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Unemployed people in North Chicago, IL

Unemployed people in North Chicago, IL was 541 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.8% from 2024. That is the 95th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons541
Change on 2024-7.8%
Rank95th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high1,5902009
Series low5142019

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Unemployed people in North Chicago, IL, 1990 to 2025

5007501,0001,2501,5001,75019901996200220082014202020251990: 715 persons1991: 758 persons1992: 848 persons1993: 838 persons1994: 771 persons1995: 616 persons1996: 670 persons1997: 618 persons1998: 730 persons1999: 699 persons2000: 706 persons2001: 776 persons2002: 934 persons2003: 973 persons2004: 949 persons2005: 887 persons2006: 837 persons2007: 935 persons2008: 1,244 persons2009: 1,590 persons2010: 1,254 persons2011: 1,193 persons2012: 993 persons2013: 993 persons2014: 819 persons2015: 660 persons2016: 619 persons2017: 549 persons2018: 569 persons2019: 514 persons2020: 888 persons2021: 739 persons2022: 573 persons2023: 648 persons2024: 587 persons2025: 541 persons5001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 715 persons1991: 758 persons1992: 848 persons1993: 838 persons1994: 771 persons1995: 616 persons1996: 670 persons1997: 618 persons1998: 730 persons1999: 699 persons2000: 706 persons2001: 776 persons2002: 934 persons2003: 973 persons2004: 949 persons2005: 887 persons2006: 837 persons2007: 935 persons2008: 1,244 persons2009: 1,590 persons2010: 1,254 persons2011: 1,193 persons2012: 993 persons2013: 993 persons2014: 819 persons2015: 660 persons2016: 619 persons2017: 549 persons2018: 569 persons2019: 514 persons2020: 888 persons2021: 739 persons2022: 573 persons2023: 648 persons2024: 587 persons2025: 541 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
2025541
2024587
2023648
2022573
2021739
2020888
2019514
2018569
2017549
2016619
2015660
2014819
2013993
2012993
20111,193
20101,254
20091,590
20081,244
2007935
2006837
2005887
2004949
2003973
2002934
2001776
2000706
1999699
1998730
1997618
1996670
1995616
1994771
1993838
1992848
1991758
1990715

Rankings

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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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, North Chicago, 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, North Chicago, 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/north-chicago-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, North Chicago, 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/north-chicago-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, North Chicago, 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/north-chicago-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in North Chicago, IL?

Unemployed people in North Chicago, IL was 541 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.8% from 2024. That is the 95th 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 North Chicago, IL?

1,590 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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