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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in McHenry

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 58 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+19% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
McHenry 16,917
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance McHenry · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 16,917 · 2025
First value 12,412 · 2000
Highest 16,917 · 2025
Lowest 12,412 · 2000
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearMcHenryChange Illinois
2025 16,917 +0.1% 6.6M
2024 16,901 +3.6% 6.6M
2023 16,316 +0.6% 6.5M
2022 16,226 +7.2% 6.5M
2021 15,131 +3.6% 6.4M
2020 14,601 −3.8% 6.3M
2019 15,181 +0.6% 6.5M
2018 15,087 +0.7% 6.6M
2017 14,982 +0.1% 6.6M
2016 14,964 +5.3% 6.6M
2015 14,206 +0.4% 6.6M
2014 14,155 −0.5% 6.6M
2013 14,223 −0.6% 6.6M
2012 14,308 +0.7% 6.6M
2011 14,213 −0.5% 6.6M
2010 14,287 −5.8% 6.6M
2009 15,163 +0.6% 6.6M
2008 15,072 +2.0% 6.6M
2007 14,773 +4.1% 6.6M
2006 14,195 +5.2% 6.5M
2005 13,494 +2.7% 6.4M
2004 13,137 +2.9% 6.3M
2003 12,767 +1.6% 6.3M
2002 12,561 +0.2% 6.3M
2001 12,534 +1.0% 6.4M
2000 12,412 6.5M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Chicago 1.5M
2 Aurora 97,281
3 Naperville 81,064
4 Joliet 80,305
5 Rockford 66,087
6 Elgin 59,536
7 Springfield 54,235
8 Peoria 52,020
9 Champaign 47,162
10 Waukegan 46,378
11 Bloomington 43,832
12 Bolingbrook 42,319
13 Schaumburg 41,741
14 Cicero 40,827
15 Arlington Heights 40,409
16 Evanston 39,317
17 Palatine 37,894
18 Skokie 32,513
19 Des Plaines 31,686
20 Berwyn 29,929
21 Decatur 29,769
22 Normal 29,405
23 Orland Park 29,207
24 Tinley Park 29,087
25 Oak Park 29,059
…
56 Northbrook 17,124
57 Rock Island 17,108
58 Gurnee 16,864
59 McHenry 16,316
60 Lake in the Hills 16,164
61 Lockport 15,605
62 O'Fallon 15,467
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.