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Labour force in Zion

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 88 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+10% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Zion 12,313
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Zion · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 12,313 · 2025
First value 11,139 · 2000
Highest 13,060 · 2018
Lowest 10,924 · 2002
Average change +0.4% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearZionChange Illinois
2025 12,313 −1.4% 6.6M
2024 12,489 −0.3% 6.6M
2023 12,526 +0.8% 6.5M
2022 12,425 −2.4% 6.5M
2021 12,735 +1.1% 6.4M
2020 12,594 −3.5% 6.3M
2019 13,048 −0.1% 6.5M
2018 13,060 +0.8% 6.6M
2017 12,950 −0.6% 6.6M
2016 13,028 +17% 6.6M
2015 11,145 −0.2% 6.6M
2014 11,170 −0.6% 6.6M
2013 11,232 −0.7% 6.6M
2012 11,307 −2.0% 6.6M
2011 11,536 −0.7% 6.6M
2010 11,612 −1.5% 6.6M
2009 11,788 −1.7% 6.6M
2008 11,990 +0.4% 6.6M
2007 11,948 +2.8% 6.6M
2006 11,621 +2.8% 6.5M
2005 11,307 +2.3% 6.4M
2004 11,054 +0.1% 6.3M
2003 11,041 +1.1% 6.3M
2002 10,924 −2.8% 6.3M
2001 11,235 +0.9% 6.4M
2000 11,139 6.5M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Chicago 1.5M
2 Aurora 97,652
3 Naperville 83,459
4 Joliet 82,003
5 Rockford 64,487
6 Elgin 59,457
7 Springfield 52,744
8 Peoria 51,557
9 Champaign 46,979
10 Waukegan 45,390
11 Bolingbrook 43,372
12 Bloomington 43,042
13 Schaumburg 42,975
14 Cicero 41,891
15 Arlington Heights 41,462
16 Evanston 40,313
17 Palatine 38,916
18 Skokie 33,345
19 Des Plaines 32,487
20 Berwyn 30,721
21 Orland Park 30,005
22 Tinley Park 29,924
23 Oak Park 29,759
24 Decatur 29,197
25 Hoffman Estates 29,113
…
85 Morton Grove 12,680
86 Homer Glen 12,524
87 Elmwood Park 12,496
88 Zion 12,313
89 Alton 11,877
90 Chicago Heights 11,730
91 Galesburg 11,566
…

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

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.