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Labour force in Crystal Lake
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
36 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
23,772
+0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
36 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+4.1%
+1.6% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.36%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+4.1% 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
Crystal Lake 23,772
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Crystal Lake · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
23,772 · 2025
First value
13,738 · 1990
Highest
23,772 · 2025
Lowest
13,738 · 1990
Average change
+1.6% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Crystal Lake | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23,772 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 23,746 | +3.0% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 23,045 | +1.4% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 22,721 | +5.1% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 21,611 | +2.7% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 21,045 | −4.0% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 21,921 | +0.1% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 21,889 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 21,978 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 22,125 | −3.2% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 22,845 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 22,760 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 22,797 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 22,748 | +1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 22,494 | −1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 22,729 | +1.9% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 22,311 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 22,221 | +0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 22,101 | +2.2% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 21,623 | +2.6% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 21,084 | +0.5% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 20,983 | +0.5% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 20,883 | −0.0% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 20,888 | −2.5% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 21,418 | +1.1% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 21,194 | +5.8% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 20,039 | +4.4% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 19,195 | +3.3% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 18,584 | −0.3% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 18,632 | +2.9% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 18,112 | +11% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 16,304 | +5.2% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 15,493 | +4.2% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 14,863 | +4.5% | 6M |
| 1991 | 14,227 | +3.6% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 13,738 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Addison | 19,649 | |
| 56 | Algonquin | 17,112 | |
| 81 | Alton | 12,272 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 38,868 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 94,117 | |
| 34 | Bartlett | 22,871 | |
| 71 | Batavia | 13,960 | |
| 41 | Belleville | 21,111 | |
| 76 | Belvidere | 13,264 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 29,454 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 41,083 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 40,028 | |
| 33 | Buffalo Grove | 23,047 | |
| 74 | Burbank | 13,782 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,094 | |
| 39 | Carol Stream | 21,418 | |
| 45 | Carpentersville | 19,982 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 46,078 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 90 | Chicago Heights | 11,607 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 40,029 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,199 | |
| 38 | Crystal Lake | 21,611 | |
| 92 | Danville | 11,247 | |
| 44 | DeKalb | 20,326 | |
| 20 | Decatur | 30,633 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Crystal Lake 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
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