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Labour force in Dolton
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
99 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
9,468
−0.5%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
99 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−14%
−0.8% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.14%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−14% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Dolton 9,468
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Dolton · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
9,468 · 2025
First value
12,547 · 1990
Highest
13,388 · 1994
Lowest
9,252 · 2023
Average change
−0.8% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Dolton | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,468 | −0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 9,518 | +2.9% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 9,252 | −1.0% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 9,346 | −2.4% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 9,575 | +0.4% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 9,541 | +2.3% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 9,328 | −0.7% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 9,390 | −2.1% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 9,595 | −1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 9,741 | −11% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 10,947 | −1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 11,055 | −2.1% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 11,290 | +1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 11,130 | +1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 10,991 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 11,020 | −8.1% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 11,991 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 12,033 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 12,049 | +1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 11,915 | −0.9% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 12,024 | −1.4% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 12,193 | −1.7% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 12,399 | −2.2% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 12,682 | −3.2% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 13,103 | −1.4% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 13,288 | +1.0% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 13,153 | +1.6% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 12,942 | +0.1% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 12,931 | −1.5% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 13,133 | +1.3% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 12,967 | −3.1% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 13,388 | +2.3% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 13,091 | +0.7% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 12,997 | +3.6% | 6M |
| 1991 | 12,543 | −0.0% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 12,547 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 99,981 | |
| 3 | Joliet | 78,893 | |
| 4 | Naperville | 76,751 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 71,132 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 61,415 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 57,291 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 55,201 | |
| 9 | Waukegan | 48,149 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,073 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 43,352 | |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 42,588 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 42,543 | |
| 14 | Arlington Heights | 40,946 | |
| 15 | Bolingbrook | 40,945 | |
| 16 | Evanston | 40,109 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 38,846 | |
| 18 | Skokie | 33,267 | |
| 19 | Decatur | 33,225 | |
| 20 | Des Plaines | 31,636 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 31,090 | |
| 22 | Tinley Park | 29,676 | |
| 23 | Orland Park | 29,327 | |
| 24 | Hoffman Estates | 28,994 | |
| 25 | Oak Lawn | 28,983 | |
| … | |||
| 95 | Kankakee | 10,723 | |
| 96 | Maywood | 10,277 | |
| 97 | North Chicago | 10,211 | |
| 98 | Dolton | 9,741 | |
| 99 | Harvey | 9,087 | |
| 100 | East St Louis | 7,566 |
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: Dolton
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
8.1%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
11.1%
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