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Labour force in Danville
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
92 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
10,711
−3.0%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
92 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−18%
−1.1% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.16%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−18% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Danville 10,711
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Danville · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
10,711 · 2025
First value
15,791 · 1990
Highest
15,827 · 1992
Lowest
10,711 · 2025
Average change
−1.1% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Danville | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,711 | −3.0% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 11,047 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 11,072 | −0.9% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 11,173 | −0.7% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 11,247 | −1.4% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 11,408 | −0.1% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 11,417 | −2.0% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 11,650 | −1.8% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 11,864 | −2.8% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 12,212 | −6.8% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 13,105 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 13,141 | −2.0% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 13,405 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 13,593 | −1.8% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 13,845 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 14,003 | +3.9% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 13,480 | +3.3% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 13,046 | −3.4% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 13,511 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 13,549 | −0.8% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 13,653 | +1.0% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 13,512 | +0.1% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 13,494 | −0.0% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 13,495 | −2.7% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 13,866 | −2.5% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 14,220 | −4.6% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 14,907 | −0.7% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 15,014 | +2.3% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 14,671 | −1.1% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 14,836 | −0.2% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 14,866 | −2.4% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 15,238 | −3.0% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 15,711 | −0.7% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 15,827 | +1.3% | 6M |
| 1991 | 15,619 | −1.1% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 15,791 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 99,360 | |
| 3 | Joliet | 77,880 | |
| 4 | Naperville | 76,806 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 71,091 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 61,112 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 55,735 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 54,184 | |
| 9 | Waukegan | 48,268 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,630 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 42,440 | |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 41,827 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 41,454 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 40,971 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 40,515 | |
| 16 | Evanston | 39,389 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 38,173 | |
| 18 | Decatur | 32,780 | |
| 19 | Skokie | 32,567 | |
| 20 | Des Plaines | 31,694 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 30,316 | |
| 22 | Tinley Park | 29,103 | |
| 23 | Oak Park | 28,949 | |
| 24 | Orland Park | 28,870 | |
| 25 | Hoffman Estates | 28,506 | |
| … | |||
| 87 | Elmwood Park | 12,319 | |
| 88 | Homer Glen | 11,801 | |
| 89 | Huntley | 11,708 | |
| 90 | Danville | 11,650 | |
| 91 | Chicago Heights | 11,581 | |
| 92 | Freeport | 11,415 | |
| 93 | Kankakee | 10,797 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Danville 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
6.4%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.8%
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