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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Palatine

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 17 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−2.5% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Palatine 38,916
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Palatine · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 38,916 · 2025
First value 30,395 · 1990
Highest 41,675 · 2000
Lowest 30,395 · 1990
Average change +0.7% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearPalatineChange Illinois
2025 38,916 +0.2% 6.6M
2024 38,848 +2.5% 6.6M
2023 37,894 +0.2% 6.5M
2022 37,813 +3.2% 6.5M
2021 36,652 +0.8% 6.4M
2020 36,350 −4.7% 6.3M
2019 38,128 −0.1% 6.5M
2018 38,173 −0.7% 6.6M
2017 38,441 −1.0% 6.6M
2016 38,846 −2.6% 6.6M
2015 39,902 +0.3% 6.6M
2014 39,792 −0.3% 6.6M
2013 39,899 +0.9% 6.6M
2012 39,542 +1.8% 6.6M
2011 38,825 −0.3% 6.6M
2010 38,936 −2.1% 6.6M
2009 39,769 −1.3% 6.6M
2008 40,300 −0.1% 6.6M
2007 40,360 +1.5% 6.6M
2006 39,755 +1.2% 6.5M
2005 39,295 +0.4% 6.4M
2004 39,145 −0.7% 6.3M
2003 39,413 −1.2% 6.3M
2002 39,874 −3.5% 6.3M
2001 41,321 −0.8% 6.4M
2000 41,675 +21% 6.5M
1999 34,465 +2.6% 6.5M
1998 33,597 +0.9% 6.3M
1997 33,282 +1.7% 6.3M
1996 32,734 +0.7% 6.2M
1995 32,509 +0.7% 6.2M
1994 32,281 +1.5% 6.1M
1993 31,791 +1.7% 6.1M
1992 31,246 +1.9% 6M
1991 30,655 +0.9% 5.9M
1990 30,395 5.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Chicago 1.5M
2 Aurora 97,281
3 Naperville 81,064
4 Joliet 80,305
5 Rockford 66,087
6 Elgin 59,536
7 Springfield 54,235
8 Peoria 52,020
9 Champaign 47,162
10 Waukegan 46,378
11 Bloomington 43,832
12 Bolingbrook 42,319
13 Schaumburg 41,741
14 Cicero 40,827
15 Arlington Heights 40,409
16 Evanston 39,317
17 Palatine 37,894
18 Skokie 32,513
19 Des Plaines 31,686
20 Berwyn 29,929
21 Decatur 29,769
22 Normal 29,405
23 Orland Park 29,207
24 Tinley Park 29,087
25 Oak Park 29,059
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.