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Labour force in Batavia
2000 – 2025 · 26 data points
76 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
14,166
−1.2%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
76 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+2.4%
+0.1% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.22%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+2.4% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
2000
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Batavia 14,166
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Batavia · 2000 – 2025
Latest value
14,166 · 2025
First value
13,774 · 2000
Highest
15,175 · 2008
Lowest
13,687 · 2013
Average change
+0.1% a year on average
Data points
26
By year
All years · 2000 – 2025
| Year | Batavia | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,166 | −1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 14,343 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 14,359 | +1.4% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 14,161 | +1.4% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 13,960 | +0.5% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 13,896 | −5.3% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 14,677 | −0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 14,702 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 14,603 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 14,666 | +6.0% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 13,830 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 13,737 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 13,687 | −1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 13,873 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 13,876 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 13,825 | −7.8% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 14,998 | −1.2% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 15,175 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 15,136 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 14,914 | +1.8% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 14,645 | +0.6% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 14,557 | +2.2% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 14,246 | +1.7% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 14,003 | +0.0% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 13,998 | +1.6% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 13,774 | 6.5M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | East St Louis | 7,171 | |
| 99 | Harvey | 8,678 | |
| 98 | Dolton | 9,328 | |
| 97 | Maywood | 9,877 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,321 | |
| 95 | North Chicago | 10,387 | |
| 94 | Park Forest | 10,456 | |
| 93 | Kankakee | 10,852 | |
| 92 | Freeport | 11,200 | |
| 91 | Danville | 11,417 | |
| 90 | Chicago Heights | 11,559 | |
| 89 | Huntley | 11,700 | |
| 88 | Homer Glen | 11,817 | |
| 87 | Galesburg | 12,311 | |
| 86 | Elmwood Park | 12,339 | |
| 85 | Westmont | 12,421 | |
| 84 | Wilmette | 12,432 | |
| 83 | Morton Grove | 12,456 | |
| 82 | Melrose Park | 12,521 | |
| 81 | Alton | 12,562 | |
| 80 | Zion | 13,048 | |
| 79 | Edwardsville | 13,559 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,607 | |
| 77 | West Chicago | 13,660 | |
| 76 | Belvidere | 13,866 | |
| … | |||
| 72 | New Lenox | 14,135 | |
| 71 | Lansing | 14,279 | |
| 70 | Niles | 14,298 | |
| 69 | Batavia | 14,677 | |
| 68 | Lockport | 14,700 | |
| 67 | Elizabethtown | 14,742 | |
| 66 | Vernon Hills | 14,896 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Batavia 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
3.9%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.5%
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