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Unemployed people in Arlington Heights, IL

Unemployed people in Arlington Heights, IL was 1,556 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.5% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,556
Change on 2024-7.5%
Rank17th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high3,2092010
Series low1,1512019

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Unemployed people in Arlington Heights, IL, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,556 persons1991: 2,008 persons1992: 2,204 persons1993: 2,296 persons1994: 1,739 persons1995: 1,528 persons1996: 1,458 persons1997: 1,359 persons1998: 1,308 persons1999: 1,306 persons2000: 1,492 persons2001: 1,945 persons2002: 2,220 persons2003: 2,073 persons2004: 1,833 persons2005: 1,732 persons2006: 1,332 persons2007: 1,468 persons2008: 1,801 persons2009: 3,015 persons2010: 3,209 persons2011: 3,106 persons2012: 2,985 persons2013: 2,913 persons2014: 2,300 persons2015: 1,863 persons2016: 1,979 persons2017: 1,582 persons2018: 1,285 persons2019: 1,151 persons2020: 2,895 persons2021: 1,641 persons2022: 1,403 persons2023: 1,350 persons2024: 1,682 persons2025: 1,556 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,556 persons1991: 2,008 persons1992: 2,204 persons1993: 2,296 persons1994: 1,739 persons1995: 1,528 persons1996: 1,458 persons1997: 1,359 persons1998: 1,308 persons1999: 1,306 persons2000: 1,492 persons2001: 1,945 persons2002: 2,220 persons2003: 2,073 persons2004: 1,833 persons2005: 1,732 persons2006: 1,332 persons2007: 1,468 persons2008: 1,801 persons2009: 3,015 persons2010: 3,209 persons2011: 3,106 persons2012: 2,985 persons2013: 2,913 persons2014: 2,300 persons2015: 1,863 persons2016: 1,979 persons2017: 1,582 persons2018: 1,285 persons2019: 1,151 persons2020: 2,895 persons2021: 1,641 persons2022: 1,403 persons2023: 1,350 persons2024: 1,682 persons2025: 1,556 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,556
20241,682
20231,350
20221,403
20211,641
20202,895
20191,151
20181,285
20171,582
20161,979
20151,863
20142,300
20132,913
20122,985
20113,106
20103,209
20093,015
20081,801
20071,468
20061,332
20051,732
20041,833
20032,073
20022,220
20011,945
20001,492
19991,306
19981,308
19971,359
19961,458
19951,528
19941,739
19932,296
19922,204
19912,008
19901,556

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Arlington Heights, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Arlington Heights, 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/unemployed-people/arlington-heights-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Arlington Heights, 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/unemployed-people/arlington-heights-il.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Arlington Heights, 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/unemployed-people/arlington-heights-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Arlington Heights, IL?

Unemployed people in Arlington Heights, IL was 1,556 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.5% from 2024. That is the 17th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Arlington Heights, IL?

3,209 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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