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Civilian labor force in Wheeling, IL

Civilian labor force in Wheeling, IL was 22,997 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 39th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons22,997
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank39th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high22,9972025
Series low18,9211990

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Civilian labor force in Wheeling, IL, 1990 to 2025

18K19K20K21K22K23K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,921 persons1991: 19,047 persons1992: 19,381 persons1993: 19,563 persons1994: 20,011 persons1995: 19,919 persons1996: 19,917 persons1997: 19,732 persons1998: 19,611 persons1999: 20,120 persons2000: 22,687 persons2001: 22,599 persons2002: 22,115 persons2003: 21,764 persons2004: 21,536 persons2005: 21,355 persons2006: 21,445 persons2007: 21,573 persons2008: 21,572 persons2009: 21,310 persons2010: 22,094 persons2011: 22,086 persons2012: 22,524 persons2013: 22,701 persons2014: 22,597 persons2015: 22,676 persons2016: 21,903 persons2017: 21,814 persons2018: 22,069 persons2019: 22,091 persons2020: 21,478 persons2021: 21,662 persons2022: 22,321 persons2023: 22,407 persons2024: 22,960 persons2025: 22,997 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
202522,997
202422,960
202322,407
202222,321
202121,662
202021,478
201922,091
201822,069
201721,814
201621,903
201522,676
201422,597
201322,701
201222,524
201122,086
201022,094
200921,310
200821,572
200721,573
200621,445
200521,355
200421,536
200321,764
200222,115
200122,599
200022,687
199920,120
199819,611
199719,732
199619,917
199519,919
199420,011
199319,563
199219,381
199119,047
199018,921

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, Wheeling, 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, Wheeling, 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/wheeling-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, Wheeling, 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/wheeling-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, Wheeling, 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/wheeling-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Civilian labor force in Wheeling, IL was 22,997 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 39th 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 Wheeling, IL?

22,997 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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