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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Carol Stream

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 39 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Carol Stream Illinois

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 22,941 +0.0% since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025 39 of 101 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −5.4% +0.6% a year on average
share of Illinois 0.35% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−5.4% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Carol Stream 22,941
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Carol Stream · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 22,941 · 2025
First value 18,711 · 1990
Highest 24,251 · 2015
Lowest 18,711 · 1990
Average change +0.6% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearCarol StreamChange Illinois
2025 22,941 +0.0% 6.6M
2024 22,940 +2.5% 6.6M
2023 22,375 +0.6% 6.5M
2022 22,234 +3.8% 6.5M
2021 21,418 +1.1% 6.4M
2020 21,179 −4.0% 6.3M
2019 22,068 −0.2% 6.5M
2018 22,113 −1.0% 6.6M
2017 22,335 −0.7% 6.6M
2016 22,486 −7.3% 6.6M
2015 24,251 +0.7% 6.6M
2014 24,079 −0.4% 6.6M
2013 24,184 +0.9% 6.6M
2012 23,980 +2.3% 6.6M
2011 23,449 −0.1% 6.6M
2010 23,469 +2.9% 6.6M
2009 22,804 −0.5% 6.6M
2008 22,920 +0.7% 6.6M
2007 22,765 +1.1% 6.6M
2006 22,514 +1.1% 6.5M
2005 22,264 −1.0% 6.4M
2004 22,482 −0.1% 6.3M
2003 22,494 −1.5% 6.3M
2002 22,840 −3.7% 6.3M
2001 23,719 −1.4% 6.4M
2000 24,056 +4.2% 6.5M
1999 23,082 +2.5% 6.5M
1998 22,523 +1.5% 6.3M
1997 22,199 −1.0% 6.3M
1996 22,428 +0.8% 6.2M
1995 22,249 +0.9% 6.2M
1994 22,044 +4.4% 6.1M
1993 21,117 +3.2% 6.1M
1992 20,457 +4.7% 6M
1991 19,538 +4.4% 5.9M
1990 18,711 5.9M

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

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
47 Addison 19,339
57 Algonquin 16,725
81 Alton 12,242
15 Arlington Heights 38,464
2 Aurora 93,494
33 Bartlett 22,555
71 Batavia 13,896
38 Belleville 21,386
75 Belvidere 13,292
21 Berwyn 29,406
11 Bloomington 40,461
14 Bolingbrook 39,298
31 Buffalo Grove 23,060
72 Burbank 13,704
96 Carbondale 10,133
39 Carol Stream 21,179
45 Carpentersville 20,083
10 Champaign 44,952
1 Chicago 1.4M
90 Chicago Heights 11,378
13 Cicero 39,759
77 Collinsville 13,202
41 Crystal Lake 21,045
89 Danville 11,408
44 DeKalb 20,112
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.