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Labour force in Glen Ellyn
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
68 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 21, 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
14,637
+0.0%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
68 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+1.6%
+0.1% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.22%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+1.6% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Glen Ellyn 14,637
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Glen Ellyn · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
14,637 · 2025
First value
14,061 · 1990
Highest
15,731 · 1999
Lowest
13,269 · 2020
Average change
+0.1% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Glen Ellyn | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,637 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 14,634 | +2.5% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 14,271 | +1.0% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 14,132 | +4.3% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 13,553 | +2.1% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 13,269 | −5.0% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 13,965 | −0.1% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 13,972 | −0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 14,050 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 14,152 | −1.8% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 14,406 | +2.4% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 14,073 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 14,060 | +0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 13,932 | +1.8% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 13,679 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 13,592 | −4.9% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 14,286 | −1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 14,475 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 14,492 | +1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 14,335 | +1.7% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 14,091 | −1.3% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 14,270 | +0.1% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 14,256 | −1.0% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 14,404 | −4.9% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 15,141 | −0.6% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 15,240 | −3.1% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 15,731 | +3.7% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 15,174 | +1.8% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 14,906 | −1.0% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 15,053 | +0.4% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 14,992 | −2.0% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 15,294 | +3.0% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 14,848 | +2.2% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 14,534 | +2.6% | 6M |
| 1991 | 14,164 | +0.7% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 14,061 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour 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 | |
| … | |||
| 65 | O'Fallon | 15,249 | |
| 66 | Woodstock | 14,993 | |
| 67 | Highland Park | 14,975 | |
| 68 | Glen Ellyn | 14,637 | |
| 69 | Pekin | 14,574 | |
| 70 | Lansing | 14,533 | |
| 71 | Niles | 14,525 | |
| … |
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.
Economy & jobs
Glen Ellyn 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
4.7%
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