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Statistics · City
Labour force in Arlington Heights
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
15 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
41,462
+0.2%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
15 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.1%
−0.1% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.63%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.1% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Arlington Heights 41,462
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Arlington Heights · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
41,462 · 2025
First value
43,576 · 1990
Highest
45,955 · 1999
Lowest
38,464 · 2020
Average change
−0.1% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Arlington Heights | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41,462 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 41,364 | +2.4% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 40,409 | +0.3% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 40,303 | +3.7% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 38,868 | +1.1% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 38,464 | −5.1% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 40,519 | +0.0% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 40,515 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 40,623 | −0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 40,946 | −1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 41,486 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 41,394 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 41,371 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 41,108 | +2.5% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 40,124 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 40,133 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 40,212 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 40,801 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 40,967 | +0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 40,588 | +0.6% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 40,330 | −1.2% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 40,809 | −1.2% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 41,298 | −2.3% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 42,262 | −4.5% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 44,231 | −1.0% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 44,663 | −2.8% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 45,955 | +2.2% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 44,947 | −0.5% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 45,152 | −1.4% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 45,780 | −0.0% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 45,784 | +0.7% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 45,472 | +1.7% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 44,707 | +1.4% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 44,074 | +1.3% | 6M |
| 1991 | 43,516 | −0.1% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 43,576 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 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 | |
| … |
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
Arlington Heights 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
3.8%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.8%
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