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Statistics · City
Labour force in Schaumburg
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
13 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
42,975
+0.2%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
13 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−3.6%
−0.1% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.65%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−3.6% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Schaumburg 42,975
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Schaumburg · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
42,975 · 2025
First value
43,771 · 1990
Highest
50,154 · 1999
Lowest
40,036 · 2020
Average change
−0.1% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Schaumburg | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42,975 | +0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 42,872 | +2.7% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 41,741 | +0.4% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 41,563 | +3.2% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 40,262 | +0.6% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 40,036 | −4.3% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 41,835 | +0.0% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 41,827 | −0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 42,114 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 42,588 | −4.4% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 44,566 | +0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 44,561 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 44,733 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 44,311 | +1.9% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 43,496 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 43,499 | −1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 43,973 | −1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 44,598 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 44,774 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 44,350 | +1.0% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 43,924 | −1.2% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 44,477 | −1.5% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 45,146 | −2.2% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 46,167 | −4.1% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 48,138 | −1.6% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 48,904 | −2.5% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 50,154 | +2.0% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 49,172 | +1.0% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 48,674 | −0.9% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 49,130 | +1.4% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 48,457 | +1.1% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 47,923 | +2.9% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 46,591 | +2.1% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 45,631 | +2.8% | 6M |
| 1991 | 44,397 | +1.4% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 43,771 | 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.
| # | Territory | Labour 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 | |
| … | |||
| 5 | Rockford | 67,654 | |
| 46 | Romeoville | 20,142 | |
| 63 | Round Lake Beach | 14,930 | |
| 10 | Schaumburg | 44,566 | |
| 19 | Skokie | 33,270 | |
| 6 | Springfield | 58,852 | |
| 54 | St. Charles | 18,457 | |
| … |
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.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Schaumburg
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
4.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.9%
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