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Labour force in Cicero
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
14 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
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
41,891
+0.2%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
14 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+12%
+0.8% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.64%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+12% 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
Cicero 41,891
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Cicero · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
41,891 · 2025
First value
31,811 · 1990
Highest
42,543 · 2016
Lowest
31,502 · 2006
Average change
+0.8% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Cicero | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41,891 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 41,812 | +2.4% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 40,827 | −0.6% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 41,064 | +2.6% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 40,029 | +0.7% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 39,759 | −3.9% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 41,385 | −0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 41,454 | −1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 41,937 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 42,543 | +14% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 37,383 | −0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 37,699 | −0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 37,914 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 37,805 | +1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 37,307 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 37,370 | +17% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 31,934 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 31,797 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 31,813 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 31,502 | −1.2% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 31,872 | −1.2% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 32,273 | −1.1% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 32,620 | −2.5% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 33,452 | −3.6% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 34,706 | −1.4% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 35,192 | +3.0% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 34,177 | +3.3% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 33,089 | −2.0% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 33,756 | −2.0% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 34,460 | +1.1% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 34,099 | −3.7% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 35,423 | +2.0% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 34,722 | +2.5% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 33,880 | +3.9% | 6M |
| 1991 | 32,620 | +2.5% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 31,811 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | East St Louis | 7,566 | |
| 99 | Harvey | 9,087 | |
| 98 | Dolton | 9,741 | |
| 97 | North Chicago | 10,211 | |
| 96 | Maywood | 10,277 | |
| 95 | Kankakee | 10,723 | |
| 94 | Carbondale | 10,746 | |
| 93 | Park Forest | 10,824 | |
| 92 | Freeport | 10,986 | |
| 91 | Huntley | 11,387 | |
| 90 | Homer Glen | 11,875 | |
| 89 | Chicago Heights | 12,052 | |
| 88 | Danville | 12,212 | |
| 87 | Wilmette | 12,491 | |
| 86 | Westmont | 12,612 | |
| 85 | Elmwood Park | 12,619 | |
| 84 | Morton Grove | 12,638 | |
| 83 | Alton | 12,807 | |
| 82 | Melrose Park | 12,826 | |
| 81 | Zion | 13,028 | |
| 80 | Galesburg | 13,372 | |
| 79 | Edwardsville | 13,389 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,678 | |
| 77 | New Lenox | 13,726 | |
| 76 | West Chicago | 13,941 | |
| … | |||
| 16 | Evanston | 40,109 | |
| 15 | Bolingbrook | 40,945 | |
| 14 | Arlington Heights | 40,946 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 42,543 | |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 42,588 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 43,352 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,073 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Cicero
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
4.9%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.8%
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