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Labour force in Elmhurst
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
34 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
24,226
+0.2%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
34 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.1%
+0.1% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.37%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.1% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Elmhurst 24,226
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Elmhurst · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
24,226 · 2025
First value
23,417 · 1990
Highest
25,628 · 1999
Lowest
21,664 · 2020
Average change
+0.1% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Elmhurst | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24,226 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 24,182 | +2.7% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 23,547 | +1.0% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 23,311 | +4.9% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 22,224 | +2.6% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 21,664 | −5.1% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 22,817 | +1.1% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 22,567 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 22,659 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 22,717 | −3.3% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 23,501 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 23,276 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 23,235 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 22,892 | +2.5% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 22,339 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 22,115 | −10% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 24,596 | −0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 24,808 | +1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 24,489 | +1.9% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 24,036 | +1.7% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 23,641 | +1.0% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 23,402 | +0.5% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 23,289 | +0.5% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 23,175 | −3.6% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 24,030 | −0.9% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 24,238 | −5.4% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 25,628 | +3.5% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 24,763 | +0.3% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 24,690 | −1.4% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 25,045 | +0.6% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 24,898 | +2.6% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 24,272 | +2.0% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 23,801 | +0.8% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 23,605 | +1.0% | 6M |
| 1991 | 23,380 | −0.2% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 23,417 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 99,360 | |
| 3 | Joliet | 77,880 | |
| 4 | Naperville | 76,806 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 71,091 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 61,112 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 55,735 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 54,184 | |
| 9 | Waukegan | 48,268 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,630 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 42,440 | |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 41,827 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 41,454 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 40,971 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 40,515 | |
| 16 | Evanston | 39,389 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 38,173 | |
| 18 | Decatur | 32,780 | |
| 19 | Skokie | 32,567 | |
| 20 | Des Plaines | 31,694 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 30,316 | |
| 22 | Tinley Park | 29,103 | |
| 23 | Oak Park | 28,949 | |
| 24 | Orland Park | 28,870 | |
| 25 | Hoffman Estates | 28,506 | |
| … | |||
| 33 | Glenview | 23,280 | |
| 34 | Plainfield | 23,153 | |
| 35 | Romeoville | 22,935 | |
| 36 | Elmhurst | 22,567 | |
| 37 | Carol Stream | 22,113 | |
| 38 | Wheeling | 22,069 | |
| 39 | Streamwood | 21,963 | |
| … |
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
Elmhurst 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
3.9%
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