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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Gurnee

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 59 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Gurnee Illinois

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 16,680 −1.1% since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025 59 of 101 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −2.9% +1.9% a year on average
share of Illinois 0.25% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−2.9% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Gurnee 16,680
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Gurnee · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 16,680 · 2025
First value 8,722 · 1990
Highest 17,684 · 2019
Lowest 8,722 · 1990
Average change +1.9% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearGurneeChange Illinois
2025 16,680 −1.1% 6.6M
2024 16,871 +0.0% 6.6M
2023 16,864 +0.8% 6.5M
2022 16,726 −0.7% 6.5M
2021 16,840 +0.2% 6.4M
2020 16,810 −4.9% 6.3M
2019 17,684 +0.0% 6.5M
2018 17,683 +1.2% 6.6M
2017 17,474 −0.3% 6.6M
2016 17,529 +2.1% 6.6M
2015 17,170 +0.6% 6.6M
2014 17,068 −0.1% 6.6M
2013 17,083 −0.6% 6.6M
2012 17,194 −1.0% 6.6M
2011 17,360 +0.1% 6.6M
2010 17,336 +4.5% 6.6M
2009 16,591 −2.5% 6.6M
2008 17,014 −0.8% 6.6M
2007 17,152 +0.5% 6.6M
2006 17,066 +1.3% 6.5M
2005 16,848 +1.7% 6.4M
2004 16,559 +0.4% 6.3M
2003 16,492 +0.4% 6.3M
2002 16,420 +0.4% 6.3M
2001 16,362 −0.6% 6.4M
2000 16,459 +2.6% 6.5M
1999 16,038 +3.5% 6.5M
1998 15,503 +4.7% 6.3M
1997 14,810 +9.1% 6.3M
1996 13,574 +43% 6.2M
1995 9,488 +2.2% 6.2M
1994 9,282 +1.4% 6.1M
1993 9,156 +2.5% 6.1M
1992 8,931 +1.9% 6M
1991 8,765 +0.5% 5.9M
1990 8,722 5.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
48 Addison 19,678
57 Algonquin 17,032
90 Alton 11,729
12 Arlington Heights 41,394
2 Aurora 102K
34 Bartlett 23,599
73 Batavia 13,737
40 Belleville 22,329
89 Belvidere 11,745
28 Berwyn 28,261
13 Bloomington 41,306
14 Bolingbrook 40,554
31 Buffalo Grove 24,376
65 Burbank 14,534
88 Carbondale 11,752
32 Carol Stream 24,079
51 Carpentersville 19,147
11 Champaign 43,747
1 Chicago 1.4M
78 Chicago Heights 13,424
17 Cicero 37,699
85 Collinsville 12,842
37 Crystal Lake 22,760
80 Danville 13,141
38 DeKalb 22,745
…
70 Glen Ellyn 14,073
49 Glendale Heights 19,558
36 Glenview 22,791
56 Gurnee 17,068
44 Hanover Park 21,081
100 Harvey 8,681
63 Highland Park 14,926
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.