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Labour force in Park Ridge
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
45 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
20,482
+0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
45 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.7%
+0.2% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.31%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.7% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
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 Ridge 20,482
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Park Ridge · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
20,482 · 2025
First value
19,374 · 1990
Highest
21,225 · 1999
Lowest
18,584 · 2005
Average change
+0.2% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Park Ridge | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20,482 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 20,456 | +2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 19,997 | +0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 19,963 | +3.5% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 19,292 | +0.8% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 19,147 | −4.9% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 20,141 | +0.1% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 20,122 | −0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 20,216 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 20,440 | +3.5% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 19,746 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 19,745 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 19,712 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 19,568 | +2.1% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 19,161 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 19,103 | +1.8% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 18,757 | −1.7% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 19,087 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 19,016 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 18,736 | +0.8% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 18,584 | −0.9% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 18,755 | −0.6% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 18,874 | −2.1% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 19,273 | −4.2% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 20,111 | −1.6% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 20,448 | −3.7% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 21,225 | +2.9% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 20,617 | +1.4% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 20,323 | −1.1% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 20,554 | +0.4% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 20,482 | +2.9% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 19,896 | +1.3% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 19,646 | +1.2% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 19,414 | +1.1% | 6M |
| 1991 | 19,202 | −0.9% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 19,374 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 102K | |
| 3 | Naperville | 77,853 | |
| 4 | Joliet | 75,939 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 67,685 | |
| 6 | Springfield | 58,328 | |
| 7 | Elgin | 57,097 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 55,278 | |
| 9 | Waukegan | 44,834 | |
| 10 | Schaumburg | 44,561 | |
| 11 | Champaign | 43,747 | |
| 12 | Arlington Heights | 41,394 | |
| 13 | Bloomington | 41,306 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 40,554 | |
| 15 | Evanston | 39,917 | |
| 16 | Palatine | 39,792 | |
| 17 | Cicero | 37,699 | |
| 18 | Decatur | 33,562 | |
| 19 | Skokie | 33,329 | |
| 20 | Des Plaines | 33,093 | |
| 21 | Tinley Park | 32,553 | |
| 22 | Orland Park | 30,480 | |
| 23 | Hoffman Estates | 30,367 | |
| 24 | Oak Park | 29,620 | |
| 25 | Oak Lawn | 29,188 | |
| … | |||
| 44 | Hanover Park | 21,081 | |
| 45 | Romeoville | 20,316 | |
| 46 | Woodridge | 20,251 | |
| 47 | Park Ridge | 19,745 | |
| 48 | Addison | 19,678 | |
| 49 | Glendale Heights | 19,558 | |
| 50 | Quincy | 19,449 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Park Ridge
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
3.7%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.0%
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