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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in DeKalb

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 46 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · DeKalb 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 20,352 −1.5% since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025 46 of 101 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −9.2% +0.2% a year on average
share of Illinois 0.31% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−9.2% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
DeKalb 20,352
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance DeKalb · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 20,352 · 2025
First value 19,012 · 1990
Highest 24,759 · 2008
Lowest 19,012 · 1990
Average change +0.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearDeKalbChange Illinois
2025 20,352 −1.5% 6.6M
2024 20,653 +0.3% 6.6M
2023 20,586 +0.9% 6.5M
2022 20,412 +0.4% 6.5M
2021 20,326 +1.1% 6.4M
2020 20,112 −5.1% 6.3M
2019 21,203 −0.2% 6.5M
2018 21,241 +0.5% 6.6M
2017 21,140 −0.9% 6.6M
2016 21,333 −4.8% 6.6M
2015 22,417 −1.4% 6.6M
2014 22,745 +0.4% 6.6M
2013 22,660 −0.7% 6.6M
2012 22,819 −0.2% 6.6M
2011 22,876 −0.5% 6.6M
2010 22,993 −5.7% 6.6M
2009 24,376 −1.5% 6.6M
2008 24,759 +3.5% 6.6M
2007 23,922 +4.8% 6.6M
2006 22,835 +2.3% 6.5M
2005 22,328 +1.3% 6.4M
2004 22,046 +1.1% 6.3M
2003 21,816 +0.7% 6.3M
2002 21,654 −0.9% 6.3M
2001 21,852 +0.4% 6.4M
2000 21,775 −2.7% 6.5M
1999 22,388 +3.2% 6.5M
1998 21,703 +8.2% 6.3M
1997 20,053 −1.0% 6.3M
1996 20,253 +3.2% 6.2M
1995 19,622 −0.3% 6.2M
1994 19,686 +0.4% 6.1M
1993 19,610 +0.9% 6.1M
1992 19,441 +1.7% 6M
1991 19,118 +0.6% 5.9M
1990 19,012 5.9M

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

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2019 · 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
48 Addison 20,108
57 Algonquin 17,477
81 Alton 12,562
15 Arlington Heights 40,519
2 Aurora 98,439
32 Bartlett 23,634
69 Batavia 14,677
42 Belleville 21,564
76 Belvidere 13,866
21 Berwyn 30,276
11 Bloomington 42,011
14 Bolingbrook 40,869
31 Buffalo Grove 24,142
74 Burbank 14,111
96 Carbondale 10,321
38 Carol Stream 22,068
44 Carpentersville 21,133
10 Champaign 45,483
1 Chicago 1.4M
90 Chicago Heights 11,559
13 Cicero 41,385
78 Collinsville 13,607
39 Crystal Lake 21,921
91 Danville 11,417
43 DeKalb 21,203
19 Decatur 31,989
20 Des Plaines 31,922
98 Dolton 9,328
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.