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Labour force in Plainfield
2000 – 2025 · 26 data points
30 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 22, 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
26,782
+0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
30 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+20%
+4.9% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.41%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+20% 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
Plainfield 26,782
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Plainfield · 2000 – 2025
Latest value
26,782 · 2025
First value
8,118 · 2000
Highest
26,782 · 2025
Lowest
8,118 · 2000
Average change
+4.9% a year on average
Data points
26
By year
All years · 2000 – 2025
| Year | Plainfield | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26,782 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 26,764 | +4.2% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 25,686 | +3.4% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 24,830 | +6.2% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 23,370 | +3.4% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 22,599 | −3.3% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 23,381 | +1.0% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 23,153 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 23,013 | +1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 22,695 | +2.0% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 22,258 | +1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 21,965 | +0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 21,800 | +3.9% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 20,991 | +2.1% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 20,560 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 20,503 | +3.1% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 19,887 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 19,909 | +2.8% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 19,365 | +9.8% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 17,630 | +15% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 15,386 | +14% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 13,480 | +19% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 11,361 | +16% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 9,826 | +8.6% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 9,048 | +11% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 8,118 | 6.5M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 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 | |
| … | |||
| 28 | Wheaton | 27,751 | |
| 29 | Downers Grove | 26,919 | |
| 30 | Lombard | 25,425 | |
| 31 | Plainfield | 24,830 | |
| 32 | Romeoville | 24,031 | |
| 33 | Bartlett | 23,718 | |
| 34 | Glenview | 23,433 | |
| … |
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
Plainfield 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
3.7%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.5%
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