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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in DeKalb

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 46 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · DeKalb Illinois

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 20,352 −1.5% since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025 46 of 101 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −9.2% +0.2% a year on average
share of Illinois 0.31% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−9.2% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
DeKalb 20,352
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance DeKalb · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 20,352 · 2025
First value 19,012 · 1990
Highest 24,759 · 2008
Lowest 19,012 · 1990
Average change +0.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearDeKalbChange Illinois
2025 20,352 −1.5% 6.6M
2024 20,653 +0.3% 6.6M
2023 20,586 +0.9% 6.5M
2022 20,412 +0.4% 6.5M
2021 20,326 +1.1% 6.4M
2020 20,112 −5.1% 6.3M
2019 21,203 −0.2% 6.5M
2018 21,241 +0.5% 6.6M
2017 21,140 −0.9% 6.6M
2016 21,333 −4.8% 6.6M
2015 22,417 −1.4% 6.6M
2014 22,745 +0.4% 6.6M
2013 22,660 −0.7% 6.6M
2012 22,819 −0.2% 6.6M
2011 22,876 −0.5% 6.6M
2010 22,993 −5.7% 6.6M
2009 24,376 −1.5% 6.6M
2008 24,759 +3.5% 6.6M
2007 23,922 +4.8% 6.6M
2006 22,835 +2.3% 6.5M
2005 22,328 +1.3% 6.4M
2004 22,046 +1.1% 6.3M
2003 21,816 +0.7% 6.3M
2002 21,654 −0.9% 6.3M
2001 21,852 +0.4% 6.4M
2000 21,775 −2.7% 6.5M
1999 22,388 +3.2% 6.5M
1998 21,703 +8.2% 6.3M
1997 20,053 −1.0% 6.3M
1996 20,253 +3.2% 6.2M
1995 19,622 −0.3% 6.2M
1994 19,686 +0.4% 6.1M
1993 19,610 +0.9% 6.1M
1992 19,441 +1.7% 6M
1991 19,118 +0.6% 5.9M
1990 19,012 5.9M

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

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
47 Addison 20,133
57 Algonquin 17,414
81 Alton 12,639
15 Arlington Heights 40,515
2 Aurora 99,360
32 Bartlett 23,624
67 Batavia 14,702
41 Belleville 21,733
74 Belvidere 14,046
21 Berwyn 30,316
11 Bloomington 42,440
14 Bolingbrook 40,971
31 Buffalo Grove 24,156
72 Burbank 14,115
96 Carbondale 10,338
37 Carol Stream 22,113
43 Carpentersville 21,447
10 Champaign 44,630
1 Chicago 1.4M
91 Chicago Heights 11,581
13 Cicero 41,454
78 Collinsville 13,635
40 Crystal Lake 21,889
90 Danville 11,650
44 DeKalb 21,241
18 Decatur 32,780
20 Des Plaines 31,694
98 Dolton 9,390
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.