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Unemployed people in Highland Park, IL

Unemployed people in Highland Park, IL was 589 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 9.4% from 2024. That is the 85th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons589
Change on 2024-9.4%
Rank85th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high1,0332010
Series low2801999

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Unemployed people in Highland Park, IL, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,0001,20019901996200220082014202020251990: 433 persons1991: 501 persons1992: 547 persons1993: 539 persons1994: 487 persons1995: 340 persons1996: 356 persons1997: 293 persons1998: 283 persons1999: 280 persons2000: 410 persons2001: 480 persons2002: 587 persons2003: 603 persons2004: 562 persons2005: 481 persons2006: 441 persons2007: 528 persons2008: 718 persons2009: 987 persons2010: 1,033 persons2011: 934 persons2012: 897 persons2013: 900 persons2014: 745 persons2015: 607 persons2016: 633 persons2017: 530 persons2018: 551 persons2019: 455 persons2020: 970 persons2021: 574 persons2022: 491 persons2023: 626 persons2024: 650 persons2025: 589 persons2004006008001,0001,20019902002201420251990: 433 persons1991: 501 persons1992: 547 persons1993: 539 persons1994: 487 persons1995: 340 persons1996: 356 persons1997: 293 persons1998: 283 persons1999: 280 persons2000: 410 persons2001: 480 persons2002: 587 persons2003: 603 persons2004: 562 persons2005: 481 persons2006: 441 persons2007: 528 persons2008: 718 persons2009: 987 persons2010: 1,033 persons2011: 934 persons2012: 897 persons2013: 900 persons2014: 745 persons2015: 607 persons2016: 633 persons2017: 530 persons2018: 551 persons2019: 455 persons2020: 970 persons2021: 574 persons2022: 491 persons2023: 626 persons2024: 650 persons2025: 589 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
2025589
2024650
2023626
2022491
2021574
2020970
2019455
2018551
2017530
2016633
2015607
2014745
2013900
2012897
2011934
20101,033
2009987
2008718
2007528
2006441
2005481
2004562
2003603
2002587
2001480
2000410
1999280
1998283
1997293
1996356
1995340
1994487
1993539
1992547
1991501
1990433

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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, Highland Park, 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, Highland Park, 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/highland-park-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, Highland Park, 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/highland-park-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, Highland Park, 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/highland-park-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Highland Park, IL?

Unemployed people in Highland Park, IL was 589 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 9.4% from 2024. That is the 85th 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 Highland Park, IL?

1,033 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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