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Labour force in Elmwood Park
1997 – 2025 · 29 data points
87 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1997 – 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
12,496
−0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
87 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−8.8%
+0.0% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.19%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1997 – 2025 people
−8.8% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
1997
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1997 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Elmwood Park 12,496
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Elmwood Park · 1997 – 2025
Latest value
12,496 · 2025
First value
12,336 · 1997
Highest
14,232 · 2000
Lowest
11,960 · 2021
Average change
+0.0% a year on average
Data points
29
By year
All years · 1997 – 2025
| Year | Elmwood Park | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,496 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 12,507 | +2.4% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 12,210 | −0.1% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 12,223 | +2.2% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 11,960 | −0.2% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 11,987 | −2.9% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 12,339 | +0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 12,319 | −1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 12,440 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 12,619 | −7.9% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 13,698 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 13,727 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 13,880 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 13,745 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 13,543 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 13,568 | +5.4% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 12,869 | −0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 12,981 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 12,987 | +1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 12,847 | −0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 12,872 | −1.2% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 13,027 | −0.9% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 13,147 | −2.3% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 13,451 | −3.8% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 13,988 | −1.7% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 14,232 | +15% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 12,342 | +0.7% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 12,261 | −0.6% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 12,336 | 6.3M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1997 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Addison | 19,648 | |
| 56 | Algonquin | 17,191 | |
| 90 | Alton | 11,677 | |
| 12 | Arlington Heights | 41,486 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 103K | |
| 34 | Bartlett | 23,601 | |
| 73 | Batavia | 13,830 | |
| 41 | Belleville | 22,192 | |
| 89 | Belvidere | 11,750 | |
| 28 | Berwyn | 28,072 | |
| 13 | Bloomington | 41,361 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 40,626 | |
| 31 | Buffalo Grove | 24,483 | |
| 67 | Burbank | 14,453 | |
| 87 | Carbondale | 11,927 | |
| 32 | Carol Stream | 24,251 | |
| 51 | Carpentersville | 19,287 | |
| 11 | Champaign | 44,364 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 78 | Chicago Heights | 13,318 | |
| 17 | Cicero | 37,383 | |
| 85 | Collinsville | 12,834 | |
| 37 | Crystal Lake | 22,845 | |
| 82 | Danville | 13,105 | |
| 39 | DeKalb | 22,417 | |
| … | |||
| 7 | Elgin | 57,585 | |
| 77 | Elizabethtown | 13,595 | |
| 35 | Elmhurst | 23,501 | |
| 74 | Elmwood Park | 13,698 | |
| 15 | Evanston | 39,962 | |
| 95 | Freeport | 10,607 | |
| 83 | Galesburg | 12,996 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Elmwood Park 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
4.6%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.7%
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