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Labour force in Quincy
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
51 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
19,649
−1.3%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
51 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+1.4%
−0.0% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.30%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+1.4% 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
Quincy 19,649
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Quincy · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
19,649 · 2025
First value
19,658 · 1990
Highest
22,873 · 2007
Lowest
19,377 · 2015
Average change
−0.0% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Quincy | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,649 | −1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 19,899 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 19,863 | +1.0% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 19,662 | −0.6% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 19,789 | −0.2% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 19,828 | −3.6% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 20,566 | −1.8% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 20,936 | +1.6% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 20,613 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 20,647 | +6.6% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 19,377 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 19,449 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 19,659 | −2.0% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 20,068 | −1.8% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 20,444 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 20,668 | −6.9% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 22,207 | −1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 22,430 | −1.9% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 22,873 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 22,733 | +3.7% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 21,927 | +6.1% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 20,675 | +0.7% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 20,541 | −1.1% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 20,774 | +0.0% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 20,766 | −0.4% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 20,842 | −3.3% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 21,552 | −0.2% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 21,602 | +4.1% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 20,746 | +1.1% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 20,520 | −1.1% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 20,746 | +0.1% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 20,722 | −0.6% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 20,840 | +2.5% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 20,340 | +3.5% | 6M |
| 1991 | 19,652 | −0.0% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 19,658 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | East St Louis | 7,336 | |
| 99 | Harvey | 8,729 | |
| 98 | Dolton | 9,390 | |
| 97 | Maywood | 9,919 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,338 | |
| 95 | North Chicago | 10,385 | |
| 94 | Park Forest | 10,518 | |
| 93 | Kankakee | 10,797 | |
| 92 | Freeport | 11,415 | |
| 91 | Chicago Heights | 11,581 | |
| 90 | Danville | 11,650 | |
| 89 | Huntley | 11,708 | |
| 88 | Homer Glen | 11,801 | |
| 87 | Elmwood Park | 12,319 | |
| 86 | Wilmette | 12,416 | |
| 85 | Morton Grove | 12,420 | |
| 84 | Westmont | 12,456 | |
| 83 | Melrose Park | 12,534 | |
| 82 | Galesburg | 12,571 | |
| 81 | Alton | 12,639 | |
| 80 | Zion | 13,060 | |
| 79 | Edwardsville | 13,361 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,635 | |
| 77 | West Chicago | 13,700 | |
| 76 | Glen Ellyn | 13,972 | |
| … | |||
| 48 | Park Ridge | 20,122 | |
| 47 | Addison | 20,133 | |
| 46 | Urbana | 20,738 | |
| 45 | Quincy | 20,936 | |
| 44 | DeKalb | 21,241 | |
| 43 | Carpentersville | 21,447 | |
| 42 | Moline | 21,727 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Quincy 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
3.6%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.1%
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