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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Belleville

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 48 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−9.5% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Belleville 20,081
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Belleville · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 20,081 · 2025
First value 22,333 · 1990
Highest 23,918 · 2010
Lowest 20,081 · 2025
Average change −0.3% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearBellevilleChange Illinois
2025 20,081 −2.0% 6.6M
2024 20,487 −0.7% 6.6M
2023 20,625 +0.2% 6.5M
2022 20,575 −2.5% 6.5M
2021 21,111 −1.3% 6.4M
2020 21,386 −0.8% 6.3M
2019 21,564 −0.8% 6.5M
2018 21,733 −0.2% 6.6M
2017 21,781 −1.0% 6.6M
2016 22,011 −0.8% 6.6M
2015 22,192 −0.6% 6.6M
2014 22,329 −1.5% 6.6M
2013 22,661 −2.3% 6.6M
2012 23,184 −2.4% 6.6M
2011 23,751 −0.7% 6.6M
2010 23,918 +12% 6.6M
2009 21,363 −1.1% 6.6M
2008 21,590 −0.5% 6.6M
2007 21,698 +0.4% 6.6M
2006 21,601 +1.3% 6.5M
2005 21,331 +1.4% 6.4M
2004 21,037 −0.4% 6.3M
2003 21,120 −0.6% 6.3M
2002 21,241 −1.8% 6.3M
2001 21,636 −1.5% 6.4M
2000 21,963 +7.9% 6.5M
1999 20,362 −1.9% 6.5M
1998 20,748 −0.7% 6.3M
1997 20,903 +0.7% 6.3M
1996 20,758 +0.2% 6.2M
1995 20,717 −3.6% 6.2M
1994 21,492 −3.2% 6.1M
1993 22,197 −1.6% 6.1M
1992 22,551 +1.4% 6M
1991 22,232 −0.5% 5.9M
1990 22,333 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.

#TerritoryLabour force
101 East St Louis 6,722
100 Harvey 8,608
99 Dolton 9,346
98 North Chicago 9,918
97 Carbondale 10,007
96 Maywood 10,014
95 Kankakee 10,061
94 Park Forest 10,433
93 Freeport 10,620
92 Danville 11,173
91 Galesburg 11,240
90 Chicago Heights 11,537
89 Alton 12,062
88 Homer Glen 12,117
87 Elmwood Park 12,223
86 Huntley 12,233
85 Morton Grove 12,354
84 Wilmette 12,364
83 Zion 12,425
82 Melrose Park 12,483
81 Westmont 12,557
80 Yorkville 12,990
79 Collinsville 13,091
78 Belvidere 13,209
77 Edwardsville 13,213
…
45 Moline 20,395
44 DeKalb 20,412
43 Addison 20,440
42 Belleville 20,575
41 Urbana 20,819
40 Streamwood 21,768
39 Carol Stream 22,234
…

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.