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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Peoria

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 8 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
−5.1% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Peoria 51,557
Illinois 6.6M

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

The series at a glance Peoria · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 51,557 · 2025
First value 55,682 · 1990
Highest 58,105 · 2011
Lowest 51,280 · 2022
Average change −0.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearPeoriaChange Illinois
2025 51,557 −2.2% 6.6M
2024 52,731 +1.4% 6.6M
2023 52,020 +1.4% 6.5M
2022 51,280 −1.6% 6.5M
2021 52,102 −0.4% 6.4M
2020 52,336 −2.0% 6.3M
2019 53,407 −1.4% 6.5M
2018 54,184 +0.5% 6.6M
2017 53,917 −2.3% 6.6M
2016 55,201 +1.6% 6.6M
2015 54,333 −1.7% 6.6M
2014 55,278 −2.1% 6.6M
2013 56,460 −2.5% 6.6M
2012 57,935 −0.3% 6.6M
2011 58,105 +0.7% 6.6M
2010 57,698 −0.1% 6.6M
2009 57,757 −0.5% 6.6M
2008 58,019 +0.8% 6.6M
2007 57,581 +2.4% 6.6M
2006 56,212 +3.0% 6.5M
2005 54,591 +3.8% 6.4M
2004 52,607 +1.3% 6.3M
2003 51,934 −0.7% 6.3M
2002 52,292 −1.6% 6.3M
2001 53,139 −1.0% 6.4M
2000 53,672 −5.3% 6.5M
1999 56,650 −1.1% 6.5M
1998 57,266 −0.1% 6.3M
1997 57,352 +1.6% 6.3M
1996 56,435 +1.0% 6.2M
1995 55,876 +0.5% 6.2M
1994 55,575 −0.7% 6.1M
1993 55,973 −0.9% 6.1M
1992 56,464 +1.0% 6M
1991 55,909 +0.4% 5.9M
1990 55,682 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.

#TerritoryLabour force
100 East St Louis 7,360
99 Harvey 8,899
98 Dolton 9,595
97 Maywood 10,102
96 North Chicago 10,229
95 Carbondale 10,386
94 Kankakee 10,648
93 Park Forest 10,673
92 Freeport 11,124
91 Huntley 11,558
90 Homer Glen 11,842
89 Chicago Heights 11,851
88 Danville 11,864
87 Elmwood Park 12,440
86 Wilmette 12,447
85 Morton Grove 12,505
84 Westmont 12,519
83 Melrose Park 12,657
82 Alton 12,673
81 Galesburg 12,749
80 Zion 12,950
79 Edwardsville 13,309
78 Collinsville 13,659
77 West Chicago 13,808
76 New Lenox 13,826
…
11 Bloomington 42,763
10 Champaign 44,013
9 Waukegan 47,867
8 Peoria 53,917
7 Springfield 55,996
6 Elgin 60,841
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.