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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Highland Park

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 67 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Highland Park 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 14,975 −1.4% since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025 67 of 101 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −0.2% −0.4% a year on average
share of Illinois 0.23% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.2% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Highland Park 14,975
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Highland Park · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 14,975 · 2025
First value 17,465 · 1990
Highest 17,465 · 1990
Lowest 14,717 · 2020
Average change −0.4% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearHighland ParkChange Illinois
2025 14,975 −1.4% 6.6M
2024 15,192 +0.8% 6.6M
2023 15,065 +1.6% 6.5M
2022 14,827 +0.3% 6.5M
2021 14,784 +0.5% 6.4M
2020 14,717 −4.4% 6.3M
2019 15,392 +0.4% 6.5M
2018 15,334 +1.3% 6.6M
2017 15,136 +0.2% 6.6M
2016 15,100 +0.6% 6.6M
2015 15,009 +0.6% 6.6M
2014 14,926 +0.4% 6.6M
2013 14,871 −0.4% 6.6M
2012 14,925 +0.0% 6.6M
2011 14,922 +0.2% 6.6M
2010 14,893 −6.3% 6.6M
2009 15,896 −3.4% 6.6M
2008 16,461 −1.1% 6.6M
2007 16,652 +1.0% 6.6M
2006 16,480 +1.4% 6.5M
2005 16,247 +2.2% 6.4M
2004 15,903 +0.6% 6.3M
2003 15,816 −0.2% 6.3M
2002 15,848 −0.7% 6.3M
2001 15,955 −1.9% 6.4M
2000 16,271 −5.4% 6.5M
1999 17,194 −0.6% 6.5M
1998 17,299 +0.2% 6.3M
1997 17,263 +1.0% 6.3M
1996 17,087 +1.6% 6.2M
1995 16,819 +4.5% 6.2M
1994 16,091 −1.2% 6.1M
1993 16,287 −3.2% 6.1M
1992 16,825 −0.9% 6M
1991 16,983 −2.8% 5.9M
1990 17,465 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
100 Harvey 8,681
99 East St Louis 9,133
98 North Chicago 9,198
97 Park Forest 10,435
96 Maywood 10,501
95 Freeport 10,951
94 Huntley 11,027
93 Dolton 11,055
92 Zion 11,170
91 Kankakee 11,235
90 Alton 11,729
89 Belvidere 11,745
88 Carbondale 11,752
87 Morton Grove 11,763
86 Melrose Park 12,147
85 Collinsville 12,842
84 Wilmette 12,939
83 Edwardsville 12,949
82 Homer Glen 13,116
81 Woodstock 13,129
80 Danville 13,141
79 Galesburg 13,227
78 Chicago Heights 13,424
77 Elizabethtown 13,469
76 Westmont 13,573
…
66 West Chicago 14,534
65 Burbank 14,534
64 Lansing 14,676
63 Highland Park 14,926
62 Round Lake Beach 14,997
61 Oak Forest 15,457
60 Pekin 16,078
…

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.