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Civilian labor force in Oak Forest, IL

Civilian labor force in Oak Forest, IL was 15,330 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 66th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons15,330
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank66th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high17,1921999
Series low14,4282020

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Civilian labor force in Oak Forest, IL, 1990 to 2025

14K15K16K17K18K19901996200220082014202020251990: 15,160 persons1991: 15,216 persons1992: 15,727 persons1993: 16,051 persons1994: 16,315 persons1995: 16,154 persons1996: 16,254 persons1997: 16,139 persons1998: 16,759 persons1999: 17,192 persons2000: 16,477 persons2001: 16,255 persons2002: 15,718 persons2003: 15,575 persons2004: 15,520 persons2005: 15,458 persons2006: 15,487 persons2007: 15,728 persons2008: 15,694 persons2009: 15,600 persons2010: 15,240 persons2011: 15,208 persons2012: 15,488 persons2013: 15,571 persons2014: 15,457 persons2015: 15,399 persons2016: 15,345 persons2017: 15,173 persons2018: 14,993 persons2019: 14,987 persons2020: 14,428 persons2021: 14,466 persons2022: 14,879 persons2023: 14,800 persons2024: 15,299 persons2025: 15,330 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202515,330
202415,299
202314,800
202214,879
202114,466
202014,428
201914,987
201814,993
201715,173
201615,345
201515,399
201415,457
201315,571
201215,488
201115,208
201015,240
200915,600
200815,694
200715,728
200615,487
200515,458
200415,520
200315,575
200215,718
200116,255
200016,477
199917,192
199816,759
199716,139
199616,254
199516,154
199416,315
199316,051
199215,727
199115,216
199015,160

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Oak Forest, IL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Oak Forest, IL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/oak-forest-il. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Oak Forest, IL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/oak-forest-il.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Oak Forest, IL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/oak-forest-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Oak Forest, IL?

Civilian labor force in Oak Forest, IL was 15,330 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 66th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Oak Forest, IL?

17,192 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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