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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
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Addison | 21,112 | |
| 54 | Algonquin | 18,422 | |
| 89 | Alton | 12,132 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 41,364 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 98,405 | |
| 33 | Bartlett | 24,542 | |
| 75 | Batavia | 14,343 | |
| 46 | Belleville | 20,487 | |
| 79 | Belvidere | 13,190 | |
| 20 | Berwyn | 30,668 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 44,577 | |
| 12 | Bolingbrook | 43,378 | |
| 36 | Buffalo Grove | 23,800 | |
| 73 | Burbank | 14,426 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,106 | |
| 39 | Carol Stream | 22,940 | |
| 49 | Carpentersville | 20,086 | |
| 9 | Champaign | 47,601 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.5M | |
| 91 | Chicago Heights | 11,713 | |
| 14 | Cicero | 41,812 | |
| 80 | Collinsville | 13,162 | |
| 37 | Crystal Lake | 23,746 | |
| 92 | Danville | 11,047 | |
| 45 | DeKalb | 20,653 | |
| … | |||
| 99 | Dolton | 9,518 | |
| 29 | Downers Grove | 28,089 | |
| 101 | East St Louis | 6,817 | |
| 78 | Edwardsville | 13,480 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 60,152 | |
| 62 | Elizabethtown | 15,897 | |
| 34 | Elmhurst | 24,182 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024
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