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Labour force in Bartlett
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
33 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
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
24,562
+0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
33 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+4.1%
+2.3% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.37%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+4.1% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Bartlett 24,562
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Bartlett · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
24,562 · 2025
First value
11,164 · 1990
Highest
24,562 · 2025
Lowest
11,164 · 1990
Average change
+2.3% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Bartlett | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24,562 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 24,542 | +2.8% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 23,867 | +0.6% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 23,718 | +3.7% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 22,871 | +1.4% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 22,555 | −4.6% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 23,634 | +0.0% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 23,624 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 23,781 | −0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 23,971 | +1.6% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 23,601 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 23,599 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 23,668 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 23,494 | +1.7% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 23,098 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 23,142 | −3.9% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 24,090 | +0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 23,968 | +2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 23,438 | +4.0% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 22,526 | +5.9% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 21,268 | +1.4% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 20,973 | +0.0% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 20,969 | −0.1% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 20,992 | −3.1% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 21,671 | −0.5% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 21,778 | +3.8% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 20,977 | +4.1% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 20,153 | +3.0% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 19,571 | +1.1% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 19,362 | +3.6% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 18,683 | +56% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 11,973 | +2.6% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 11,670 | +1.8% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 11,463 | +2.3% | 6M |
| 1991 | 11,203 | +0.3% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 11,164 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | East St Louis | 7,142 | |
| 100 | Harvey | 8,744 | |
| 99 | Dolton | 9,575 | |
| 98 | Maywood | 10,048 | |
| 97 | North Chicago | 10,059 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,094 | |
| 95 | Kankakee | 10,352 | |
| 94 | Park Forest | 10,441 | |
| 93 | Freeport | 10,774 | |
| 92 | Danville | 11,247 | |
| 91 | Homer Glen | 11,559 | |
| 90 | Chicago Heights | 11,607 | |
| 89 | Huntley | 11,637 | |
| 88 | Galesburg | 11,657 | |
| 87 | Wilmette | 11,931 | |
| 86 | Elmwood Park | 11,960 | |
| 85 | Morton Grove | 12,006 | |
| 84 | Westmont | 12,127 | |
| 83 | Melrose Park | 12,128 | |
| 82 | Yorkville | 12,169 | |
| 81 | Alton | 12,272 | |
| 80 | Zion | 12,735 | |
| 79 | Edwardsville | 13,131 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,199 | |
| 77 | West Chicago | 13,230 | |
| … | |||
| 37 | Wheeling | 21,662 | |
| 36 | Elmhurst | 22,224 | |
| 35 | Glenview | 22,612 | |
| 34 | Bartlett | 22,871 | |
| 33 | Buffalo Grove | 23,047 | |
| 32 | Romeoville | 23,297 | |
| 31 | Plainfield | 23,370 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Bartlett in numbers
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
3.8%
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