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Employed residents in West Chicago, IL

Employed residents in West Chicago, IL was 13,591 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 77th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons13,591
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank77th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high13,6732015
Series low11,8662020

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Employed residents in West Chicago, IL, 2000 to 2025

11.5K12K12.5K13K13.5K14K20002004200820122016202020252000: 12,784 persons2001: 12,943 persons2002: 12,566 persons2003: 12,507 persons2004: 12,897 persons2005: 13,084 persons2006: 13,501 persons2007: 13,571 persons2008: 13,375 persons2009: 12,785 persons2010: 12,766 persons2011: 12,832 persons2012: 13,189 persons2013: 13,311 persons2014: 13,502 persons2015: 13,673 persons2016: 13,132 persons2017: 13,148 persons2018: 13,151 persons2019: 13,140 persons2020: 11,866 persons2021: 12,563 persons2022: 13,192 persons2023: 13,312 persons2024: 13,513 persons2025: 13,591 persons11.5K12K12.5K13K13.5K14K20002009201820252000: 12,784 persons2001: 12,943 persons2002: 12,566 persons2003: 12,507 persons2004: 12,897 persons2005: 13,084 persons2006: 13,501 persons2007: 13,571 persons2008: 13,375 persons2009: 12,785 persons2010: 12,766 persons2011: 12,832 persons2012: 13,189 persons2013: 13,311 persons2014: 13,502 persons2015: 13,673 persons2016: 13,132 persons2017: 13,148 persons2018: 13,151 persons2019: 13,140 persons2020: 11,866 persons2021: 12,563 persons2022: 13,192 persons2023: 13,312 persons2024: 13,513 persons2025: 13,591 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 26 values
Periodpersons
202513,591
202413,513
202313,312
202213,192
202112,563
202011,866
201913,140
201813,151
201713,148
201613,132
201513,673
201413,502
201313,311
201213,189
201112,832
201012,766
200912,785
200813,375
200713,571
200613,501
200513,084
200412,897
200312,507
200212,566
200112,943
200012,784

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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, West Chicago, IL, 2000 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, West Chicago, IL, 2000 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/west-chicago-il. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, West Chicago, IL, 2000 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/west-chicago-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, West Chicago, IL, 2000 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/west-chicago-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in West Chicago, IL?

Employed residents in West Chicago, IL was 13,591 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 77th 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 West Chicago, IL?

13,673 in 2015, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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