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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Moline

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 44 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−7.5% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Moline 20,487
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Moline · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 20,487 · 2025
First value 22,184 · 1990
Highest 23,999 · 2007
Lowest 20,395 · 2022
Average change −0.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearMolineChange Illinois
2025 20,487 −1.3% 6.6M
2024 20,757 +1.0% 6.6M
2023 20,556 +0.8% 6.5M
2022 20,395 −0.9% 6.5M
2021 20,587 −1.7% 6.4M
2020 20,943 −3.4% 6.3M
2019 21,681 −0.2% 6.5M
2018 21,727 +0.6% 6.6M
2017 21,596 −1.6% 6.6M
2016 21,941 −0.9% 6.6M
2015 22,142 −0.2% 6.6M
2014 22,194 −1.3% 6.6M
2013 22,490 −2.1% 6.6M
2012 22,976 −1.2% 6.6M
2011 23,259 −0.6% 6.6M
2010 23,390 +0.7% 6.6M
2009 23,235 −2.5% 6.6M
2008 23,831 −0.7% 6.6M
2007 23,999 +1.4% 6.6M
2006 23,670 +1.2% 6.5M
2005 23,388 +3.4% 6.4M
2004 22,616 +1.2% 6.3M
2003 22,351 −0.3% 6.3M
2002 22,415 −2.1% 6.3M
2001 22,894 −1.9% 6.4M
2000 23,347 +2.6% 6.5M
1999 22,747 +0.5% 6.5M
1998 22,634 +2.9% 6.3M
1997 22,005 +2.0% 6.3M
1996 21,565 +0.3% 6.2M
1995 21,507 −1.1% 6.2M
1994 21,752 −3.1% 6.1M
1993 22,443 −1.6% 6.1M
1992 22,803 +1.4% 6M
1991 22,489 +1.4% 5.9M
1990 22,184 5.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
100 East St Louis 7,360
99 Harvey 8,899
98 Dolton 9,595
97 Maywood 10,102
96 North Chicago 10,229
95 Carbondale 10,386
94 Kankakee 10,648
93 Park Forest 10,673
92 Freeport 11,124
91 Huntley 11,558
90 Homer Glen 11,842
89 Chicago Heights 11,851
88 Danville 11,864
87 Elmwood Park 12,440
86 Wilmette 12,447
85 Morton Grove 12,505
84 Westmont 12,519
83 Melrose Park 12,657
82 Alton 12,673
81 Galesburg 12,749
80 Zion 12,950
79 Edwardsville 13,309
78 Collinsville 13,659
77 West Chicago 13,808
76 New Lenox 13,826
…
45 Urbana 20,660
44 DeKalb 21,140
43 Carpentersville 21,308
42 Moline 21,596
41 Belleville 21,781
40 Wheeling 21,814
39 Crystal Lake 21,978
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.