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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Kankakee

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 97 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Kankakee 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 9,874 −1.8% since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025 97 of 101 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −11% −0.6% a year on average
share of Illinois 0.15% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−11% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Kankakee 9,874
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Kankakee · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 9,874 · 2025
First value 12,171 · 1990
Highest 13,427 · 1994
Lowest 9,874 · 2025
Average change −0.6% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearKankakeeChange Illinois
2025 9,874 −1.8% 6.6M
2024 10,056 −0.3% 6.6M
2023 10,085 +0.2% 6.5M
2022 10,061 −2.8% 6.5M
2021 10,352 −2.0% 6.4M
2020 10,559 −2.7% 6.3M
2019 10,852 +0.5% 6.5M
2018 10,797 +1.4% 6.6M
2017 10,648 −0.7% 6.6M
2016 10,723 −3.3% 6.6M
2015 11,085 −1.3% 6.6M
2014 11,235 −2.2% 6.6M
2013 11,487 −0.6% 6.6M
2012 11,553 −1.4% 6.6M
2011 11,720 −0.4% 6.6M
2010 11,768 +1.0% 6.6M
2009 11,657 +0.5% 6.6M
2008 11,595 +0.1% 6.6M
2007 11,589 +1.3% 6.6M
2006 11,440 +0.6% 6.5M
2005 11,375 +0.8% 6.4M
2004 11,281 −1.5% 6.3M
2003 11,450 −1.3% 6.3M
2002 11,603 −2.1% 6.3M
2001 11,848 −1.7% 6.4M
2000 12,058 +1.2% 6.5M
1999 11,917 −1.9% 6.5M
1998 12,146 −0.2% 6.3M
1997 12,174 −1.4% 6.3M
1996 12,347 −1.3% 6.2M
1995 12,509 −6.8% 6.2M
1994 13,427 +1.2% 6.1M
1993 13,266 +1.9% 6.1M
1992 13,013 +3.1% 6M
1991 12,622 +3.7% 5.9M
1990 12,171 5.9M

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

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2019 · 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 98,439
3 Joliet 77,956
4 Naperville 77,388
5 Rockford 70,107
6 Elgin 60,702
7 Springfield 54,838
8 Peoria 53,407
9 Waukegan 48,313
10 Champaign 45,483
11 Bloomington 42,011
12 Schaumburg 41,835
13 Cicero 41,385
14 Bolingbrook 40,869
15 Arlington Heights 40,519
16 Evanston 39,339
17 Palatine 38,128
18 Skokie 32,515
19 Decatur 31,989
20 Des Plaines 31,922
21 Berwyn 30,276
22 Oak Park 29,233
23 Tinley Park 29,128
24 Orland Park 28,885
25 Hoffman Estates 28,611
…
90 Chicago Heights 11,559
91 Danville 11,417
92 Freeport 11,200
93 Kankakee 10,852
94 Park Forest 10,456
95 North Chicago 10,387
96 Carbondale 10,321
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.