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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
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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
12,313
−1.4%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
88 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+10%
+0.4% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.19%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+10% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
2000
2010
2015
2025
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
| Year | Zion | Change | 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.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Addison | 21,158 | |
| 54 | Algonquin | 18,412 | |
| 89 | Alton | 11,877 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 41,462 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 97,652 | |
| 33 | Bartlett | 24,562 | |
| 76 | Batavia | 14,166 | |
| 48 | Belleville | 20,081 | |
| 81 | Belvidere | 12,857 | |
| 20 | Berwyn | 30,721 | |
| 12 | Bloomington | 43,042 | |
| 11 | Bolingbrook | 43,372 | |
| 37 | Buffalo Grove | 23,586 | |
| 72 | Burbank | 14,411 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,096 | |
| 39 | Carol Stream | 22,941 | |
| 49 | Carpentersville | 19,791 | |
| 9 | Champaign | 46,979 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.5M | |
| 90 | Chicago Heights | 11,730 | |
| 14 | Cicero | 41,891 | |
| 80 | Collinsville | 12,911 | |
| 36 | Crystal Lake | 23,772 | |
| 92 | Danville | 10,711 | |
| 46 | DeKalb | 20,352 | |
| … | |||
| 47 | Woodridge | 20,184 | |
| 66 | Woodstock | 14,993 | |
| 77 | Yorkville | 13,992 | |
| 88 | Zion | 12,313 |
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.
Economy & jobs
Zion 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
6.1%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.6%
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