- Home
- Statistics
- Economy & jobs
- Labour force
Economy & jobs
Statistics · City
Labour force in Champaign
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
9 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Featured spot available
Your business could be here
First in “Statistics” — with a photo and a “Featured” mark.
Take this spot
Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
46,979
−1.3%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
9 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+5.9%
+0.9% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.71%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+5.9% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Champaign 46,979
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Champaign · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
46,979 · 2025
First value
34,850 · 1990
Highest
47,601 · 2024
Lowest
34,850 · 1990
Average change
+0.9% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Champaign | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46,979 | −1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 47,601 | +0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 47,162 | +1.4% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 46,502 | +0.9% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 46,078 | +2.5% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 44,952 | −1.2% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 45,483 | +1.9% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 44,630 | +1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 44,013 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 44,073 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 44,364 | +1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 43,747 | +0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 43,380 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 43,665 | −0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 43,868 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 43,827 | +2.0% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 42,947 | −0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 43,204 | +4.1% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 41,506 | +1.7% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 40,794 | +3.4% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 39,457 | +1.9% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 38,712 | +0.0% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 38,706 | +0.1% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 38,657 | +0.6% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 38,417 | +0.4% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 38,246 | +0.5% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 38,073 | +1.4% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 37,553 | +1.1% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 37,149 | +0.2% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 37,067 | +2.4% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 36,209 | −2.6% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 37,183 | +2.2% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 36,367 | +2.2% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 35,584 | +0.7% | 6M |
| 1991 | 35,341 | +1.4% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 34,850 | 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 | |
| … | |||
| 13 | Cicero | 40,029 | |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 40,262 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 41,083 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 46,078 | |
| 9 | Waukegan | 46,642 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 52,102 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 54,135 | |
| … |
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
Champaign 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
4.1%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.0%
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