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Labour force in Oak Forest
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
64 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
15,330
+0.2%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
64 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.4%
+0.0% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.23%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.4% 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
Oak Forest 15,330
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Oak Forest · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
15,330 · 2025
First value
15,160 · 1990
Highest
17,192 · 1999
Lowest
14,428 · 2020
Average change
+0.0% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Oak Forest | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,330 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 15,299 | +3.4% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 14,800 | −0.5% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 14,879 | +2.9% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 14,466 | +0.3% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 14,428 | −3.7% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 14,987 | −0.0% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 14,993 | −1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 15,173 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 15,345 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 15,399 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 15,457 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 15,571 | +0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 15,488 | +1.8% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 15,208 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 15,240 | −2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 15,600 | −0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 15,694 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 15,728 | +1.6% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 15,487 | +0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 15,458 | −0.4% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 15,520 | −0.4% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 15,575 | −0.9% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 15,718 | −3.3% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 16,255 | −1.3% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 16,477 | −4.2% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 17,192 | +2.6% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 16,759 | +3.8% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 16,139 | −0.7% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 16,254 | +0.6% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 16,154 | −1.0% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 16,315 | +1.6% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 16,051 | +2.1% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 15,727 | +3.4% | 6M |
| 1991 | 15,216 | +0.4% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 15,160 | 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.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Addison | 21,158 | |
| 54 | Algonquin | 18,412 | |
| 89 | Alton | 11,877 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 41,462 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 97,652 | |
| 33 | Bartlett | 24,562 | |
| 76 | Batavia | 14,166 | |
| 48 | Belleville | 20,081 | |
| 81 | Belvidere | 12,857 | |
| 20 | Berwyn | 30,721 | |
| 12 | Bloomington | 43,042 | |
| 11 | Bolingbrook | 43,372 | |
| 37 | Buffalo Grove | 23,586 | |
| 72 | Burbank | 14,411 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,096 | |
| 39 | Carol Stream | 22,941 | |
| 49 | Carpentersville | 19,791 | |
| 9 | Champaign | 46,979 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.5M | |
| 90 | Chicago Heights | 11,730 | |
| 14 | Cicero | 41,891 | |
| 80 | Collinsville | 12,911 | |
| 36 | Crystal Lake | 23,772 | |
| 92 | Danville | 10,711 | |
| 46 | DeKalb | 20,352 | |
| … | |||
| 98 | North Chicago | 9,789 | |
| 56 | Northbrook | 17,537 | |
| 65 | O'Fallon | 15,249 | |
| 64 | Oak Forest | 15,330 | |
| 27 | Oak Lawn | 28,821 | |
| 23 | Oak Park | 29,759 | |
| 21 | Orland Park | 30,005 | |
| … |
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.
Economy & jobs
Oak Forest 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
4.5%
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