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Employed residents in Park Forest, IL

Employed residents in Park Forest, IL was 9,971 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 97th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons9,971
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank97th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high13,1981999
Series low8,9212020

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Employed residents in Park Forest, IL, 1990 to 2025

8,0009,00010K11K12K13K14K19901996200220082014202020251990: 12,676 persons1991: 12,563 persons1992: 12,725 persons1993: 12,826 persons1994: 13,175 persons1995: 13,027 persons1996: 13,066 persons1997: 12,909 persons1998: 12,928 persons1999: 13,198 persons2000: 12,484 persons2001: 12,267 persons2002: 11,651 persons2003: 11,417 persons2004: 11,350 persons2005: 11,231 persons2006: 11,408 persons2007: 11,464 persons2008: 11,312 persons2009: 10,766 persons2010: 8,951 persons2011: 8,960 persons2012: 9,193 persons2013: 9,250 persons2014: 9,389 persons2015: 9,495 persons2016: 9,939 persons2017: 9,910 persons2018: 9,902 persons2019: 9,899 persons2020: 8,921 persons2021: 9,350 persons2022: 9,748 persons2023: 9,782 persons2024: 9,915 persons2025: 9,971 persons8,00010K12K14K19902002201420251990: 12,676 persons1991: 12,563 persons1992: 12,725 persons1993: 12,826 persons1994: 13,175 persons1995: 13,027 persons1996: 13,066 persons1997: 12,909 persons1998: 12,928 persons1999: 13,198 persons2000: 12,484 persons2001: 12,267 persons2002: 11,651 persons2003: 11,417 persons2004: 11,350 persons2005: 11,231 persons2006: 11,408 persons2007: 11,464 persons2008: 11,312 persons2009: 10,766 persons2010: 8,951 persons2011: 8,960 persons2012: 9,193 persons2013: 9,250 persons2014: 9,389 persons2015: 9,495 persons2016: 9,939 persons2017: 9,910 persons2018: 9,902 persons2019: 9,899 persons2020: 8,921 persons2021: 9,350 persons2022: 9,748 persons2023: 9,782 persons2024: 9,915 persons2025: 9,971 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
20259,971
20249,915
20239,782
20229,748
20219,350
20208,921
20199,899
20189,902
20179,910
20169,939
20159,495
20149,389
20139,250
20129,193
20118,960
20108,951
200910,766
200811,312
200711,464
200611,408
200511,231
200411,350
200311,417
200211,651
200112,267
200012,484
199913,198
199812,928
199712,909
199613,066
199513,027
199413,175
199312,826
199212,725
199112,563
199012,676

Rankings

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.

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, Park 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

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Park 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/park-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, Park 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/park-forest-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, Park 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/park-forest-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in Park Forest, IL?

Employed residents in Park Forest, IL was 9,971 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 97th 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 Park Forest, IL?

13,198 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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