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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Oak Lawn

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 27 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Oak Lawn 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 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

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

YearOak LawnChange 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

2016 · 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
48 Addison 20,427
57 Algonquin 17,482
83 Alton 12,807
14 Arlington Heights 40,946
2 Aurora 99,981
32 Bartlett 23,971
66 Batavia 14,666
40 Belleville 22,011
75 Belvidere 13,942
21 Berwyn 31,090
11 Bloomington 43,352
15 Bolingbrook 40,945
31 Buffalo Grove 24,204
70 Burbank 14,427
94 Carbondale 10,746
37 Carol Stream 22,486
43 Carpentersville 21,588
10 Champaign 44,073
1 Chicago 1.4M
89 Chicago Heights 12,052
13 Cicero 42,543
78 Collinsville 13,678
39 Crystal Lake 22,125
88 Danville 12,212
44 DeKalb 21,333
…
58 Northbrook 17,197
62 O'Fallon 15,345
61 Oak Forest 15,345
25 Oak Lawn 28,983
26 Oak Park 28,945
23 Orland Park 29,327
55 Oswego 17,728
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.