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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Niles

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 71 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Niles 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 14,525 +0.0% since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025 71 of 101 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +3.5% −0.1% a year on average
share of Illinois 0.22% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.5% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Niles 14,525
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Niles · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 14,525 · 2025
First value 14,898 · 1990
Highest 16,542 · 1999
Lowest 13,690 · 2011
Average change −0.1% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearNilesChange Illinois
2025 14,525 +0.0% 6.6M
2024 14,518 +2.5% 6.6M
2023 14,163 −0.2% 6.5M
2022 14,190 +2.5% 6.5M
2021 13,847 −1.1% 6.4M
2020 13,996 −2.1% 6.3M
2019 14,298 −0.1% 6.5M
2018 14,307 −0.9% 6.6M
2017 14,432 −1.2% 6.6M
2016 14,608 +4.1% 6.6M
2015 14,037 −0.2% 6.6M
2014 14,060 −0.2% 6.6M
2013 14,090 +0.7% 6.6M
2012 13,989 +2.2% 6.6M
2011 13,690 −0.2% 6.6M
2010 13,724 −0.9% 6.6M
2009 13,853 −1.3% 6.6M
2008 14,040 −0.3% 6.6M
2007 14,088 +0.9% 6.6M
2006 13,963 −0.2% 6.5M
2005 13,991 −1.6% 6.4M
2004 14,219 −0.5% 6.3M
2003 14,294 −1.8% 6.3M
2002 14,559 −3.8% 6.3M
2001 15,134 −1.8% 6.4M
2000 15,415 −6.8% 6.5M
1999 16,542 +2.8% 6.5M
1998 16,091 +2.6% 6.3M
1997 15,682 −1.4% 6.3M
1996 15,911 +0.3% 6.2M
1995 15,868 +0.6% 6.2M
1994 15,774 +1.7% 6.1M
1993 15,511 +3.0% 6.1M
1992 15,063 +1.6% 6M
1991 14,824 −0.5% 5.9M
1990 14,898 5.9M

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

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2014 · 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 102K
3 Naperville 77,853
4 Joliet 75,939
5 Rockford 67,685
6 Springfield 58,328
7 Elgin 57,097
8 Peoria 55,278
9 Waukegan 44,834
10 Schaumburg 44,561
11 Champaign 43,747
12 Arlington Heights 41,394
13 Bloomington 41,306
14 Bolingbrook 40,554
15 Evanston 39,917
16 Palatine 39,792
17 Cicero 37,699
18 Decatur 33,562
19 Skokie 33,329
20 Des Plaines 33,093
21 Tinley Park 32,553
22 Orland Park 30,480
23 Hoffman Estates 30,367
24 Oak Park 29,620
25 Oak Lawn 29,188
…
68 New Lenox 14,167
69 McHenry 14,155
70 Glen Ellyn 14,073
71 Niles 14,060
72 Lockport 13,911
73 Batavia 13,737
74 Elmwood Park 13,727
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.