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Statistics · City
Labour force in Naperville
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
3 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
83,459
+0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
3 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+5.9%
+1.6% a year on average
share of Illinois
1.27%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+5.9% 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
Naperville 83,459
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Naperville · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
83,459 · 2025
First value
47,284 · 1990
Highest
83,459 · 2025
Lowest
47,284 · 1990
Average change
+1.6% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Naperville | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83,459 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 83,377 | +2.9% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 81,064 | +1.4% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 79,972 | +5.2% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 76,021 | +2.8% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 73,951 | −4.4% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 77,388 | +0.8% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 76,806 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 76,671 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 76,751 | −2.6% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 78,776 | +1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 77,853 | +0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 77,143 | +1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 76,097 | +2.4% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 74,292 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 74,216 | −1.9% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 75,635 | −1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 76,420 | +0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 76,025 | +1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 74,962 | +2.1% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 73,425 | +0.1% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 73,316 | +1.0% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 72,595 | +0.3% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 72,363 | −1.5% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 73,499 | +1.2% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 72,629 | +1.8% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 71,313 | +6.9% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 66,737 | +4.2% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 64,072 | +3.8% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 61,719 | +5.5% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 58,500 | +2.6% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 57,021 | +6.7% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 53,457 | +4.4% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 51,202 | +4.2% | 6M |
| 1991 | 49,150 | +3.9% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 47,284 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Harvey | 8,494 | |
| 99 | North Chicago | 8,842 | |
| 98 | East St Louis | 9,135 | |
| 97 | Park Forest | 10,418 | |
| 96 | Maywood | 10,422 | |
| 95 | Freeport | 10,607 | |
| 94 | Dolton | 10,947 | |
| 93 | Kankakee | 11,085 | |
| 92 | Zion | 11,145 | |
| 91 | Huntley | 11,184 | |
| 90 | Alton | 11,677 | |
| 89 | Belvidere | 11,750 | |
| 88 | Morton Grove | 11,780 | |
| 87 | Carbondale | 11,927 | |
| 86 | Melrose Park | 12,155 | |
| 85 | Collinsville | 12,834 | |
| 84 | Wilmette | 12,986 | |
| 83 | Galesburg | 12,996 | |
| 82 | Danville | 13,105 | |
| 81 | Homer Glen | 13,135 | |
| 80 | Woodstock | 13,138 | |
| 79 | Edwardsville | 13,190 | |
| 78 | Chicago Heights | 13,318 | |
| 77 | Elizabethtown | 13,595 | |
| 76 | Westmont | 13,601 | |
| … | |||
| 6 | Springfield | 58,852 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 67,654 | |
| 4 | Joliet | 75,658 | |
| 3 | Naperville | 78,776 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 103K | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M |
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
Statistics: Naperville
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
3.8%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.9%
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