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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in North Chicago

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 98 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

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

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
North Chicago 9,789
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance North Chicago · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 9,789 · 2025
First value 9,216 · 1990
Highest 10,387 · 2019
Lowest 8,620 · 1995
Average change +0.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearNorth ChicagoChange Illinois
2025 9,789 −1.5% 6.6M
2024 9,935 −0.5% 6.6M
2023 9,983 +0.7% 6.5M
2022 9,918 −1.4% 6.5M
2021 10,059 +1.0% 6.4M
2020 9,955 −4.2% 6.3M
2019 10,387 +0.0% 6.5M
2018 10,385 +1.5% 6.6M
2017 10,229 +0.2% 6.6M
2016 10,211 +15% 6.6M
2015 8,842 −3.9% 6.6M
2014 9,198 +1.1% 6.6M
2013 9,101 −0.5% 6.6M
2012 9,146 −0.8% 6.6M
2011 9,216 +0.8% 6.6M
2010 9,141 −1.5% 6.6M
2009 9,281 −0.9% 6.6M
2008 9,369 +0.4% 6.6M
2007 9,329 −1.2% 6.6M
2006 9,442 +2.3% 6.5M
2005 9,234 +1.3% 6.4M
2004 9,115 +0.3% 6.3M
2003 9,085 −8.8% 6.3M
2002 9,957 +1.1% 6.3M
2001 9,848 −2.2% 6.4M
2000 10,070 +14% 6.5M
1999 8,851 −0.7% 6.5M
1998 8,915 +2.8% 6.3M
1997 8,668 +0.1% 6.3M
1996 8,660 +0.5% 6.2M
1995 8,620 −0.9% 6.2M
1994 8,694 −0.7% 6.1M
1993 8,752 −0.8% 6.1M
1992 8,827 −1.3% 6M
1991 8,941 −3.0% 5.9M
1990 9,216 5.9M

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

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Chicago 1.5M
2 Aurora 97,652
3 Naperville 83,459
4 Joliet 82,003
5 Rockford 64,487
6 Elgin 59,457
7 Springfield 52,744
8 Peoria 51,557
9 Champaign 46,979
10 Waukegan 45,390
11 Bolingbrook 43,372
12 Bloomington 43,042
13 Schaumburg 42,975
14 Cicero 41,891
15 Arlington Heights 41,462
16 Evanston 40,313
17 Palatine 38,916
18 Skokie 33,345
19 Des Plaines 32,487
20 Berwyn 30,721
21 Orland Park 30,005
22 Tinley Park 29,924
23 Oak Park 29,759
24 Decatur 29,197
25 Hoffman Estates 29,113
…
95 Maywood 10,375
96 Carbondale 10,096
97 Kankakee 9,874
98 North Chicago 9,789
99 Dolton 9,468
100 Harvey 8,813
101 East St Louis 6,639

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

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.