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Employed residents in Rockford, IL

Employed residents in Rockford, IL was 60,554 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons60,554
Change on 2024-2%
Rank5th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high73,7161997
Series low59,5472020

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Employed residents in Rockford, IL, 1990 to 2025

55K60K65K70K75K19901996200220082014202020251990: 69,740 persons1991: 68,517 persons1992: 68,366 persons1993: 68,515 persons1994: 70,110 persons1995: 72,214 persons1996: 72,477 persons1997: 73,716 persons1998: 73,220 persons1999: 72,728 persons2000: 70,627 persons2001: 67,619 persons2002: 65,569 persons2003: 64,360 persons2004: 64,661 persons2005: 65,461 persons2006: 67,086 persons2007: 68,137 persons2008: 65,685 persons2009: 60,085 persons2010: 60,553 persons2011: 61,049 persons2012: 61,125 persons2013: 60,179 persons2014: 61,191 persons2015: 62,136 persons2016: 65,943 persons2017: 64,898 persons2018: 66,494 persons2019: 65,710 persons2020: 59,547 persons2021: 60,686 persons2022: 61,736 persons2023: 61,538 persons2024: 61,800 persons2025: 60,554 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
202560,554
202461,800
202361,538
202261,736
202160,686
202059,547
201965,710
201866,494
201764,898
201665,943
201562,136
201461,191
201360,179
201261,125
201161,049
201060,553
200960,085
200865,685
200768,137
200667,086
200565,461
200464,661
200364,360
200265,569
200167,619
200070,627
199972,728
199873,220
199773,716
199672,477
199572,214
199470,110
199368,515
199268,366
199168,517
199069,740

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. 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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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, Rockford, 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, Rockford, 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/rockford-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, Rockford, 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/rockford-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, Rockford, 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/rockford-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Rockford, IL?

Employed residents in Rockford, IL was 60,554 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2% from 2024. That is the 5th 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 Rockford, IL?

73,716 in 1997, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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