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Labour force in Glendale Heights
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
52 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
19,374
+0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
52 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−1.0%
+0.3% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.29%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−1.0% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Glendale Heights 19,374
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Glendale Heights · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
19,374 · 2025
First value
17,176 · 1990
Highest
19,638 · 2013
Lowest
17,176 · 1990
Average change
+0.3% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Glendale Heights | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,374 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 19,348 | +2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 18,911 | +0.7% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 18,782 | +3.0% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 18,234 | +1.4% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 17,986 | −3.7% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 18,668 | −0.3% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 18,716 | −1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 18,900 | −1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 19,100 | −2.4% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 19,564 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 19,558 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 19,638 | +0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 19,476 | +1.7% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 19,151 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 19,188 | +2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 18,753 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 18,748 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 18,806 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 18,689 | +0.9% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 18,530 | −1.8% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 18,867 | −1.0% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 19,052 | −0.9% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 19,232 | −1.9% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 19,601 | +0.5% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 19,513 | +0.9% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 19,344 | +2.2% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 18,936 | −0.8% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 19,087 | −1.8% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 19,427 | +1.9% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 19,067 | +2.8% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 18,540 | +1.9% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 18,188 | +1.6% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 17,909 | +2.0% | 6M |
| 1991 | 17,556 | +2.2% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 17,176 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.5M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 97,652 | |
| 3 | Naperville | 83,459 | |
| 4 | Joliet | 82,003 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 64,487 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 59,457 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 52,744 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 51,557 | |
| 9 | Champaign | 46,979 | |
| 10 | Waukegan | 45,390 | |
| 11 | Bolingbrook | 43,372 | |
| 12 | Bloomington | 43,042 | |
| 13 | Schaumburg | 42,975 | |
| 14 | Cicero | 41,891 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 41,462 | |
| 16 | Evanston | 40,313 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 38,916 | |
| 18 | Skokie | 33,345 | |
| 19 | Des Plaines | 32,487 | |
| 20 | Berwyn | 30,721 | |
| 21 | Orland Park | 30,005 | |
| 22 | Tinley Park | 29,924 | |
| 23 | Oak Park | 29,759 | |
| 24 | Decatur | 29,197 | |
| 25 | Hoffman Estates | 29,113 | |
| … | |||
| 49 | Carpentersville | 19,791 | |
| 50 | Hanover Park | 19,754 | |
| 51 | Quincy | 19,649 | |
| 52 | Glendale Heights | 19,374 | |
| 53 | St. Charles | 18,498 | |
| 54 | Algonquin | 18,412 | |
| 55 | Mundelein | 17,894 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Glendale Heights 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
4.1%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.5%
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