Employed residents in Evanston, IL

Employed residents in Evanston, IL was 38,595 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons38,595
Change on 2024+0.6%
Series high41,6421999
Series low34,4012020

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Employed residents in Evanston, IL, 1990 to 2025

34K36K38K40K42K19901996200220082014202020251990: 40,279 persons1991: 39,712 persons1992: 40,054 persons1993: 40,308 persons1994: 41,142 persons1995: 41,016 persons1996: 41,019 persons1997: 40,845 persons1998: 40,929 persons1999: 41,642 persons2000: 41,090 persons2001: 39,766 persons2002: 37,753 persons2003: 38,072 persons2004: 38,432 persons2005: 38,732 persons2006: 40,030 persons2007: 40,862 persons2008: 40,611 persons2009: 38,892 persons2010: 35,265 persons2011: 35,428 persons2012: 36,504 persons2013: 36,812 persons2014: 37,449 persons2015: 37,938 persons2016: 38,050 persons2017: 37,981 persons2018: 38,037 persons2019: 38,097 persons2020: 34,401 persons2021: 36,066 persons2022: 37,591 persons2023: 37,847 persons2024: 38,379 persons2025: 38,595 persons34K36K38K40K42K19902002201420251990: 40,279 persons1991: 39,712 persons1992: 40,054 persons1993: 40,308 persons1994: 41,142 persons1995: 41,016 persons1996: 41,019 persons1997: 40,845 persons1998: 40,929 persons1999: 41,642 persons2000: 41,090 persons2001: 39,766 persons2002: 37,753 persons2003: 38,072 persons2004: 38,432 persons2005: 38,732 persons2006: 40,030 persons2007: 40,862 persons2008: 40,611 persons2009: 38,892 persons2010: 35,265 persons2011: 35,428 persons2012: 36,504 persons2013: 36,812 persons2014: 37,449 persons2015: 37,938 persons2016: 38,050 persons2017: 37,981 persons2018: 38,037 persons2019: 38,097 persons2020: 34,401 persons2021: 36,066 persons2022: 37,591 persons2023: 37,847 persons2024: 38,379 persons2025: 38,595 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
202538,595
202438,379
202337,847
202237,591
202136,066
202034,401
201938,097
201838,037
201737,981
201638,050
201537,938
201437,449
201336,812
201236,504
201135,428
201035,265
200938,892
200840,611
200740,862
200640,030
200538,732
200438,432
200338,072
200237,753
200139,766
200041,090
199941,642
199840,929
199740,845
199641,019
199541,016
199441,142
199340,308
199240,054
199139,712
199040,279

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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, Evanston, 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, Evanston, 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/evanston-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, Evanston, 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/evanston-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, Evanston, 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/evanston-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Evanston, IL?

Employed residents in Evanston, IL was 38,595 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 16th 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 Evanston, IL?

41,642 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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