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Labour force in Lombard
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
31 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
26,295
+0.2%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
31 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.7%
+0.4% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.40%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.7% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Lombard 26,295
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Lombard · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
26,295 · 2025
First value
23,135 · 1990
Highest
26,295 · 2025
Lowest
23,135 · 1990
Average change
+0.4% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Lombard | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26,295 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 26,240 | +2.6% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 25,574 | +0.6% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 25,425 | +4.5% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 24,334 | +1.6% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 23,948 | −4.4% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 25,042 | −0.1% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 25,077 | +1.6% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 24,673 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 24,853 | −2.0% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 25,356 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 25,322 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 25,342 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 25,097 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 24,723 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 24,713 | +2.8% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 24,042 | −1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 24,288 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 24,287 | +2.0% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 23,803 | +1.1% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 23,544 | −0.9% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 23,754 | −0.6% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 23,900 | −1.6% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 24,279 | −2.5% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 24,907 | −1.1% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 25,184 | −3.6% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 26,130 | +2.4% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 25,518 | +1.6% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 25,109 | −1.1% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 25,384 | +1.5% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 25,021 | +3.3% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 24,228 | +1.0% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 23,979 | +1.4% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 23,651 | +1.6% | 6M |
| 1991 | 23,278 | +0.6% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 23,135 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 93,494 | |
| 3 | Joliet | 75,639 | |
| 4 | Naperville | 73,951 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 68,227 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 58,153 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 53,411 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 52,336 | |
| 9 | Waukegan | 46,250 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 44,952 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 40,461 | |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 40,036 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 39,759 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 39,298 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 38,464 | |
| 16 | Evanston | 37,372 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 36,350 | |
| 18 | Skokie | 31,988 | |
| 19 | Decatur | 31,089 | |
| 20 | Des Plaines | 30,811 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 29,406 | |
| 22 | Tinley Park | 28,087 | |
| 23 | Oak Park | 27,867 | |
| 24 | Orland Park | 27,766 | |
| 25 | Hoffman Estates | 27,522 | |
| … | |||
| 27 | Normal | 26,936 | |
| 28 | Wheaton | 25,963 | |
| 29 | Downers Grove | 25,238 | |
| 30 | Lombard | 23,948 | |
| 31 | Buffalo Grove | 23,060 | |
| 32 | Plainfield | 22,599 | |
| 33 | Bartlett | 22,555 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Lombard 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
3.8%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.8%
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