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Civilian labor force in Springfield, IL

Civilian labor force in Springfield, IL was 52,744 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.1% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons52,744
Change on 2024-4.1%
Rank7th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high64,1152007
Series low52,7442025

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Civilian labor force in Springfield, IL, 1990 to 2025

52.5K55K57.5K60K62.5K65K19901996200220082014202020251990: 60,458 persons1991: 61,483 persons1992: 61,215 persons1993: 59,433 persons1994: 57,791 persons1995: 59,328 persons1996: 59,482 persons1997: 61,759 persons1998: 62,119 persons1999: 61,583 persons2000: 61,791 persons2001: 61,436 persons2002: 60,830 persons2003: 59,701 persons2004: 60,674 persons2005: 62,755 persons2006: 63,475 persons2007: 64,115 persons2008: 63,959 persons2009: 64,025 persons2010: 61,100 persons2011: 61,336 persons2012: 59,925 persons2013: 58,053 persons2014: 58,328 persons2015: 58,852 persons2016: 57,291 persons2017: 55,996 persons2018: 55,735 persons2019: 54,838 persons2020: 53,411 persons2021: 54,135 persons2022: 54,223 persons2023: 54,235 persons2024: 55,008 persons2025: 52,744 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
202552,744
202455,008
202354,235
202254,223
202154,135
202053,411
201954,838
201855,735
201755,996
201657,291
201558,852
201458,328
201358,053
201259,925
201161,336
201061,100
200964,025
200863,959
200764,115
200663,475
200562,755
200460,674
200359,701
200260,830
200161,436
200061,791
199961,583
199862,119
199761,759
199659,482
199559,328
199457,791
199359,433
199261,215
199161,483
199060,458

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, Springfield, 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, Springfield, 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/springfield-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, Springfield, 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/springfield-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, Springfield, 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/springfield-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Civilian labor force in Springfield, IL was 52,744 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.1% from 2024. That is the 7th 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 Springfield, IL?

64,115 in 2007, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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