Civilian labor force in Peoria, IL

Civilian labor force in Peoria, IL was 51,557 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.2% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons51,557
Change on 2024-2.2%
Series high58,1052011
Series low51,2802022

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Civilian labor force in Peoria, IL, 1990 to 2025

50K52K54K56K58K60K19901996200220082014202020251990: 55,682 persons1991: 55,909 persons1992: 56,464 persons1993: 55,973 persons1994: 55,575 persons1995: 55,876 persons1996: 56,435 persons1997: 57,352 persons1998: 57,266 persons1999: 56,650 persons2000: 53,672 persons2001: 53,139 persons2002: 52,292 persons2003: 51,934 persons2004: 52,607 persons2005: 54,591 persons2006: 56,212 persons2007: 57,581 persons2008: 58,019 persons2009: 57,757 persons2010: 57,698 persons2011: 58,105 persons2012: 57,935 persons2013: 56,460 persons2014: 55,278 persons2015: 54,333 persons2016: 55,201 persons2017: 53,917 persons2018: 54,184 persons2019: 53,407 persons2020: 52,336 persons2021: 52,102 persons2022: 51,280 persons2023: 52,020 persons2024: 52,731 persons2025: 51,557 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
202551,557
202452,731
202352,020
202251,280
202152,102
202052,336
201953,407
201854,184
201753,917
201655,201
201554,333
201455,278
201356,460
201257,935
201158,105
201057,698
200957,757
200858,019
200757,581
200656,212
200554,591
200452,607
200351,934
200252,292
200153,139
200053,672
199956,650
199857,266
199757,352
199656,435
199555,876
199455,575
199355,973
199256,464
199155,909
199055,682

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, Peoria, 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, Peoria, 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/peoria-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, Peoria, 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/peoria-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, Peoria, 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/peoria-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Peoria, IL?

Civilian labor force in Peoria, IL was 51,557 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.2% from 2024. That is the 8th 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 Peoria, IL?

58,105 in 2011, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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