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Statistics · City
Labour force in Downers Grove
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
29 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
28,162
+0.3%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
29 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+2.0%
+0.2% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.43%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+2.0% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
40K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Downers Grove 28,162
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Downers Grove · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
28,162 · 2025
First value
26,622 · 1990
Highest
30,509 · 1999
Lowest
25,238 · 2020
Average change
+0.2% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Downers Grove | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,162 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 28,089 | +2.6% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 27,380 | +1.7% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 26,919 | +4.1% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 25,851 | +2.4% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 25,238 | −5.2% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 26,613 | +0.0% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 26,612 | −0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 26,761 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 26,864 | −2.7% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 27,622 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 27,466 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 27,474 | +1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 27,175 | +2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 26,567 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 26,602 | −0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 26,761 | −1.6% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 27,197 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 27,077 | +1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 26,720 | +1.1% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 26,421 | −0.8% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 26,634 | +0.3% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 26,564 | −1.8% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 27,049 | −4.3% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 28,262 | −1.2% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 28,610 | −6.2% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 30,509 | +3.3% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 29,543 | +0.4% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 29,427 | +0.5% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 29,294 | +0.9% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 29,024 | −0.3% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 29,109 | +2.5% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 28,394 | +2.4% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 27,720 | +2.9% | 6M |
| 1991 | 26,948 | +1.2% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 26,622 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Addison | 20,133 | |
| 57 | Algonquin | 17,414 | |
| 81 | Alton | 12,639 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 40,515 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 99,360 | |
| 32 | Bartlett | 23,624 | |
| 67 | Batavia | 14,702 | |
| 41 | Belleville | 21,733 | |
| 74 | Belvidere | 14,046 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 30,316 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 42,440 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 40,971 | |
| 31 | Buffalo Grove | 24,156 | |
| 72 | Burbank | 14,115 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,338 | |
| 37 | Carol Stream | 22,113 | |
| 43 | Carpentersville | 21,447 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,630 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 91 | Chicago Heights | 11,581 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 41,454 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,635 | |
| 40 | Crystal Lake | 21,889 | |
| 90 | Danville | 11,650 | |
| 44 | DeKalb | 21,241 | |
| 18 | Decatur | 32,780 | |
| 20 | Des Plaines | 31,694 | |
| 98 | Dolton | 9,390 | |
| 29 | Downers Grove | 26,612 | |
| 100 | East St Louis | 7,336 | |
| 79 | Edwardsville | 13,361 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 61,112 | |
| … |
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
Downers Grove 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
3.8%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.7%
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