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Labour force in Wilmette
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
82 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
12,750
−0.0%
since 2024
Towns of Illinois · 2025
82 of 101
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−1.8%
−0.2% a year on average
share of Illinois
0.19%
Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−1.8% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Wilmette 12,750
Illinois 6.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Wilmette · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
12,750 · 2025
First value
13,606 · 1990
Highest
14,271 · 1994
Lowest
11,718 · 2020
Average change
−0.2% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Wilmette | Change | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,750 | −0.0% | 6.6M |
| 2024 | 12,753 | +2.5% | 6.6M |
| 2023 | 12,441 | +0.6% | 6.5M |
| 2022 | 12,364 | +3.6% | 6.5M |
| 2021 | 11,931 | +1.8% | 6.4M |
| 2020 | 11,718 | −5.7% | 6.3M |
| 2019 | 12,432 | +0.1% | 6.5M |
| 2018 | 12,416 | −0.2% | 6.6M |
| 2017 | 12,447 | −0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2016 | 12,491 | −3.8% | 6.6M |
| 2015 | 12,986 | +0.4% | 6.6M |
| 2014 | 12,939 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2013 | 12,850 | +1.1% | 6.6M |
| 2012 | 12,714 | +2.0% | 6.6M |
| 2011 | 12,462 | +0.3% | 6.6M |
| 2010 | 12,424 | +0.7% | 6.6M |
| 2009 | 12,336 | −2.5% | 6.6M |
| 2008 | 12,655 | −0.6% | 6.6M |
| 2007 | 12,732 | +0.8% | 6.6M |
| 2006 | 12,627 | +0.8% | 6.5M |
| 2005 | 12,529 | −1.2% | 6.4M |
| 2004 | 12,676 | −0.7% | 6.3M |
| 2003 | 12,761 | −2.3% | 6.3M |
| 2002 | 13,056 | −4.1% | 6.3M |
| 2001 | 13,618 | −1.9% | 6.4M |
| 2000 | 13,887 | −1.2% | 6.5M |
| 1999 | 14,058 | +2.4% | 6.5M |
| 1998 | 13,732 | +1.0% | 6.3M |
| 1997 | 13,595 | −1.0% | 6.3M |
| 1996 | 13,736 | −0.2% | 6.2M |
| 1995 | 13,758 | −3.6% | 6.2M |
| 1994 | 14,271 | +2.3% | 6.1M |
| 1993 | 13,952 | +1.9% | 6.1M |
| 1992 | 13,686 | +1.6% | 6M |
| 1991 | 13,469 | −1.0% | 5.9M |
| 1990 | 13,606 | 5.9M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Illinois
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Addison | 20,108 | |
| 57 | Algonquin | 17,477 | |
| 81 | Alton | 12,562 | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 40,519 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 98,439 | |
| 32 | Bartlett | 23,634 | |
| 69 | Batavia | 14,677 | |
| 42 | Belleville | 21,564 | |
| 76 | Belvidere | 13,866 | |
| 21 | Berwyn | 30,276 | |
| 11 | Bloomington | 42,011 | |
| 14 | Bolingbrook | 40,869 | |
| 31 | Buffalo Grove | 24,142 | |
| 74 | Burbank | 14,111 | |
| 96 | Carbondale | 10,321 | |
| 38 | Carol Stream | 22,068 | |
| 44 | Carpentersville | 21,133 | |
| 10 | Champaign | 45,483 | |
| 1 | Chicago | 1.4M | |
| 90 | Chicago Heights | 11,559 | |
| 13 | Cicero | 41,385 | |
| 78 | Collinsville | 13,607 | |
| 39 | Crystal Lake | 21,921 | |
| 91 | Danville | 11,417 | |
| 43 | DeKalb | 21,203 | |
| … | |||
| 85 | Westmont | 12,421 | |
| 28 | Wheaton | 27,490 | |
| 37 | Wheeling | 22,091 | |
| 84 | Wilmette | 12,432 | |
| 50 | Woodridge | 19,175 | |
| 73 | Woodstock | 14,113 | |
| 80 | Zion | 13,048 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Wilmette 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
3.9%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.1%
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