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Labour force in Oswego
2000 – 2025 · 26 data points
43 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 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
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
0
10K
20K
30K
2000
2010
2015
2025
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
| Year | Oswego | Change | 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
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Addison | 20,297 | |
| 57 | Algonquin | 17,390 | |
| 82 | Alton | 12,673 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 40,623 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 99,225 | |
| 32 | Bartlett | 23,781 | |
| 66 | Batavia | 14,603 | |
| 41 | Belleville | 21,781 | |
| 75 | Belvidere | 13,886 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 30,630 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 42,763 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 41,070 | |
| 31 | Buffalo Grove | 24,078 | |
| 72 | Burbank | 14,250 | |
| 95 | Carbondale | 10,386 | |
| 37 | Carol Stream | 22,335 | |
| 43 | Carpentersville | 21,308 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,013 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 89 | Chicago Heights | 11,851 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 41,937 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,659 | |
| 39 | Crystal Lake | 21,978 | |
| 88 | Danville | 11,864 | |
| 44 | DeKalb | 21,140 | |
| … | |||
| 26 | Oak Lawn | 28,618 | |
| 24 | Oak Park | 28,917 | |
| 23 | Orland Park | 29,053 | |
| 55 | Oswego | 17,871 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 38,441 | |
| 93 | Park Forest | 10,673 | |
| 48 | Park Ridge | 20,216 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Oswego 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
4.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.7%
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