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Labour force in Mundelein
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
55 of 101 · Towns of Illinois
Updated Oct 22, 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
17,894
−1.5%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
55 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−1.2%
+0.9% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.27%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−1.2% 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
Mundelein 17,894
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Mundelein · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
17,894 · 2025
First value
13,289 · 1990
Highest
18,239 · 2019
Lowest
13,289 · 1990
Average change
+0.9% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Mundelein | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,894 | −1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 18,174 | +1.7% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 17,866 | +1.6% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 17,592 | +0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 17,565 | +0.2% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 17,527 | −3.9% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 18,239 | +0.3% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 18,182 | +1.3% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 17,954 | −0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 17,971 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 18,103 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 17,982 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 17,877 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 17,955 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 18,014 | −0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 18,064 | +1.5% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 17,804 | −1.6% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 18,096 | +2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 17,684 | +0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 17,573 | +1.7% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 17,285 | +1.6% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 17,018 | +0.5% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 16,927 | +0.9% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 16,782 | −0.3% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 16,833 | −1.0% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 17,004 | −1.7% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 17,294 | −0.2% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 17,326 | +2.6% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 16,880 | +3.9% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 16,248 | +13% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 14,439 | +1.7% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 14,191 | +1.1% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 14,042 | +2.4% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 13,716 | +2.2% | 6M |
| 1991 | 13,426 | +1.0% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 13,289 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1.5M | |
| 2 | Aurora | 98,405 | |
| 3 | Naperville | 83,377 | |
| 4 | Joliet | 82,096 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 65,920 | |
| 6 | Elgin | 60,152 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 55,008 | |
| 8 | Peoria | 52,731 | |
| 9 | Champaign | 47,601 | |
| 10 | Waukegan | 46,070 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 44,577 | |
| 12 | Bolingbrook | 43,378 | |
| 13 | Schaumburg | 42,872 | |
| 14 | Cicero | 41,812 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 41,364 | |
| 16 | Evanston | 40,225 | |
| 17 | Palatine | 38,848 | |
| 18 | Skokie | 33,327 | |
| 19 | Des Plaines | 32,481 | |
| 20 | Berwyn | 30,668 | |
| 21 | Tinley Park | 29,953 | |
| 22 | Orland Park | 29,944 | |
| 23 | Normal | 29,917 | |
| 24 | Oak Park | 29,748 | |
| 25 | Decatur | 29,563 | |
| … | |||
| 52 | Glendale Heights | 19,348 | |
| 53 | St. Charles | 18,720 | |
| 54 | Algonquin | 18,422 | |
| 55 | Mundelein | 18,174 | |
| 56 | Northbrook | 17,518 | |
| 57 | Rock Island | 17,223 | |
| 58 | McHenry | 16,901 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Mundelein 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
4.5%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.6%
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