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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

2016 · 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
1 Chicago 1.4M
2 Aurora 99,981
3 Joliet 78,893
4 Naperville 76,751
5 Rockford 71,132
6 Elgin 61,415
7 Springfield 57,291
8 Peoria 55,201
9 Waukegan 48,149
10 Champaign 44,073
11 Bloomington 43,352
12 Schaumburg 42,588
13 Cicero 42,543
14 Arlington Heights 40,946
15 Bolingbrook 40,945
16 Evanston 40,109
17 Palatine 38,846
18 Skokie 33,267
19 Decatur 33,225
20 Des Plaines 31,636
21 Berwyn 31,090
22 Tinley Park 29,676
23 Orland Park 29,327
24 Hoffman Estates 28,994
25 Oak Lawn 28,983
…
61 Oak Forest 15,345
62 O'Fallon 15,345
63 Round Lake Beach 15,211
64 Highland Park 15,100
65 McHenry 14,964
66 Batavia 14,666
67 Lansing 14,643
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.