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Labour force in Normal
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
26 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 22, 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
28,890
−3.4%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
26 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.8%
+0.7% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.44%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.8% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
40K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Normal 28,890
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Normal · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
28,890 · 2025
First value
22,876 · 1990
Highest
30,154 · 2011
Lowest
22,876 · 1990
Average change
+0.7% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Normal | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,890 | −3.4% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 29,917 | +1.7% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 29,405 | +3.3% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 28,469 | +3.8% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 27,419 | +1.8% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 26,936 | −4.5% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 28,201 | −0.7% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 28,387 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 28,397 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 28,727 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 29,126 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 29,046 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 29,457 | −1.8% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 30,001 | −0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 30,154 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 30,060 | +7.6% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 27,945 | +0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 27,806 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 27,707 | +1.7% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 27,231 | +1.3% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 26,871 | +3.3% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 26,021 | +0.3% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 25,933 | −0.5% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 26,067 | +2.1% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 25,524 | +1.3% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 25,198 | −12% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 28,771 | +4.7% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 27,477 | +6.1% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 25,887 | +4.8% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 24,692 | +1.4% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 24,343 | −0.3% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 24,405 | +2.7% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 23,763 | −0.6% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 23,899 | +3.0% | 6M |
| 1991 | 23,201 | +1.4% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 22,876 | 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.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Harvey | 8,681 | |
| 99 | East St Louis | 9,133 | |
| 98 | North Chicago | 9,198 | |
| 97 | Park Forest | 10,435 | |
| 96 | Maywood | 10,501 | |
| 95 | Freeport | 10,951 | |
| 94 | Huntley | 11,027 | |
| 93 | Dolton | 11,055 | |
| 92 | Zion | 11,170 | |
| 91 | Kankakee | 11,235 | |
| 90 | Alton | 11,729 | |
| 89 | Belvidere | 11,745 | |
| 88 | Carbondale | 11,752 | |
| 87 | Morton Grove | 11,763 | |
| 86 | Melrose Park | 12,147 | |
| 85 | Collinsville | 12,842 | |
| 84 | Wilmette | 12,939 | |
| 83 | Edwardsville | 12,949 | |
| 82 | Homer Glen | 13,116 | |
| 81 | Woodstock | 13,129 | |
| 80 | Danville | 13,141 | |
| 79 | Galesburg | 13,227 | |
| 78 | Chicago Heights | 13,424 | |
| 77 | Elizabethtown | 13,469 | |
| 76 | Westmont | 13,573 | |
| … | |||
| 30 | Lombard | 25,322 | |
| 29 | Downers Grove | 27,466 | |
| 28 | Berwyn | 28,261 | |
| 27 | Normal | 29,046 | |
| 26 | Wheaton | 29,075 | |
| 25 | Oak Lawn | 29,188 | |
| 24 | Oak Park | 29,620 | |
| … |
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.
Economy & jobs
Normal 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
4.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.5%
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