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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Highland Park

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 67 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Highland Park 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 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

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

YearHighland ParkChange 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.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
48 Addison 19,648
56 Algonquin 17,191
90 Alton 11,677
12 Arlington Heights 41,486
2 Aurora 103K
34 Bartlett 23,601
73 Batavia 13,830
41 Belleville 22,192
89 Belvidere 11,750
28 Berwyn 28,072
13 Bloomington 41,361
14 Bolingbrook 40,626
31 Buffalo Grove 24,483
67 Burbank 14,453
87 Carbondale 11,927
32 Carol Stream 24,251
51 Carpentersville 19,287
11 Champaign 44,364
1 Chicago 1.4M
78 Chicago Heights 13,318
17 Cicero 37,383
85 Collinsville 12,834
37 Crystal Lake 22,845
82 Danville 13,105
39 DeKalb 22,417
…
57 Gurnee 17,170
44 Hanover Park 21,026
100 Harvey 8,494
62 Highland Park 15,009
23 Hoffman Estates 30,377
81 Homer Glen 13,135
91 Huntley 11,184
…

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.