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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

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

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.1% since 2015

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

YearElmhurstChange 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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
101 East St Louis 7,142
100 Harvey 8,744
99 Dolton 9,575
98 Maywood 10,048
97 North Chicago 10,059
96 Carbondale 10,094
95 Kankakee 10,352
94 Park Forest 10,441
93 Freeport 10,774
92 Danville 11,247
91 Homer Glen 11,559
90 Chicago Heights 11,607
89 Huntley 11,637
88 Galesburg 11,657
87 Wilmette 11,931
86 Elmwood Park 11,960
85 Morton Grove 12,006
84 Westmont 12,127
83 Melrose Park 12,128
82 Yorkville 12,169
81 Alton 12,272
80 Zion 12,735
79 Edwardsville 13,131
78 Collinsville 13,199
77 West Chicago 13,230
…
39 Carol Stream 21,418
38 Crystal Lake 21,611
37 Wheeling 21,662
36 Elmhurst 22,224
35 Glenview 22,612
34 Bartlett 22,871
33 Buffalo Grove 23,047
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.