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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Elmwood Park

1997 – 2025 · 29 data points 87 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1997 – 2025

Labour force, 1997 – 2025 people
−8.8% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1997 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Elmwood Park 12,496
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Elmwood Park · 1997 – 2025
Latest value 12,496 · 2025
First value 12,336 · 1997
Highest 14,232 · 2000
Lowest 11,960 · 2021
Average change +0.0% a year on average
Data points 29

By year

All years · 1997 – 2025

YearElmwood ParkChange Illinois
2025 12,496 −0.1% 6.6M
2024 12,507 +2.4% 6.6M
2023 12,210 −0.1% 6.5M
2022 12,223 +2.2% 6.5M
2021 11,960 −0.2% 6.4M
2020 11,987 −2.9% 6.3M
2019 12,339 +0.2% 6.5M
2018 12,319 −1.0% 6.6M
2017 12,440 −1.4% 6.6M
2016 12,619 −7.9% 6.6M
2015 13,698 −0.2% 6.6M
2014 13,727 −1.1% 6.6M
2013 13,880 +1.0% 6.6M
2012 13,745 +1.5% 6.6M
2011 13,543 −0.2% 6.6M
2010 13,568 +5.4% 6.6M
2009 12,869 −0.9% 6.6M
2008 12,981 −0.0% 6.6M
2007 12,987 +1.1% 6.6M
2006 12,847 −0.2% 6.5M
2005 12,872 −1.2% 6.4M
2004 13,027 −0.9% 6.3M
2003 13,147 −2.3% 6.3M
2002 13,451 −3.8% 6.3M
2001 13,988 −1.7% 6.4M
2000 14,232 +15% 6.5M
1999 12,342 +0.7% 6.5M
1998 12,261 −0.6% 6.3M
1997 12,336 6.3M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1997 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Chicago 1.5M
2 Aurora 97,652
3 Naperville 83,459
4 Joliet 82,003
5 Rockford 64,487
6 Elgin 59,457
7 Springfield 52,744
8 Peoria 51,557
9 Champaign 46,979
10 Waukegan 45,390
11 Bolingbrook 43,372
12 Bloomington 43,042
13 Schaumburg 42,975
14 Cicero 41,891
15 Arlington Heights 41,462
16 Evanston 40,313
17 Palatine 38,916
18 Skokie 33,345
19 Des Plaines 32,487
20 Berwyn 30,721
21 Orland Park 30,005
22 Tinley Park 29,924
23 Oak Park 29,759
24 Decatur 29,197
25 Hoffman Estates 29,113
…
84 Huntley 12,695
85 Morton Grove 12,680
86 Homer Glen 12,524
87 Elmwood Park 12,496
88 Zion 12,313
89 Alton 11,877
90 Chicago Heights 11,730
…

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

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.