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Labour force in Park Forest
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
93 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 21, 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
10,673
−0.0%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
93 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+2.4%
−0.7% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.16%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+2.4% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Park Forest 10,673
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Park Forest · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
10,673 · 2025
First value
13,412 · 1990
Highest
14,015 · 1994
Lowest
10,327 · 2020
Average change
−0.7% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Park Forest | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,673 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 10,676 | +2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 10,431 | −0.0% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 10,433 | −0.1% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 10,441 | +1.1% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 10,327 | −1.2% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 10,456 | −0.6% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 10,518 | −1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 10,673 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 10,824 | +3.9% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 10,418 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 10,435 | −1.9% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 10,638 | +0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 10,558 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 10,405 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 10,390 | −14% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 12,123 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 12,211 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 12,220 | +1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 12,084 | +0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 12,054 | −1.8% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 12,272 | −0.7% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 12,360 | −2.4% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 12,664 | −3.2% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 13,086 | −0.2% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 13,110 | −5.3% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 13,849 | +2.0% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 13,584 | −0.2% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 13,611 | −1.3% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 13,785 | −0.1% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 13,794 | −1.6% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 14,015 | +1.1% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 13,862 | +0.4% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 13,806 | +2.3% | 6M |
| 1991 | 13,492 | +0.6% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 13,412 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 96,262 | |
| 3 | Naperville | 79,972 | |
| 4 | Joliet | 79,767 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 66,149 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 58,993 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 54,223 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 51,280 | |
| 9 | Champaign | 46,502 | |
| 10 | Waukegan | 45,951 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 42,458 | |
| 12 | Bolingbrook | 41,945 | |
| 13 | Schaumburg | 41,563 | |
| 14 | Cicero | 41,064 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 40,303 | |
| 16 | Evanston | 39,171 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 37,813 | |
| 18 | Skokie | 32,471 | |
| 19 | Des Plaines | 31,780 | |
| 20 | Berwyn | 30,065 | |
| 21 | Decatur | 29,942 | |
| 22 | Orland Park | 29,143 | |
| 23 | Tinley Park | 29,127 | |
| 24 | Oak Park | 28,974 | |
| 25 | Normal | 28,469 | |
| … | |||
| 91 | Galesburg | 11,240 | |
| 92 | Danville | 11,173 | |
| 93 | Freeport | 10,620 | |
| 94 | Park Forest | 10,433 | |
| 95 | Kankakee | 10,061 | |
| 96 | Maywood | 10,014 | |
| 97 | Carbondale | 10,007 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Park Forest 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
6.6%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
8.4%
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