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Unemployed people in Des Plaines, IL

Unemployed people in Des Plaines, IL was 1,378 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 10.9% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,378
Change on 2024-10.9%
Rank22nd of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high3,3152010
Series low1,1162019

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Unemployed people in Des Plaines, IL, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,856 persons1991: 2,595 persons1992: 2,875 persons1993: 2,782 persons1994: 2,246 persons1995: 1,869 persons1996: 1,874 persons1997: 1,774 persons1998: 1,711 persons1999: 1,634 persons2000: 1,540 persons2001: 2,180 persons2002: 2,074 persons2003: 2,045 persons2004: 1,781 persons2005: 1,766 persons2006: 1,288 persons2007: 1,404 persons2008: 1,785 persons2009: 2,984 persons2010: 3,315 persons2011: 2,998 persons2012: 2,805 persons2013: 2,791 persons2014: 2,162 persons2015: 1,759 persons2016: 1,777 persons2017: 1,422 persons2018: 1,159 persons2019: 1,116 persons2020: 2,982 persons2021: 1,759 persons2022: 1,412 persons2023: 1,214 persons2024: 1,547 persons2025: 1,378 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,856 persons1991: 2,595 persons1992: 2,875 persons1993: 2,782 persons1994: 2,246 persons1995: 1,869 persons1996: 1,874 persons1997: 1,774 persons1998: 1,711 persons1999: 1,634 persons2000: 1,540 persons2001: 2,180 persons2002: 2,074 persons2003: 2,045 persons2004: 1,781 persons2005: 1,766 persons2006: 1,288 persons2007: 1,404 persons2008: 1,785 persons2009: 2,984 persons2010: 3,315 persons2011: 2,998 persons2012: 2,805 persons2013: 2,791 persons2014: 2,162 persons2015: 1,759 persons2016: 1,777 persons2017: 1,422 persons2018: 1,159 persons2019: 1,116 persons2020: 2,982 persons2021: 1,759 persons2022: 1,412 persons2023: 1,214 persons2024: 1,547 persons2025: 1,378 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
20251,378
20241,547
20231,214
20221,412
20211,759
20202,982
20191,116
20181,159
20171,422
20161,777
20151,759
20142,162
20132,791
20122,805
20112,998
20103,315
20092,984
20081,785
20071,404
20061,288
20051,766
20041,781
20032,045
20022,074
20012,180
20001,540
19991,634
19981,711
19971,774
19961,874
19951,869
19942,246
19932,782
19922,875
19912,595
19901,856

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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, Des Plaines, 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, Des Plaines, 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/des-plaines-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, Des Plaines, 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/des-plaines-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, Des Plaines, 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/des-plaines-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Des Plaines, IL?

Unemployed people in Des Plaines, IL was 1,378 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 10.9% from 2024. That is the 22nd 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 Des Plaines, IL?

3,315 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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