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Labour force in Joliet
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
4 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
82,003
−0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
4 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+8.4%
+2.3% a year on average
share of Illinois
1.24%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+8.4% since 2015
0
25K
50K
75K
100K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Joliet 82,003
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Joliet · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
82,003 · 2025
First value
36,885 · 1990
Highest
82,096 · 2024
Lowest
36,885 · 1990
Average change
+2.3% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Joliet | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82,003 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 82,096 | +2.2% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 80,305 | +0.7% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 79,767 | +3.4% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 77,131 | +2.0% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 75,639 | −3.0% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 77,956 | +0.1% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 77,880 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 78,152 | −0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 78,893 | +4.3% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 75,658 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 75,939 | −1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 76,842 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 76,361 | +1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 75,272 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 75,274 | +4.0% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 72,346 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 71,280 | +2.2% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 69,712 | +3.5% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 67,348 | +5.1% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 64,088 | +3.1% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 62,152 | +4.8% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 59,298 | +3.4% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 57,340 | +1.7% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 56,401 | +3.4% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 54,524 | +16% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 47,084 | +5.2% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 44,744 | +3.6% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 43,193 | +0.8% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 42,845 | +4.2% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 41,103 | +7.2% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 38,351 | +0.7% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 38,096 | −0.9% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 38,448 | +3.1% | 6M |
| 1991 | 37,294 | +1.1% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 36,885 | 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.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Addison | 20,427 | |
| 57 | Algonquin | 17,482 | |
| 83 | Alton | 12,807 | |
| 14 | Arlington Heights | 40,946 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 99,981 | |
| 32 | Bartlett | 23,971 | |
| 66 | Batavia | 14,666 | |
| 40 | Belleville | 22,011 | |
| 75 | Belvidere | 13,942 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 31,090 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 43,352 | |
| 15 | Bolingbrook | 40,945 | |
| 31 | Buffalo Grove | 24,204 | |
| 70 | Burbank | 14,427 | |
| 94 | Carbondale | 10,746 | |
| 37 | Carol Stream | 22,486 | |
| 43 | Carpentersville | 21,588 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,073 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 89 | Chicago Heights | 12,052 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 42,543 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,678 | |
| 39 | Crystal Lake | 22,125 | |
| 88 | Danville | 12,212 | |
| 44 | DeKalb | 21,333 | |
| … | |||
| 24 | Hoffman Estates | 28,994 | |
| 90 | Homer Glen | 11,875 | |
| 91 | Huntley | 11,387 | |
| 3 | Joliet | 78,893 | |
| 95 | Kankakee | 10,723 | |
| 59 | Lake in the Hills | 15,944 | |
| 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.
Economy & jobs
Joliet 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
5.4%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.4%
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