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Employed residents in Decatur, IL

Employed residents in Decatur, IL was 27,291 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons27,291
Change on 2024-1.2%
Rank29th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high39,7521999
Series low27,2912025

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Employed residents in Decatur, IL, 1990 to 2025

25K27.5K30K32.5K35K37.5K40K19901996200220082014202020251990: 38,441 persons1991: 38,463 persons1992: 38,621 persons1993: 38,113 persons1994: 38,247 persons1995: 38,040 persons1996: 37,632 persons1997: 37,831 persons1998: 38,634 persons1999: 39,752 persons2000: 36,199 persons2001: 34,450 persons2002: 33,040 persons2003: 32,456 persons2004: 32,910 persons2005: 33,690 persons2006: 34,204 persons2007: 34,463 persons2008: 33,970 persons2009: 32,507 persons2010: 32,168 persons2011: 32,449 persons2012: 31,899 persons2013: 30,425 persons2014: 30,407 persons2015: 30,779 persons2016: 30,841 persons2017: 30,569 persons2018: 30,731 persons2019: 30,151 persons2020: 27,577 persons2021: 27,848 persons2022: 28,028 persons2023: 27,752 persons2024: 27,633 persons2025: 27,291 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
202527,291
202427,633
202327,752
202228,028
202127,848
202027,577
201930,151
201830,731
201730,569
201630,841
201530,779
201430,407
201330,425
201231,899
201132,449
201032,168
200932,507
200833,970
200734,463
200634,204
200533,690
200432,910
200332,456
200233,040
200134,450
200036,199
199939,752
199838,634
199737,831
199637,632
199538,040
199438,247
199338,113
199238,621
199138,463
199038,441

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, Decatur, 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, Decatur, 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/decatur-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, Decatur, 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/decatur-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, Decatur, 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/decatur-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Decatur, IL?

Employed residents in Decatur, IL was 27,291 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 29th 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 Decatur, IL?

39,752 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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