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Labour force in Lockport
2000 – 2025 · 26 data points
61 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 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
16,074
+0.3%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
61 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+15%
+2.4% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.24%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+15% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
2000
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Lockport 16,074
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Lockport · 2000 – 2025
Latest value
16,074 · 2025
First value
8,799 · 2000
Highest
16,074 · 2025
Lowest
8,799 · 2000
Average change
+2.4% a year on average
Data points
26
By year
All years · 2000 – 2025
| Year | Lockport | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,074 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 16,028 | +2.7% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 15,605 | +2.3% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 15,251 | +4.6% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 14,585 | +2.6% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 14,209 | −3.3% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 14,700 | +1.2% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 14,532 | +0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 14,463 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 14,462 | +3.7% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 13,941 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 13,911 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 13,910 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 13,881 | +1.6% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 13,662 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 13,680 | −2.9% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 14,083 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 13,875 | +2.0% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 13,607 | +3.4% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 13,157 | +8.2% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 12,165 | +6.2% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 11,454 | +6.8% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 10,721 | +5.2% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 10,187 | +13% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 8,978 | +2.0% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 8,799 | 6.5M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 103K | |
| 3 | Naperville | 78,776 | |
| 4 | Joliet | 75,658 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 67,654 | |
| 6 | Springfield | 58,852 | |
| 7 | Elgin | 57,585 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 54,333 | |
| 9 | Waukegan | 44,731 | |
| 10 | Schaumburg | 44,566 | |
| 11 | Champaign | 44,364 | |
| 12 | Arlington Heights | 41,486 | |
| 13 | Bloomington | 41,361 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 40,626 | |
| 15 | Evanston | 39,962 | |
| 16 | Palatine | 39,902 | |
| 17 | Cicero | 37,383 | |
| 18 | Decatur | 33,327 | |
| 19 | Skokie | 33,270 | |
| 20 | Des Plaines | 33,005 | |
| 21 | Tinley Park | 32,505 | |
| 22 | Orland Park | 30,522 | |
| 23 | Hoffman Estates | 30,377 | |
| 24 | Oak Park | 29,919 | |
| 25 | Wheaton | 29,241 | |
| … | |||
| 69 | New Lenox | 14,402 | |
| 70 | McHenry | 14,206 | |
| 71 | Niles | 14,037 | |
| 72 | Lockport | 13,941 | |
| 73 | Batavia | 13,830 | |
| 74 | Elmwood Park | 13,698 | |
| 75 | O'Fallon | 13,691 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Lockport 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
3.9%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.5%
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