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Employed residents in Bloomington, IL

Employed residents in Bloomington, IL was 41,318 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.4% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons41,318
Change on 2024-3.4%
Rank12th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high42,7892024
Series low29,6341990

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Employed residents in Bloomington, IL, 1990 to 2025

25K30K35K40K45K19901996200220082014202020251990: 29,634 persons1991: 30,224 persons1992: 31,034 persons1993: 30,871 persons1994: 31,793 persons1995: 32,722 persons1996: 33,136 persons1997: 34,640 persons1998: 36,572 persons1999: 38,405 persons2000: 37,095 persons2001: 37,200 persons2002: 37,454 persons2003: 37,192 persons2004: 37,044 persons2005: 38,113 persons2006: 38,947 persons2007: 39,429 persons2008: 39,073 persons2009: 38,632 persons2010: 40,313 persons2011: 40,447 persons2012: 39,957 persons2013: 39,170 persons2014: 39,049 persons2015: 39,392 persons2016: 41,308 persons2017: 41,085 persons2018: 40,706 persons2019: 40,546 persons2020: 37,615 persons2021: 39,045 persons2022: 40,901 persons2023: 42,172 persons2024: 42,789 persons2025: 41,318 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
202541,318
202442,789
202342,172
202240,901
202139,045
202037,615
201940,546
201840,706
201741,085
201641,308
201539,392
201439,049
201339,170
201239,957
201140,447
201040,313
200938,632
200839,073
200739,429
200638,947
200538,113
200437,044
200337,192
200237,454
200137,200
200037,095
199938,405
199836,572
199734,640
199633,136
199532,722
199431,793
199330,871
199231,034
199130,224
199029,634

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, 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, Bloomington, 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, Bloomington, 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/bloomington-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, Bloomington, 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/bloomington-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, Bloomington, 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/bloomington-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in Bloomington, IL?

Employed residents in Bloomington, IL was 41,318 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.4% from 2024. That is the 12th 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 Bloomington, IL?

42,789 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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