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Labour force in Highland Park
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
67 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
14,975
−1.4%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
67 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.2%
−0.4% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.23%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.2% 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
Highland Park 14,975
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Highland Park · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
14,975 · 2025
First value
17,465 · 1990
Highest
17,465 · 1990
Lowest
14,717 · 2020
Average change
−0.4% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Highland Park | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,975 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 15,192 | +0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 15,065 | +1.6% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 14,827 | +0.3% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 14,784 | +0.5% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 14,717 | −4.4% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 15,392 | +0.4% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 15,334 | +1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 15,136 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 15,100 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 15,009 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 14,926 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 14,871 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 14,925 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 14,922 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 14,893 | −6.3% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 15,896 | −3.4% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 16,461 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 16,652 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 16,480 | +1.4% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 16,247 | +2.2% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 15,903 | +0.6% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 15,816 | −0.2% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 15,848 | −0.7% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 15,955 | −1.9% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 16,271 | −5.4% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 17,194 | −0.6% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 17,299 | +0.2% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 17,263 | +1.0% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 17,087 | +1.6% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 16,819 | +4.5% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 16,091 | −1.2% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 16,287 | −3.2% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 16,825 | −0.9% | 6M |
| 1991 | 16,983 | −2.8% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 17,465 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Harvey | 8,494 | |
| 99 | North Chicago | 8,842 | |
| 98 | East St Louis | 9,135 | |
| 97 | Park Forest | 10,418 | |
| 96 | Maywood | 10,422 | |
| 95 | Freeport | 10,607 | |
| 94 | Dolton | 10,947 | |
| 93 | Kankakee | 11,085 | |
| 92 | Zion | 11,145 | |
| 91 | Huntley | 11,184 | |
| 90 | Alton | 11,677 | |
| 89 | Belvidere | 11,750 | |
| 88 | Morton Grove | 11,780 | |
| 87 | Carbondale | 11,927 | |
| 86 | Melrose Park | 12,155 | |
| 85 | Collinsville | 12,834 | |
| 84 | Wilmette | 12,986 | |
| 83 | Galesburg | 12,996 | |
| 82 | Danville | 13,105 | |
| 81 | Homer Glen | 13,135 | |
| 80 | Woodstock | 13,138 | |
| 79 | Edwardsville | 13,190 | |
| 78 | Chicago Heights | 13,318 | |
| 77 | Elizabethtown | 13,595 | |
| 76 | Westmont | 13,601 | |
| … | |||
| 65 | Lansing | 14,597 | |
| 64 | Vernon Hills | 14,911 | |
| 63 | Round Lake Beach | 14,930 | |
| 62 | Highland Park | 15,009 | |
| 61 | Oak Forest | 15,399 | |
| 60 | Pekin | 15,758 | |
| 59 | Lake in the Hills | 16,347 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Highland Park 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
3.7%
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