Wednesday, October 21 DeKalb
Towns Advertise
What to do in Illinois
Search Log in Add your business Ask a question
  1. Home
  2. Statistics
  3. Economy & jobs
  4. Labour force
Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in DeKalb

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 46 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · DeKalb Illinois

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 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

2020 · 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
1 Chicago 1.4M
2 Aurora 93,494
3 Joliet 75,639
4 Naperville 73,951
5 Rockford 68,227
6 Elgin 58,153
7 Springfield 53,411
8 Peoria 52,336
9 Waukegan 46,250
10 Champaign 44,952
11 Bloomington 40,461
12 Schaumburg 40,036
13 Cicero 39,759
14 Bolingbrook 39,298
15 Arlington Heights 38,464
16 Evanston 37,372
17 Palatine 36,350
18 Skokie 31,988
19 Decatur 31,089
20 Des Plaines 30,811
21 Berwyn 29,406
22 Tinley Park 28,087
23 Oak Park 27,867
24 Orland Park 27,766
25 Hoffman Estates 27,522
…
41 Crystal Lake 21,045
42 Moline 20,943
43 Urbana 20,162
44 DeKalb 20,112
45 Carpentersville 20,083
46 Quincy 19,828
47 Addison 19,339
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.