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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Arlington Heights

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 15 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.1% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Arlington Heights 41,462
Illinois 6.6M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Arlington Heights · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 41,462 · 2025
First value 43,576 · 1990
Highest 45,955 · 1999
Lowest 38,464 · 2020
Average change −0.1% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearArlington HeightsChange Illinois
2025 41,462 +0.2% 6.6M
2024 41,364 +2.4% 6.6M
2023 40,409 +0.3% 6.5M
2022 40,303 +3.7% 6.5M
2021 38,868 +1.1% 6.4M
2020 38,464 −5.1% 6.3M
2019 40,519 +0.0% 6.5M
2018 40,515 −0.3% 6.6M
2017 40,623 −0.8% 6.6M
2016 40,946 −1.3% 6.6M
2015 41,486 +0.2% 6.6M
2014 41,394 +0.1% 6.6M
2013 41,371 +0.6% 6.6M
2012 41,108 +2.5% 6.6M
2011 40,124 −0.0% 6.6M
2010 40,133 −0.2% 6.6M
2009 40,212 −1.4% 6.6M
2008 40,801 −0.4% 6.6M
2007 40,967 +0.9% 6.6M
2006 40,588 +0.6% 6.5M
2005 40,330 −1.2% 6.4M
2004 40,809 −1.2% 6.3M
2003 41,298 −2.3% 6.3M
2002 42,262 −4.5% 6.3M
2001 44,231 −1.0% 6.4M
2000 44,663 −2.8% 6.5M
1999 45,955 +2.2% 6.5M
1998 44,947 −0.5% 6.3M
1997 45,152 −1.4% 6.3M
1996 45,780 −0.0% 6.2M
1995 45,784 +0.7% 6.2M
1994 45,472 +1.7% 6.1M
1993 44,707 +1.4% 6.1M
1992 44,074 +1.3% 6M
1991 43,516 −0.1% 5.9M
1990 43,576 5.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Chicago 1.5M
2 Aurora 97,652
3 Naperville 83,459
4 Joliet 82,003
5 Rockford 64,487
6 Elgin 59,457
7 Springfield 52,744
8 Peoria 51,557
9 Champaign 46,979
10 Waukegan 45,390
11 Bolingbrook 43,372
12 Bloomington 43,042
13 Schaumburg 42,975
14 Cicero 41,891
15 Arlington Heights 41,462
16 Evanston 40,313
17 Palatine 38,916
18 Skokie 33,345
19 Des Plaines 32,487
20 Berwyn 30,721
21 Orland Park 30,005
22 Tinley Park 29,924
23 Oak Park 29,759
24 Decatur 29,197
25 Hoffman Estates 29,113
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.