Wednesday, October 21 Oswego
Towns Advertise
What to do in Illinois
Search Log in Add your business Ask a question
  1. Home
  2. Statistics
  3. Economy & jobs
  4. Labour force
Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Oswego

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 43 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Oswego Illinois

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Featured spot available Your business could be here First in “Statistics” — with a photo and a “Featured” mark. Take this spot
Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 20,624 −1.4% since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025 43 of 101 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +11% +4.0% a year on average
share of Illinois 0.31% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Oswego 20,624
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Oswego · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 20,624 · 2025
First value 7,668 · 2000
Highest 20,924 · 2024
Lowest 7,668 · 2000
Average change +4.0% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearOswegoChange Illinois
2025 20,624 −1.4% 6.6M
2024 20,924 +4.5% 6.6M
2023 20,017 +3.9% 6.5M
2022 19,258 +3.5% 6.5M
2021 18,599 +1.4% 6.4M
2020 18,344 −2.9% 6.3M
2019 18,892 +2.9% 6.5M
2018 18,356 +2.7% 6.6M
2017 17,871 +0.8% 6.6M
2016 17,728 −4.5% 6.6M
2015 18,567 +2.5% 6.6M
2014 18,107 +2.5% 6.6M
2013 17,661 +2.2% 6.6M
2012 17,289 +3.6% 6.6M
2011 16,691 +0.5% 6.6M
2010 16,604 +1.8% 6.6M
2009 16,304 −1.2% 6.6M
2008 16,510 +7.2% 6.6M
2007 15,407 +6.9% 6.6M
2006 14,408 +14% 6.5M
2005 12,630 +10% 6.4M
2004 11,432 +13% 6.3M
2003 10,115 +9.3% 6.3M
2002 9,258 +18% 6.3M
2001 7,850 +2.4% 6.4M
2000 7,668 6.5M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2015 · 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
100 Harvey 8,494
99 North Chicago 8,842
98 East St Louis 9,135
97 Park Forest 10,418
96 Maywood 10,422
95 Freeport 10,607
94 Dolton 10,947
93 Kankakee 11,085
92 Zion 11,145
91 Huntley 11,184
90 Alton 11,677
89 Belvidere 11,750
88 Morton Grove 11,780
87 Carbondale 11,927
86 Melrose Park 12,155
85 Collinsville 12,834
84 Wilmette 12,986
83 Galesburg 12,996
82 Danville 13,105
81 Homer Glen 13,135
80 Woodstock 13,138
79 Edwardsville 13,190
78 Chicago Heights 13,318
77 Elizabethtown 13,595
76 Westmont 13,601
…
55 Mundelein 18,103
54 St. Charles 18,457
53 Rock Island 18,527
52 Oswego 18,567
51 Carpentersville 19,287
50 Quincy 19,377
49 Glendale Heights 19,564
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.