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Employed residents in East St. Louis, IL

Employed residents in East St. Louis, IL was 6,160 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 104th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons6,160
Change on 2024-1.6%
Rank104th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high11,4121990
Series low6,0672020

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Employed residents in East St. Louis, IL, 1990 to 2025

6,0008,00010K12K19901996200220082014202020251990: 11,412 persons1991: 10,774 persons1992: 10,534 persons1993: 10,341 persons1994: 10,155 persons1995: 10,656 persons1996: 10,659 persons1997: 10,762 persons1998: 10,485 persons1999: 10,299 persons2000: 9,574 persons2001: 9,302 persons2002: 9,122 persons2003: 8,905 persons2004: 8,827 persons2005: 8,950 persons2006: 8,976 persons2007: 8,865 persons2008: 8,589 persons2009: 8,176 persons2010: 8,002 persons2011: 8,006 persons2012: 7,856 persons2013: 7,754 persons2014: 7,902 persons2015: 8,091 persons2016: 6,750 persons2017: 6,706 persons2018: 6,656 persons2019: 6,603 persons2020: 6,067 persons2021: 6,230 persons2022: 6,210 persons2023: 6,199 persons2024: 6,263 persons2025: 6,160 persons6,0008,00010K12K19902002201420251990: 11,412 persons1991: 10,774 persons1992: 10,534 persons1993: 10,341 persons1994: 10,155 persons1995: 10,656 persons1996: 10,659 persons1997: 10,762 persons1998: 10,485 persons1999: 10,299 persons2000: 9,574 persons2001: 9,302 persons2002: 9,122 persons2003: 8,905 persons2004: 8,827 persons2005: 8,950 persons2006: 8,976 persons2007: 8,865 persons2008: 8,589 persons2009: 8,176 persons2010: 8,002 persons2011: 8,006 persons2012: 7,856 persons2013: 7,754 persons2014: 7,902 persons2015: 8,091 persons2016: 6,750 persons2017: 6,706 persons2018: 6,656 persons2019: 6,603 persons2020: 6,067 persons2021: 6,230 persons2022: 6,210 persons2023: 6,199 persons2024: 6,263 persons2025: 6,160 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
20256,160
20246,263
20236,199
20226,210
20216,230
20206,067
20196,603
20186,656
20176,706
20166,750
20158,091
20147,902
20137,754
20127,856
20118,006
20108,002
20098,176
20088,589
20078,865
20068,976
20058,950
20048,827
20038,905
20029,122
20019,302
20009,574
199910,299
199810,485
199710,762
199610,659
199510,656
199410,155
199310,341
199210,534
199110,774
199011,412

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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, East St. Louis, 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, East St. Louis, 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/east-st-louis-il. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, East St. Louis, 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/east-st-louis-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, East St. Louis, 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/east-st-louis-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in East St. Louis, IL?

Employed residents in East St. Louis, IL was 6,160 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 104th 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 East St. Louis, IL?

11,412 in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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