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Statistics · City
Labour force in Northbrook
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
56 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
17,537
+0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
56 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+6.7%
+0.0% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.27%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+6.7% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Northbrook 17,537
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Northbrook · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
17,537 · 2025
First value
17,284 · 1990
Highest
18,757 · 1999
Lowest
15,773 · 2010
Average change
+0.0% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Northbrook | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,537 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 17,518 | +2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 17,124 | +0.8% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 16,987 | +3.7% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 16,380 | +1.1% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 16,203 | −4.8% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 17,014 | +0.3% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 16,970 | −0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 17,048 | −0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 17,197 | +4.6% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 16,439 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 16,344 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 16,355 | +1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 16,166 | +2.1% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 15,828 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 15,773 | −5.5% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 16,687 | −2.4% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 17,103 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 17,158 | +1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 16,950 | +0.9% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 16,793 | −0.4% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 16,867 | +1.0% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 16,700 | −1.1% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 16,879 | −3.7% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 17,534 | −1.4% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 17,775 | −5.2% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 18,757 | +3.0% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 18,215 | +1.4% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 17,972 | −1.0% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 18,154 | +0.3% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 18,097 | +0.4% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 18,021 | +2.1% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 17,642 | +0.8% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 17,507 | +1.8% | 6M |
| 1991 | 17,205 | −0.5% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 17,284 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 99,225 | |
| 3 | Joliet | 78,152 | |
| 4 | Naperville | 76,671 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 69,969 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 60,841 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 55,996 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 53,917 | |
| 9 | Waukegan | 47,867 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,013 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 42,763 | |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 42,114 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 41,937 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 41,070 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 40,623 | |
| 16 | Evanston | 39,637 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 38,441 | |
| 18 | Skokie | 32,866 | |
| 19 | Decatur | 32,581 | |
| 20 | Des Plaines | 31,286 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 30,630 | |
| 22 | Tinley Park | 29,394 | |
| 23 | Orland Park | 29,053 | |
| 24 | Oak Park | 28,917 | |
| 25 | Hoffman Estates | 28,684 | |
| … | |||
| 55 | Oswego | 17,871 | |
| 56 | Gurnee | 17,474 | |
| 57 | Algonquin | 17,390 | |
| 58 | Northbrook | 17,048 | |
| 59 | Lake in the Hills | 15,883 | |
| 60 | O'Fallon | 15,376 | |
| 61 | Pekin | 15,342 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Northbrook 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
3.8%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.8%
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