Latest news about work in Palestine, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
The most common industries in Palestine are: Educational services (8.2% of civilian employees), Food (7.5% of civilian employees), Health care (6.0% of civilian employees). 72.8% of workers work in Crawford County and 3.6% of all workers work at home. 71.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 4.6% greater than the rate of 68.3% across the entire state of Illinois.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Palestine, Illinois was 1,366 / 1,360
Most common industries
Most common industries
Industry
All
Males
Females
Educational services
8.2% (49)
5.6% (16)
10.4% (33)
Food
7.5% (45)
8.8% (25)
6.3% (20)
Health care
6.0% (36)
1.1% (3)
10.4% (33)
Miscellaneous manufacturing
6.0% (36)
2.8% (8)
8.9% (28)
Construction
5.7% (34)
10.5% (30)
1.3% (4)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
5.3% (32)
2.5% (7)
7.9% (25)
Public administration
4.8% (29)
6.0% (17)
3.8% (12)
Department and other general merchandise stores
3.8% (23)
3.2% (9)
4.4% (14)
Administrative and support and waste management services
3.3% (20)
2.1% (6)
4.4% (14)
Petroleum and coal products
3.2% (19)
6.0% (17)
0.6% (2)
Repair and maintenance
3.2% (19)
6.7% (19)
0.0% (0)
Computer and electronic products
3.2% (19)
2.8% (8)
3.5% (11)
Metal and metal products
3.0% (18)
4.9% (14)
1.3% (4)
Transportation equipment
3.0% (18)
4.2% (12)
1.9% (6)
Accommodation and food services
2.8% (17)
1.4% (4)
4.1% (13)
Finance and insurance
2.8% (17)
0.7% (2)
4.7% (15)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
2.7% (16)
0.7% (2)
4.4% (14)
Food and beverage stores
2.2% (13)
0.7% (2)
3.5% (11)
Truck transportation
2.0% (12)
3.5% (10)
0.6% (2)
U. S. Postal service
2.0% (12)
1.1% (3)
2.8% (9)
Paper
1.8% (11)
0.7% (2)
2.8% (9)
Social assistance
1.7% (10)
1.4% (4)
1.9% (6)
Broadcasting and telecommunications
1.7% (10)
3.5% (10)
0.0% (0)
Utilities
1.7% (10)
2.1% (6)
1.3% (4)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
1.5% (9)
3.2% (9)
0.0% (0)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
1.5% (9)
1.4% (4)
1.6% (5)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
1.3% (8)
2.1% (6)
0.6% (2)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.0% (6)
1.4% (4)
0.6% (2)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
0.8% (5)
1.8% (5)
0.0% (0)
Retail florists
0.8% (5)
0.0% (0)
1.6% (5)
Book stores and news dealers
0.7% (4)
0.0% (0)
1.3% (4)
Warehousing and storage
0.7% (4)
1.4% (4)
0.0% (0)
Real estate and rental and leasing
0.7% (4)
1.4% (4)
0.0% (0)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
0.7% (4)
1.4% (4)
0.0% (0)
Personal and laundry services
0.7% (4)
1.1% (3)
0.3% (1)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers
0.5% (3)
1.1% (3)
0.0% (0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores
0.3% (2)
0.0% (0)
0.6% (2)
Gasoline stations
0.3% (2)
0.0% (0)
0.6% (2)
Machinery
0.3% (2)
0.7% (2)
0.0% (0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing
0.3% (2)
0.0% (0)
0.6% (2)
Wood products
0.2% (1)
0.4% (1)
0.0% (0)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores
0.2% (1)
0.0% (0)
0.3% (1)
Private households
0.2% (1)
0.0% (0)
0.3% (1)
Unemployment in Palestine
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
4.1%Males
1.4%Females
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
8.2%Males
5.5%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
50.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
50.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Palestine:
14.0% (75)
Illinois:
6.0% (313,385)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Palestine:
10.9% (59)
Illinois:
4.3% (226,583)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Palestine:
1.7% (9)
Illinois:
4.9% (254,951)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Palestine:
10.2% (55)
Illinois:
8.9% (466,416)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Palestine:
12.7% (69)
Illinois:
9.3% (484,300)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Palestine:
7.4% (40)
Illinois:
14.3% (746,798)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Palestine:
8.1% (44)
Illinois:
11.5% (597,236)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Palestine:
7.5% (40)
Illinois:
11.2% (585,810)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Palestine:
1.3% (7)
Illinois:
5.2% (271,981)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Palestine:
2.0% (11)
Illinois:
6.0% (310,820)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Palestine:
4.3% (23)
Illinois:
2.9% (153,745)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Palestine:
2.4% (13)
Illinois:
1.4% (74,140)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Palestine:
8.9% (48)
Illinois:
7.6% (397,128)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Palestine:
9.2% (50)
Illinois:
6.3% (328,692)
<5am:
Palestine:
6.9% (41)
Illinois:
3.6% (205,429)
5:30am:
Palestine:
4.8% (29)
Illinois:
3.5% (199,483)
6am:
Palestine:
6.5% (39)
Illinois:
4.8% (274,395)
6:30am:
Palestine:
10.4% (62)
Illinois:
9.3% (532,224)
7am:
Palestine:
15.1% (90)
Illinois:
10.3% (593,196)
7:30am:
Palestine:
8.4% (50)
Illinois:
14.1% (808,399)
8am:
Palestine:
14.7% (88)
Illinois:
14.5% (834,444)
8:30am:
Palestine:
5.0% (30)
Illinois:
10.2% (588,282)
9am:
Palestine:
0.8% (5)
Illinois:
4.6% (266,648)
10am:
Palestine:
3.8% (23)
Illinois:
4.7% (269,854)
11am:
Palestine:
1.0% (6)
Illinois:
2.1% (118,418)
12pm:
Palestine:
0.7% (4)
Illinois:
1.0% (59,913)
4pm:
Palestine:
9.0% (54)
Illinois:
7.4% (425,049)
>4pm:
Palestine:
9.5% (57)
Illinois:
6.8% (393,506)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
9.9% (24)
Illinois:
7.8% (217,984)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
16.7% (41)
Illinois:
5.9% (165,953)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
1.9% (5)
Illinois:
6.1% (170,969)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
4.8% (12)
Illinois:
10.5% (292,003)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
12.1% (30)
Illinois:
9.4% (261,362)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
3.0% (7)
Illinois:
12.9% (360,098)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
6.3% (16)
Illinois:
9.5% (265,464)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
10.5% (26)
Illinois:
10.1% (280,890)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
2.0% (5)
Illinois:
4.4% (122,100)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
2.0% (5)
Illinois:
5.1% (141,789)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
4.5% (11)
Illinois:
2.6% (72,802)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
Palestine:
0.9% (2)
Illinois:
1.4% (38,018)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Palestine:
18.5% (46)
Illinois:
8.0% (224,733)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Palestine:
8.1% (20)
Illinois:
6.4% (179,820)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
17.4% (51)
Illinois:
3.9% (95,401)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
5.9% (17)
Illinois:
2.5% (60,630)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
1.5% (4)
Illinois:
3.5% (83,982)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
15.0% (44)
Illinois:
7.2% (174,413)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
13.3% (39)
Illinois:
9.2% (222,938)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
11.4% (33)
Illinois:
16.0% (386,700)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
9.7% (28)
Illinois:
13.7% (331,772)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
5.0% (15)
Illinois:
12.6% (304,920)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
0.7% (2)
Illinois:
6.2% (149,881)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
2.0% (6)
Illinois:
7.0% (169,031)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
4.1% (12)
Illinois:
3.3% (80,943)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
Palestine:
3.5% (10)
Illinois:
1.5% (36,122)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Palestine:
1.2% (4)
Illinois:
7.1% (172,395)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Palestine:
10.0% (29)
Illinois:
6.2% (148,872)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.8% Number of people working at home: 21 (3.6% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Palestine:
30.7% (81)
Illinois:
2.9% (151,500)
5 to 9 minutes:
Palestine:
11.3% (30)
Illinois:
9.3% (484,780)
10 to 14 minutes:
Palestine:
16.0% (42)
Illinois:
12.6% (654,154)
15 to 19 minutes:
Palestine:
22.0% (58)
Illinois:
13.4% (697,690)
20 to 24 minutes:
Palestine:
4.2% (11)
Illinois:
12.7% (661,266)
30 to 34 minutes:
Palestine:
0.7% (2)
Illinois:
14.0% (729,633)
45 to 59 minutes:
Palestine:
16.9% (45)
Illinois:
9.9% (515,517)
Less than 5 minutes:
Palestine:
3.5% (21)
Illinois:
3.2% (183,600)
5 to 9 minutes:
Palestine:
14.4% (86)
Illinois:
10.2% (587,746)
10 to 14 minutes:
Palestine:
19.7% (118)
Illinois:
12.9% (743,149)
15 to 19 minutes:
Palestine:
25.3% (151)
Illinois:
13.0% (748,578)
20 to 24 minutes:
Palestine:
14.4% (86)
Illinois:
12.2% (703,743)
25 to 29 minutes:
Palestine:
2.7% (16)
Illinois:
5.2% (298,361)
30 to 34 minutes:
Palestine:
7.9% (47)
Illinois:
12.9% (741,188)
35 to 39 minutes:
Palestine:
2.0% (12)
Illinois:
2.9% (165,521)
40 to 44 minutes:
Palestine:
2.2% (13)
Illinois:
4.3% (244,350)
45 to 59 minutes:
Palestine:
2.2% (13)
Illinois:
9.6% (551,290)
60 to 89 minutes:
Palestine:
1.3% (8)
Illinois:
7.5% (432,921)
90 or more minutes:
Palestine:
1.2% (7)
Illinois:
2.9% (168,793)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Palestine:
15.2% (22)
Illinois:
2.6% (74,189)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Palestine:
5.8% (8)
Illinois:
8.4% (236,590)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Palestine:
12.6% (18)
Illinois:
11.7% (327,032)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Palestine:
34.2% (49)
Illinois:
12.6% (352,436)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Palestine:
3.9% (6)
Illinois:
12.7% (354,987)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Palestine:
1.4% (2)
Illinois:
14.4% (404,047)
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Palestine:
28.0% (40)
Illinois:
10.7% (299,173)
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Palestine:
48.7% (59)
Illinois:
3.2% (77,311)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Palestine:
18.0% (22)
Illinois:
10.3% (248,190)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Palestine:
20.0% (24)
Illinois:
13.6% (327,122)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Palestine:
7.8% (10)
Illinois:
14.4% (345,254)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Palestine:
4.4% (5)
Illinois:
12.8% (306,279)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Palestine:
4.4% (5)
Illinois:
9.0% (216,344)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Palestine:
70.2% (202)
Illinois:
78.4% (1,864,540)
Carpooled:
Palestine:
22.5% (65)
Illinois:
9.4% (240,564)
Bus:
Palestine:
4.2% (12)
Illinois:
3.1% (85,770)
Walked:
Palestine:
3.2% (9)
Illinois:
3.1% (75,886)
Drove car alone:
Palestine:
81.3% (486)
Illinois:
73.2% (4,207,339)
Carpooled:
Palestine:
11.7% (70)
Illinois:
10.9% (625,411)
Bus or trolley bus:
Palestine:
0.3% (2)
Illinois:
3.6% (207,517)
Bicycle:
Palestine:
0.3% (2)
Illinois:
0.3% (18,406)
Walked:
Palestine:
2.7% (16)
Illinois:
3.1% (180,119)
Other means:
Palestine:
0.3% (2)
Illinois:
0.7% (37,823)
Drove car alone - Males:
Palestine:
54.2% (84)
Illinois:
79.1% (1,864,540)
Carpooled - Males:
Palestine:
35.3% (55)
Illinois:
8.9% (240,564)
Bus - Males:
Palestine:
7.8% (12)
Illinois:
2.7% (85,770)
Walked - Males:
Palestine:
2.6% (4)
Illinois:
3.1% (75,886)
Drove car alone - Females:
Palestine:
88.6% (119)
Illinois:
77.7% (1,864,540)
Carpooled - Females:
Palestine:
7.6% (10)
Illinois:
10.0% (240,564)
Walked - Females:
Palestine:
3.8% (5)
Illinois:
3.2% (75,886)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Palestine:
90.5% (474)
Illinois:
89.3% (4,089,987)
In 2 person carpool:
Palestine:
8.3% (43)
Illinois:
7.9% (361,887)
In 3 person carpool:
Palestine:
1.0% (5)
Illinois:
1.7% (77,481)
Drove alone:
Palestine:
87.4% (486)
Illinois:
87.1% (4,207,339)
In 2 person carpool:
Palestine:
11.9% (66)
Illinois:
10.0% (484,652)
In 3 person carpool:
Palestine:
0.4% (2)
Illinois:
1.7% (84,139)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Palestine:
0.4% (2)
Illinois:
0.3% (15,487)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Palestine:
71.6% (422)
Illinois:
68.3% (4,298,982)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Palestine:
1.2% (7)
Illinois:
4.3% (267,866)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Palestine:
6.8% (40)
Illinois:
9.5% (597,909)
Local government workers:
Palestine:
9.7% (57)
Illinois:
7.8% (491,805)
State government workers:
Palestine:
4.4% (26)
Illinois:
3.3% (207,590)
Federal government workers:
Palestine:
0.5% (3)
Illinois:
1.9% (122,680)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Palestine:
5.8% (34)
Illinois:
4.7% (295,989)
Employee of private company:
Palestine:
68.9% (414)
Illinois:
70.3% (4,102,786)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Palestine:
1.7% (10)
Illinois:
3.2% (184,981)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Palestine:
6.5% (39)
Illinois:
8.3% (484,163)
Local government workers:
Palestine:
3.2% (19)
Illinois:
6.8% (395,132)
State government workers:
Palestine:
7.8% (47)
Illinois:
3.8% (220,995)
Federal government workers:
Palestine:
3.3% (20)
Illinois:
2.1% (121,776)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Palestine:
7.8% (47)
Illinois:
5.3% (307,691)
Unpaid family workers:
Palestine:
0.8% (5)
Illinois:
0.3% (15,661)
Employee of private company - Males:
Palestine:
79.6% (214)
Illinois:
72.3% (2,390,375)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Palestine:
2.6% (7)
Illinois:
5.4% (179,821)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Palestine:
3.7% (10)
Illinois:
6.2% (205,628)
Local government workers - Males:
Palestine:
5.2% (14)
Illinois:
5.9% (193,630)
State government workers - Males:
Palestine:
1.5% (4)
Illinois:
3.0% (98,934)
Federal government workers - Males:
Palestine:
1.1% (3)
Illinois:
2.0% (64,842)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Palestine:
6.3% (17)
Illinois:
5.1% (167,665)
Employee of private company - Females:
Palestine:
64.9% (207)
Illinois:
63.9% (1,908,607)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Palestine:
9.4% (30)
Illinois:
13.1% (392,281)
Local government workers - Females:
Palestine:
13.5% (43)
Illinois:
10.0% (298,175)
State government workers - Females:
Palestine:
6.9% (22)
Illinois:
3.6% (108,656)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Palestine:
5.3% (17)
Illinois:
4.3% (128,324)
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