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Employed residents in Des Plaines, IL

Employed residents in Des Plaines, IL was 31,109 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons31,109
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank19th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high33,0251999
Series low26,8832009

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Employed residents in Des Plaines, IL, 1990 to 2025

26K28K30K32K34K19901996200220082014202020251990: 29,200 persons1991: 28,667 persons1992: 28,780 persons1993: 28,837 persons1994: 29,416 persons1995: 31,108 persons1996: 31,297 persons1997: 31,182 persons1998: 32,334 persons1999: 33,025 persons2000: 29,887 persons2001: 29,031 persons2002: 27,613 persons2003: 27,162 persons2004: 27,192 persons2005: 27,319 persons2006: 28,199 persons2007: 28,464 persons2008: 28,240 persons2009: 26,883 persons2010: 29,284 persons2011: 29,367 persons2012: 30,190 persons2013: 30,425 persons2014: 30,931 persons2015: 31,246 persons2016: 29,859 persons2017: 29,864 persons2018: 30,535 persons2019: 30,806 persons2020: 27,829 persons2021: 29,138 persons2022: 30,368 persons2023: 30,472 persons2024: 30,934 persons2025: 31,109 persons26K28K30K32K34K19902002201420251990: 29,200 persons1991: 28,667 persons1992: 28,780 persons1993: 28,837 persons1994: 29,416 persons1995: 31,108 persons1996: 31,297 persons1997: 31,182 persons1998: 32,334 persons1999: 33,025 persons2000: 29,887 persons2001: 29,031 persons2002: 27,613 persons2003: 27,162 persons2004: 27,192 persons2005: 27,319 persons2006: 28,199 persons2007: 28,464 persons2008: 28,240 persons2009: 26,883 persons2010: 29,284 persons2011: 29,367 persons2012: 30,190 persons2013: 30,425 persons2014: 30,931 persons2015: 31,246 persons2016: 29,859 persons2017: 29,864 persons2018: 30,535 persons2019: 30,806 persons2020: 27,829 persons2021: 29,138 persons2022: 30,368 persons2023: 30,472 persons2024: 30,934 persons2025: 31,109 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
202531,109
202430,934
202330,472
202230,368
202129,138
202027,829
201930,806
201830,535
201729,864
201629,859
201531,246
201430,931
201330,425
201230,190
201129,367
201029,284
200926,883
200828,240
200728,464
200628,199
200527,319
200427,192
200327,162
200227,613
200129,031
200029,887
199933,025
199832,334
199731,182
199631,297
199531,108
199429,416
199328,837
199228,780
199128,667
199029,200

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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.

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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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Des Plaines, IL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Des Plaines, 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/des-plaines-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, Des Plaines, 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/des-plaines-il.

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

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What is the employed residents in Des Plaines, IL?

Employed residents in Des Plaines, IL was 31,109 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 19th 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 Des Plaines, IL?

33,025 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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