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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Northbrook

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 56 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Northbrook 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 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

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

YearNorthbrookChange 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

2018 · 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 99,360
3 Joliet 77,880
4 Naperville 76,806
5 Rockford 71,091
6 Elgin 61,112
7 Springfield 55,735
8 Peoria 54,184
9 Waukegan 48,268
10 Champaign 44,630
11 Bloomington 42,440
12 Schaumburg 41,827
13 Cicero 41,454
14 Bolingbrook 40,971
15 Arlington Heights 40,515
16 Evanston 39,389
17 Palatine 38,173
18 Decatur 32,780
19 Skokie 32,567
20 Des Plaines 31,694
21 Berwyn 30,316
22 Tinley Park 29,103
23 Oak Park 28,949
24 Orland Park 28,870
25 Hoffman Estates 28,506
…
55 Mundelein 18,182
56 Gurnee 17,683
57 Algonquin 17,414
58 Northbrook 16,970
59 Lake in the Hills 15,847
60 O'Fallon 15,609
61 Highland Park 15,334
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.