Deficit as a Percent of GDP (%) | Change in Real GDP (%) | Raw EPI Score (%) | Raw EPI performance | Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 86.7 | C | -2.0 |
| 1991 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 | 84.4 | C | -2.3 |
| 1992 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 88.7 | C+ | 4.3 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 87.6 | C | -1.0 |
| 1994 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 94.8 | B+ | 7.1 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 92.0 | B | -2.7 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 93.8 | B | 1.7 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 96.9 | A | 3.1 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 95.1 | A- | -1.8 |
| 1999 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 94.6 | B+ | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 92.4 | B | -2.2 |
| 2001 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 90.6 | B- | -1.8 |
| 2002 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 88.4 | C+ | -2.2 |
| 2003 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 87.5 | C | -0.9 |
| 2004 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 88.8 | C+ | 1.4 |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 88.8 | C+ | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 93.0 | B | 4.1 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 89.4 | C+ | -3.6 |
| 2008 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 7.2 | -2.2 | 80.4 | D+ | -9.0 |
| 2009 | -0.6 | 10.3 | 14.7 | -2.7 | 71.6 | D | -8.8 |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 0.9 | 76.8 | D+ | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 3.2 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 78.6 | D+ | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 82.6 | C- | 4.0 |
| 2013 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 3.6 | -0.7 | 85.4 | C | 2.7 |
| 2014* | 1.5 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | C | 2.1 |
| 2015* | -0.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 93.1 | B | 5.6 |