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Labour force in Oak Lawn
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
27 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
28,821
+0.0%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
27 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.8%
−0.0% 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
Oak Lawn 28,821
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Oak Lawn · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
28,821 · 2025
First value
29,261 · 1990
Highest
31,264 · 1999
Lowest
25,735 · 2005
Average change
−0.0% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Oak Lawn | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,821 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 28,813 | +2.6% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 28,088 | −0.5% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 28,232 | +2.8% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 27,467 | +0.2% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 27,409 | −3.0% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 28,266 | −0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 28,318 | −1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 28,618 | −1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 28,983 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 29,067 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 29,188 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 29,309 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 29,122 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 28,703 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 28,782 | +11% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 26,005 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 26,178 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 26,063 | +1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 25,780 | +0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 25,735 | −0.9% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 25,962 | −0.9% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 26,209 | −1.7% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 26,675 | −3.6% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 27,678 | −1.7% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 28,170 | −9.9% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 31,264 | +2.0% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 30,644 | +0.1% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 30,604 | −1.2% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 30,976 | +0.6% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 30,779 | +2.5% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 30,033 | +0.9% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 29,773 | +0.8% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 29,529 | +1.2% | 6M |
| 1991 | 29,173 | −0.3% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 29,261 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 26 | Normal | 28,890 | |
| 27 | Oak Lawn | 28,821 | |
| 28 | Wheaton | 28,709 | |
| 29 | Downers Grove | 28,162 | |
| 30 | Plainfield | 26,782 | |
| … |
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
Statistics: Oak Lawn
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
4.9%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.5%
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