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Employed residents in Springfield, IL

Employed residents in Springfield, IL was 50,211 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons50,211
Change on 2024-4.3%
Rank7th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high61,1092007
Series low48,3572020

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Employed residents in Springfield, IL, 1990 to 2025

45K50K55K60K65K19901996200220082014202020251990: 57,910 persons1991: 58,436 persons1992: 57,472 persons1993: 56,008 persons1994: 54,905 persons1995: 56,432 persons1996: 56,572 persons1997: 59,066 persons1998: 59,589 persons1999: 59,191 persons2000: 59,297 persons2001: 58,686 persons2002: 57,961 persons2003: 56,346 persons2004: 57,457 persons2005: 59,882 persons2006: 60,715 persons2007: 61,109 persons2008: 60,149 persons2009: 59,240 persons2010: 56,040 persons2011: 56,424 persons2012: 55,183 persons2013: 53,409 persons2014: 54,596 persons2015: 55,567 persons2016: 54,196 persons2017: 53,280 persons2018: 53,014 persons2019: 52,469 persons2020: 48,357 persons2021: 50,511 persons2022: 51,657 persons2023: 51,693 persons2024: 52,463 persons2025: 50,211 persons45K50K55K60K65K19902002201420251990: 57,910 persons1991: 58,436 persons1992: 57,472 persons1993: 56,008 persons1994: 54,905 persons1995: 56,432 persons1996: 56,572 persons1997: 59,066 persons1998: 59,589 persons1999: 59,191 persons2000: 59,297 persons2001: 58,686 persons2002: 57,961 persons2003: 56,346 persons2004: 57,457 persons2005: 59,882 persons2006: 60,715 persons2007: 61,109 persons2008: 60,149 persons2009: 59,240 persons2010: 56,040 persons2011: 56,424 persons2012: 55,183 persons2013: 53,409 persons2014: 54,596 persons2015: 55,567 persons2016: 54,196 persons2017: 53,280 persons2018: 53,014 persons2019: 52,469 persons2020: 48,357 persons2021: 50,511 persons2022: 51,657 persons2023: 51,693 persons2024: 52,463 persons2025: 50,211 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
202550,211
202452,463
202351,693
202251,657
202150,511
202048,357
201952,469
201853,014
201753,280
201654,196
201555,567
201454,596
201353,409
201255,183
201156,424
201056,040
200959,240
200860,149
200761,109
200660,715
200559,882
200457,457
200356,346
200257,961
200158,686
200059,297
199959,191
199859,589
199759,066
199656,572
199556,432
199454,905
199356,008
199257,472
199158,436
199057,910

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, Springfield, 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, Springfield, 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/springfield-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, Springfield, 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/springfield-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, Springfield, 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/springfield-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Springfield, IL?

Employed residents in Springfield, IL was 50,211 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 7th 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 Springfield, IL?

61,109 in 2007, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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