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Statistics · City
Labour force in Edwardsville
2010 – 2025 · 16 data points
78 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 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
13,253
−1.7%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
78 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+0.5%
+0.1% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.20%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 2010 – 2025 people
+0.5% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
2010
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Edwardsville 13,253
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Edwardsville · 2010 – 2025
Latest value
13,253 · 2025
First value
13,005 · 2010
Highest
13,559 · 2019
Lowest
12,858 · 2013
Average change
+0.1% a year on average
Data points
16
By year
All years · 2010 – 2025
| Year | Edwardsville | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,253 | −1.7% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 13,480 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 13,434 | +1.7% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 13,213 | +0.6% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 13,131 | +1.1% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 12,987 | −4.2% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 13,559 | +1.5% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 13,361 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 13,309 | −0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 13,389 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 13,190 | +1.9% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 12,949 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 12,858 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 12,904 | −0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 13,026 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 13,005 | 6.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | East St Louis | 7,171 | |
| 99 | Harvey | 8,678 | |
| 98 | Dolton | 9,328 | |
| 97 | Maywood | 9,877 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,321 | |
| 95 | North Chicago | 10,387 | |
| 94 | Park Forest | 10,456 | |
| 93 | Kankakee | 10,852 | |
| 92 | Freeport | 11,200 | |
| 91 | Danville | 11,417 | |
| 90 | Chicago Heights | 11,559 | |
| 89 | Huntley | 11,700 | |
| 88 | Homer Glen | 11,817 | |
| 87 | Galesburg | 12,311 | |
| 86 | Elmwood Park | 12,339 | |
| 85 | Westmont | 12,421 | |
| 84 | Wilmette | 12,432 | |
| 83 | Morton Grove | 12,456 | |
| 82 | Melrose Park | 12,521 | |
| 81 | Alton | 12,562 | |
| 80 | Zion | 13,048 | |
| 79 | Edwardsville | 13,559 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,607 | |
| 77 | West Chicago | 13,660 | |
| 76 | Belvidere | 13,866 | |
| … |
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.
Economy & jobs
Edwardsville 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
3.6%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.2%
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