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Labour force in Oak Park
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
23 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 22, 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
29,759
+0.0%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
23 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.5%
−0.2% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.45%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.5% 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 Park 29,759
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Oak Park · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
29,759 · 2025
First value
32,335 · 1990
Highest
33,794 · 1999
Lowest
27,867 · 2020
Average change
−0.2% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Oak Park | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29,759 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 29,748 | +2.4% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 29,059 | +0.3% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 28,974 | +3.0% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 28,121 | +0.9% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 27,867 | −4.7% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 29,233 | +1.0% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 28,949 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 28,917 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 28,945 | −3.3% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 29,919 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 29,620 | −0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 29,762 | +0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 29,504 | +2.1% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 28,910 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 28,986 | −8.5% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 31,681 | −2.5% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 32,477 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 32,572 | +1.6% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 32,045 | +1.7% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 31,496 | +0.2% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 31,438 | +0.8% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 31,192 | +0.1% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 31,168 | −4.5% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 32,621 | −2.2% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 33,347 | −1.3% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 33,794 | +1.4% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 33,318 | −1.0% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 33,643 | +4.5% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 32,202 | −0.4% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 32,316 | −3.0% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 33,328 | +1.1% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 32,959 | +1.2% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 32,561 | +0.9% | 6M |
| 1991 | 32,261 | −0.2% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 32,335 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | East St Louis | 7,142 | |
| 100 | Harvey | 8,744 | |
| 99 | Dolton | 9,575 | |
| 98 | Maywood | 10,048 | |
| 97 | North Chicago | 10,059 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,094 | |
| 95 | Kankakee | 10,352 | |
| 94 | Park Forest | 10,441 | |
| 93 | Freeport | 10,774 | |
| 92 | Danville | 11,247 | |
| 91 | Homer Glen | 11,559 | |
| 90 | Chicago Heights | 11,607 | |
| 89 | Huntley | 11,637 | |
| 88 | Galesburg | 11,657 | |
| 87 | Wilmette | 11,931 | |
| 86 | Elmwood Park | 11,960 | |
| 85 | Morton Grove | 12,006 | |
| 84 | Westmont | 12,127 | |
| 83 | Melrose Park | 12,128 | |
| 82 | Yorkville | 12,169 | |
| 81 | Alton | 12,272 | |
| 80 | Zion | 12,735 | |
| 79 | Edwardsville | 13,131 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,199 | |
| 77 | West Chicago | 13,230 | |
| … | |||
| 26 | Oak Lawn | 27,467 | |
| 25 | Hoffman Estates | 27,566 | |
| 24 | Orland Park | 28,090 | |
| 23 | Oak Park | 28,121 | |
| 22 | Tinley Park | 28,173 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 29,454 | |
| 20 | Decatur | 30,633 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Oak Park 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
4.3%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.7%
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