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Statistics · City
Labour force in Carpentersville
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
49 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
19,791
−1.5%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
49 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+2.6%
+1.4% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.30%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+2.6% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Carpentersville 19,791
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Carpentersville · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
19,791 · 2025
First value
12,166 · 1990
Highest
21,588 · 2016
Lowest
12,166 · 1990
Average change
+1.4% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Carpentersville | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,791 | −1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 20,086 | −0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 20,203 | +0.4% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 20,127 | +0.7% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 19,982 | −0.5% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 20,083 | −5.0% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 21,133 | −1.5% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 21,447 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 21,308 | −1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 21,588 | +12% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 19,287 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 19,147 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 19,213 | −0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 19,373 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 19,588 | +0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 19,488 | +3.5% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 18,828 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 18,775 | +1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 18,577 | +2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 18,154 | +0.8% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 18,003 | +2.6% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 17,546 | +3.3% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 16,978 | +1.4% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 16,747 | +1.7% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 16,459 | +5.2% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 15,644 | +0.9% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 15,497 | +6.7% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 14,519 | +5.0% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 13,831 | +2.9% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 13,436 | +4.2% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 12,895 | +3.3% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 12,480 | −1.7% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 12,690 | +0.2% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 12,665 | +1.6% | 6M |
| 1991 | 12,460 | +2.4% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 12,166 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 99,981 | |
| 3 | Joliet | 78,893 | |
| 4 | Naperville | 76,751 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 71,132 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 61,415 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 57,291 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 55,201 | |
| 9 | Waukegan | 48,149 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,073 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 43,352 | |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 42,588 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 42,543 | |
| 14 | Arlington Heights | 40,946 | |
| 15 | Bolingbrook | 40,945 | |
| 16 | Evanston | 40,109 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 38,846 | |
| 18 | Skokie | 33,267 | |
| 19 | Decatur | 33,225 | |
| 20 | Des Plaines | 31,636 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 31,090 | |
| 22 | Tinley Park | 29,676 | |
| 23 | Orland Park | 29,327 | |
| 24 | Hoffman Estates | 28,994 | |
| 25 | Oak Lawn | 28,983 | |
| … | |||
| 40 | Belleville | 22,011 | |
| 41 | Moline | 21,941 | |
| 42 | Wheeling | 21,903 | |
| 43 | Carpentersville | 21,588 | |
| 44 | DeKalb | 21,333 | |
| 45 | Urbana | 20,955 | |
| 46 | Quincy | 20,647 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Carpentersville
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
6.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.8%
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