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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
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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
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
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Addison | 20,601 | |
| 54 | Algonquin | 18,043 | |
| 89 | Alton | 12,141 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 40,409 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 97,281 | |
| 33 | Bartlett | 23,867 | |
| 71 | Batavia | 14,359 | |
| 42 | Belleville | 20,625 | |
| 79 | Belvidere | 13,345 | |
| 20 | Berwyn | 29,929 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 43,832 | |
| 12 | Bolingbrook | 42,319 | |
| 36 | Buffalo Grove | 23,529 | |
| 75 | Burbank | 14,033 | |
| 98 | Carbondale | 9,898 | |
| 39 | Carol Stream | 22,375 | |
| 46 | Carpentersville | 20,203 | |
| 9 | Champaign | 47,162 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.5M | |
| 91 | Chicago Heights | 11,423 | |
| 14 | Cicero | 40,827 | |
| 80 | Collinsville | 13,182 | |
| 37 | Crystal Lake | 23,045 | |
| 92 | Danville | 11,072 | |
| 44 | DeKalb | 20,586 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023
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