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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 22, 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
100 East St Louis 7,566
99 Harvey 9,087
98 Dolton 9,741
97 North Chicago 10,211
96 Maywood 10,277
95 Kankakee 10,723
94 Carbondale 10,746
93 Park Forest 10,824
92 Freeport 10,986
91 Huntley 11,387
90 Homer Glen 11,875
89 Chicago Heights 12,052
88 Danville 12,212
87 Wilmette 12,491
86 Westmont 12,612
85 Elmwood Park 12,619
84 Morton Grove 12,638
83 Alton 12,807
82 Melrose Park 12,826
81 Zion 13,028
80 Galesburg 13,372
79 Edwardsville 13,389
78 Collinsville 13,678
77 New Lenox 13,726
76 West Chicago 13,941
…
17 Palatine 38,846
16 Evanston 40,109
15 Bolingbrook 40,945
14 Arlington Heights 40,946
13 Cicero 42,543
12 Schaumburg 42,588
11 Bloomington 43,352
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.