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Statistics · City
Labour force in Aurora
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
2 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
97,652
−0.8%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
2 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−4.9%
+1.7% a year on average
share of Illinois
1.48%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−4.9% since 2015
0
50K
100K
150K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Aurora 97,652
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Aurora · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
97,652 · 2025
First value
53,487 · 1990
Highest
102,669 · 2015
Lowest
53,487 · 1990
Average change
+1.7% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Aurora | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97,652 | −0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 98,405 | +1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 97,281 | +1.1% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 96,262 | +2.3% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 94,117 | +0.7% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 93,494 | −5.0% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 98,439 | −0.9% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 99,360 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 99,225 | −0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 99,981 | −2.6% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 102,669 | +0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 102,190 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 102,634 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 102,656 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 101,987 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 102,043 | +12% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 90,722 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 90,813 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 90,262 | +2.2% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 88,340 | +2.1% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 86,545 | +0.4% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 86,195 | +2.3% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 84,284 | +3.2% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 81,632 | +1.7% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 80,263 | +3.1% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 77,834 | +9.8% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 70,904 | +5.3% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 67,329 | +3.4% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 65,096 | +1.5% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 64,127 | +3.9% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 61,716 | +4.1% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 59,296 | +1.0% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 58,699 | +2.3% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 57,387 | +4.5% | 6M |
| 1991 | 54,905 | +2.7% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 53,487 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Addison | 19,648 | |
| 56 | Algonquin | 17,191 | |
| 90 | Alton | 11,677 | |
| 12 | Arlington Heights | 41,486 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 103K | |
| 34 | Bartlett | 23,601 | |
| 73 | Batavia | 13,830 | |
| 41 | Belleville | 22,192 | |
| 89 | Belvidere | 11,750 | |
| 28 | Berwyn | 28,072 | |
| 13 | Bloomington | 41,361 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 40,626 | |
| 31 | Buffalo Grove | 24,483 | |
| 67 | Burbank | 14,453 | |
| 87 | Carbondale | 11,927 | |
| 32 | Carol Stream | 24,251 | |
| 51 | Carpentersville | 19,287 | |
| 11 | Champaign | 44,364 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 78 | Chicago Heights | 13,318 | |
| 17 | Cicero | 37,383 | |
| 85 | Collinsville | 12,834 | |
| 37 | Crystal Lake | 22,845 | |
| 82 | Danville | 13,105 | |
| 39 | DeKalb | 22,417 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Aurora
GDP per person
$90,330
2024 · Illinois
GDP per person (PPP)
$90,330
2024 · Illinois
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.6%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.6%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
71.9%
2024 · Illinois
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$64,962
2024 · Illinois
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States