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Employed residents in Oak Forest, IL

Employed residents in Oak Forest, IL was 14,636 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 67th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons14,636
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank67th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high16,5641999
Series low13,0072020

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Employed residents in Oak Forest, IL, 1990 to 2025

13K14K15K16K17K19901996200220082014202020251990: 14,310 persons1991: 14,269 persons1992: 14,613 persons1993: 14,929 persons1994: 15,504 persons1995: 15,396 persons1996: 15,540 persons1997: 15,489 persons1998: 16,139 persons1999: 16,564 persons2000: 15,833 persons2001: 15,476 persons2002: 14,761 persons2003: 14,619 persons2004: 14,599 persons2005: 14,585 persons2006: 14,850 persons2007: 14,987 persons2008: 14,775 persons2009: 14,059 persons2010: 13,576 persons2011: 13,611 persons2012: 13,985 persons2013: 14,094 persons2014: 14,310 persons2015: 14,470 persons2016: 14,448 persons2017: 14,411 persons2018: 14,405 persons2019: 14,423 persons2020: 13,007 persons2021: 13,596 persons2022: 14,164 persons2023: 14,214 persons2024: 14,554 persons2025: 14,636 persons13K14K15K16K17K19902002201420251990: 14,310 persons1991: 14,269 persons1992: 14,613 persons1993: 14,929 persons1994: 15,504 persons1995: 15,396 persons1996: 15,540 persons1997: 15,489 persons1998: 16,139 persons1999: 16,564 persons2000: 15,833 persons2001: 15,476 persons2002: 14,761 persons2003: 14,619 persons2004: 14,599 persons2005: 14,585 persons2006: 14,850 persons2007: 14,987 persons2008: 14,775 persons2009: 14,059 persons2010: 13,576 persons2011: 13,611 persons2012: 13,985 persons2013: 14,094 persons2014: 14,310 persons2015: 14,470 persons2016: 14,448 persons2017: 14,411 persons2018: 14,405 persons2019: 14,423 persons2020: 13,007 persons2021: 13,596 persons2022: 14,164 persons2023: 14,214 persons2024: 14,554 persons2025: 14,636 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
202514,636
202414,554
202314,214
202214,164
202113,596
202013,007
201914,423
201814,405
201714,411
201614,448
201514,470
201414,310
201314,094
201213,985
201113,611
201013,576
200914,059
200814,775
200714,987
200614,850
200514,585
200414,599
200314,619
200214,761
200115,476
200015,833
199916,564
199816,139
199715,489
199615,540
199515,396
199415,504
199314,929
199214,613
199114,269
199014,310

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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, Oak Forest, 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, Oak Forest, 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/oak-forest-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, Oak Forest, 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/oak-forest-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, Oak Forest, 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/oak-forest-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Oak Forest, IL?

Employed residents in Oak Forest, IL was 14,636 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 67th 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 Oak Forest, IL?

16,564 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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