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Labour force in Plainfield

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 30 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Plainfield Illinois

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 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 26,782 +0.1% since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025 30 of 101 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +20% +4.9% a year on average
share of Illinois 0.41% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+20% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Plainfield 26,782
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Plainfield · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 26,782 · 2025
First value 8,118 · 2000
Highest 26,782 · 2025
Lowest 8,118 · 2000
Average change +4.9% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPlainfieldChange Illinois
2025 26,782 +0.1% 6.6M
2024 26,764 +4.2% 6.6M
2023 25,686 +3.4% 6.5M
2022 24,830 +6.2% 6.5M
2021 23,370 +3.4% 6.4M
2020 22,599 −3.3% 6.3M
2019 23,381 +1.0% 6.5M
2018 23,153 +0.6% 6.6M
2017 23,013 +1.4% 6.6M
2016 22,695 +2.0% 6.6M
2015 22,258 +1.3% 6.6M
2014 21,965 +0.8% 6.6M
2013 21,800 +3.9% 6.6M
2012 20,991 +2.1% 6.6M
2011 20,560 +0.3% 6.6M
2010 20,503 +3.1% 6.6M
2009 19,887 −0.1% 6.6M
2008 19,909 +2.8% 6.6M
2007 19,365 +9.8% 6.6M
2006 17,630 +15% 6.5M
2005 15,386 +14% 6.4M
2004 13,480 +19% 6.3M
2003 11,361 +16% 6.3M
2002 9,826 +8.6% 6.3M
2001 9,048 +11% 6.4M
2000 8,118 6.5M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2017 · 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
47 Addison 20,297
57 Algonquin 17,390
82 Alton 12,673
15 Arlington Heights 40,623
2 Aurora 99,225
32 Bartlett 23,781
66 Batavia 14,603
41 Belleville 21,781
75 Belvidere 13,886
21 Berwyn 30,630
11 Bloomington 42,763
14 Bolingbrook 41,070
31 Buffalo Grove 24,078
72 Burbank 14,250
95 Carbondale 10,386
37 Carol Stream 22,335
43 Carpentersville 21,308
10 Champaign 44,013
1 Chicago 1.4M
89 Chicago Heights 11,851
13 Cicero 41,937
78 Collinsville 13,659
39 Crystal Lake 21,978
88 Danville 11,864
44 DeKalb 21,140
…
48 Park Ridge 20,216
61 Pekin 15,342
8 Peoria 53,917
34 Plainfield 23,013
46 Quincy 20,613
53 Rock Island 18,197
5 Rockford 69,969
…

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.