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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Dolton

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 99 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−14% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Dolton 9,468
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Dolton · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 9,468 · 2025
First value 12,547 · 1990
Highest 13,388 · 1994
Lowest 9,252 · 2023
Average change −0.8% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearDoltonChange Illinois
2025 9,468 −0.5% 6.6M
2024 9,518 +2.9% 6.6M
2023 9,252 −1.0% 6.5M
2022 9,346 −2.4% 6.5M
2021 9,575 +0.4% 6.4M
2020 9,541 +2.3% 6.3M
2019 9,328 −0.7% 6.5M
2018 9,390 −2.1% 6.6M
2017 9,595 −1.5% 6.6M
2016 9,741 −11% 6.6M
2015 10,947 −1.0% 6.6M
2014 11,055 −2.1% 6.6M
2013 11,290 +1.4% 6.6M
2012 11,130 +1.3% 6.6M
2011 10,991 −0.3% 6.6M
2010 11,020 −8.1% 6.6M
2009 11,991 −0.3% 6.6M
2008 12,033 −0.1% 6.6M
2007 12,049 +1.1% 6.6M
2006 11,915 −0.9% 6.5M
2005 12,024 −1.4% 6.4M
2004 12,193 −1.7% 6.3M
2003 12,399 −2.2% 6.3M
2002 12,682 −3.2% 6.3M
2001 13,103 −1.4% 6.4M
2000 13,288 +1.0% 6.5M
1999 13,153 +1.6% 6.5M
1998 12,942 +0.1% 6.3M
1997 12,931 −1.5% 6.3M
1996 13,133 +1.3% 6.2M
1995 12,967 −3.1% 6.2M
1994 13,388 +2.3% 6.1M
1993 13,091 +0.7% 6.1M
1992 12,997 +3.6% 6M
1991 12,543 −0.0% 5.9M
1990 12,547 5.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
101 East St Louis 7,215
100 Harvey 8,642
99 Dolton 9,541
98 North Chicago 9,955
97 Maywood 10,012
96 Carbondale 10,133
95 Park Forest 10,327
94 Kankakee 10,559
93 Freeport 10,885
92 Huntley 11,289
91 Homer Glen 11,309
90 Chicago Heights 11,378
89 Danville 11,408
88 Yorkville 11,585
87 Wilmette 11,718
86 Westmont 11,915
85 Galesburg 11,987
84 Elmwood Park 11,987
83 Melrose Park 12,012
82 Morton Grove 12,051
81 Alton 12,242
80 Zion 12,594
79 West Chicago 12,883
78 Edwardsville 12,987
77 Collinsville 13,202
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.