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Labour force in Lansing
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
70 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 21, 2026
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
14,533
−0.0%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
70 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.4%
−0.2% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.22%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.4% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Lansing 14,533
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Lansing · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
14,533 · 2025
First value
15,331 · 1990
Highest
16,198 · 1999
Lowest
13,978 · 2005
Average change
−0.2% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Lansing | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,533 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 14,539 | +2.4% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 14,194 | −0.5% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 14,270 | +0.8% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 14,155 | +0.9% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 14,022 | −1.8% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 14,279 | −0.3% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 14,315 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 14,471 | −1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 14,643 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 14,597 | −0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 14,676 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 14,878 | +1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 14,700 | +2.0% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 14,410 | −0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 14,539 | +3.2% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 14,090 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 14,102 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 14,134 | +0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 14,003 | +0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 13,978 | −1.1% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 14,140 | −1.2% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 14,311 | −1.5% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 14,529 | −3.8% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 15,096 | −2.1% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 15,412 | −4.9% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 16,198 | +1.7% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 15,930 | +0.0% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 15,926 | −0.8% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 16,059 | −0.2% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 16,094 | −0.3% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 16,139 | +2.1% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 15,803 | +1.2% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 15,617 | +2.5% | 6M |
| 1991 | 15,241 | −0.6% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 15,331 | 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.
| # | Territory | Labour 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 | |
| … | |||
| 68 | Lockport | 14,700 | |
| 69 | Batavia | 14,677 | |
| 70 | Niles | 14,298 | |
| 71 | Lansing | 14,279 | |
| 72 | New Lenox | 14,135 | |
| 73 | Woodstock | 14,113 | |
| 74 | Burbank | 14,111 | |
| … |
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.
Economy & jobs
Lansing 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
6.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
7.2%
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