Employed residents in Aurora, IL

Employed residents in Aurora, IL was 93,157 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons93,157
Change on 2024-0.5%
Series high96,8242015
Series low49,4271990

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Employed residents in Aurora, IL, 1990 to 2025

40K50K60K70K80K90K100K19901996200220082014202020251990: 49,427 persons1991: 49,789 persons1992: 51,508 persons1993: 53,432 persons1994: 55,396 persons1995: 58,342 persons1996: 60,308 persons1997: 62,028 persons1998: 64,472 persons1999: 67,768 persons2000: 74,492 persons2001: 75,862 persons2002: 76,105 persons2003: 78,129 persons2004: 80,670 persons2005: 81,318 persons2006: 84,442 persons2007: 85,763 persons2008: 84,780 persons2009: 80,974 persons2010: 91,183 persons2011: 92,303 persons2012: 93,572 persons2013: 93,581 persons2014: 95,239 persons2015: 96,824 persons2016: 94,593 persons2017: 94,514 persons2018: 94,895 persons2019: 94,458 persons2020: 85,360 persons2021: 88,755 persons2022: 92,133 persons2023: 92,875 persons2024: 93,601 persons2025: 93,157 persons40K60K80K100K19902002201420251990: 49,427 persons1991: 49,789 persons1992: 51,508 persons1993: 53,432 persons1994: 55,396 persons1995: 58,342 persons1996: 60,308 persons1997: 62,028 persons1998: 64,472 persons1999: 67,768 persons2000: 74,492 persons2001: 75,862 persons2002: 76,105 persons2003: 78,129 persons2004: 80,670 persons2005: 81,318 persons2006: 84,442 persons2007: 85,763 persons2008: 84,780 persons2009: 80,974 persons2010: 91,183 persons2011: 92,303 persons2012: 93,572 persons2013: 93,581 persons2014: 95,239 persons2015: 96,824 persons2016: 94,593 persons2017: 94,514 persons2018: 94,895 persons2019: 94,458 persons2020: 85,360 persons2021: 88,755 persons2022: 92,133 persons2023: 92,875 persons2024: 93,601 persons2025: 93,157 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202593,157
202493,601
202392,875
202292,133
202188,755
202085,360
201994,458
201894,895
201794,514
201694,593
201596,824
201495,239
201393,581
201293,572
201192,303
201091,183
200980,974
200884,780
200785,763
200684,442
200581,318
200480,670
200378,129
200276,105
200175,862
200074,492
199967,768
199864,472
199762,028
199660,308
199558,342
199455,396
199353,432
199251,508
199149,789
199049,427

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Aurora, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Aurora, 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/employed-residents/aurora-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Aurora, 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/employed-residents/aurora-il.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Aurora, 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/employed-residents/aurora-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Aurora, IL?

Employed residents in Aurora, IL was 93,157 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Aurora, IL?

96,824 in 2015, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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