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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

2017 · 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
47 Addison 20,297
57 Algonquin 17,390
82 Alton 12,673
15 Arlington Heights 40,623
2 Aurora 99,225
32 Bartlett 23,781
66 Batavia 14,603
41 Belleville 21,781
75 Belvidere 13,886
21 Berwyn 30,630
11 Bloomington 42,763
14 Bolingbrook 41,070
31 Buffalo Grove 24,078
72 Burbank 14,250
95 Carbondale 10,386
37 Carol Stream 22,335
43 Carpentersville 21,308
10 Champaign 44,013
1 Chicago 1.4M
89 Chicago Heights 11,851
13 Cicero 41,937
78 Collinsville 13,659
39 Crystal Lake 21,978
88 Danville 11,864
44 DeKalb 21,140
…
56 Gurnee 17,474
49 Hanover Park 19,471
99 Harvey 8,899
63 Highland Park 15,136
25 Hoffman Estates 28,684
90 Homer Glen 11,842
91 Huntley 11,558
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.