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Labour force in Springfield
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
7 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
52,744
−4.1%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
7 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−10%
−0.4% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.80%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−10% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
80K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Springfield 52,744
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Springfield · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
52,744 · 2025
First value
60,458 · 1990
Highest
64,115 · 2007
Lowest
52,744 · 2025
Average change
−0.4% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Springfield | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52,744 | −4.1% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 55,008 | +1.4% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 54,235 | +0.0% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 54,223 | +0.2% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 54,135 | +1.4% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 53,411 | −2.6% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 54,838 | −1.6% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 55,735 | −0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 55,996 | −2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 57,291 | −2.7% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 58,852 | +0.9% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 58,328 | +0.5% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 58,053 | −3.1% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 59,925 | −2.3% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 61,336 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 61,100 | −4.6% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 64,025 | +0.1% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 63,959 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 64,115 | +1.0% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 63,475 | +1.1% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 62,755 | +3.4% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 60,674 | +1.6% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 59,701 | −1.9% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 60,830 | −1.0% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 61,436 | −0.6% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 61,791 | +0.3% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 61,583 | −0.9% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 62,119 | +0.6% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 61,759 | +3.8% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 59,482 | +0.3% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 59,328 | +2.7% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 57,791 | −2.8% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 59,433 | −2.9% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 61,215 | −0.4% | 6M |
| 1991 | 61,483 | +1.7% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 60,458 | 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.
| # | Territory | Labour 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 | |
| … | |||
| 64 | Round Lake Beach | 15,130 | |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 42,114 | |
| 18 | Skokie | 32,866 | |
| 7 | Springfield | 55,996 | |
| 52 | St. Charles | 18,670 | |
| 38 | Streamwood | 22,184 | |
| 22 | Tinley Park | 29,394 | |
| … |
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.
Economy & jobs
Springfield 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
4.8%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.3%
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