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Unemployed people in Oak Forest, IL

Unemployed people in Oak Forest, IL was 694 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 6.8% from 2024. That is the 72nd highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons694
Change on 2024-6.8%
Rank72nd of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high1,6642010
Series low5642019

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Unemployed people in Oak Forest, IL, 1990 to 2025

5007501,0001,2501,5001,75019901996200220082014202020251990: 850 persons1991: 947 persons1992: 1,114 persons1993: 1,122 persons1994: 811 persons1995: 758 persons1996: 714 persons1997: 650 persons1998: 620 persons1999: 628 persons2000: 644 persons2001: 779 persons2002: 957 persons2003: 956 persons2004: 921 persons2005: 873 persons2006: 637 persons2007: 741 persons2008: 919 persons2009: 1,541 persons2010: 1,664 persons2011: 1,597 persons2012: 1,503 persons2013: 1,477 persons2014: 1,147 persons2015: 929 persons2016: 897 persons2017: 762 persons2018: 588 persons2019: 564 persons2020: 1,421 persons2021: 870 persons2022: 715 persons2023: 586 persons2024: 745 persons2025: 694 persons5001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 850 persons1991: 947 persons1992: 1,114 persons1993: 1,122 persons1994: 811 persons1995: 758 persons1996: 714 persons1997: 650 persons1998: 620 persons1999: 628 persons2000: 644 persons2001: 779 persons2002: 957 persons2003: 956 persons2004: 921 persons2005: 873 persons2006: 637 persons2007: 741 persons2008: 919 persons2009: 1,541 persons2010: 1,664 persons2011: 1,597 persons2012: 1,503 persons2013: 1,477 persons2014: 1,147 persons2015: 929 persons2016: 897 persons2017: 762 persons2018: 588 persons2019: 564 persons2020: 1,421 persons2021: 870 persons2022: 715 persons2023: 586 persons2024: 745 persons2025: 694 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
2025694
2024745
2023586
2022715
2021870
20201,421
2019564
2018588
2017762
2016897
2015929
20141,147
20131,477
20121,503
20111,597
20101,664
20091,541
2008919
2007741
2006637
2005873
2004921
2003956
2002957
2001779
2000644
1999628
1998620
1997650
1996714
1995758
1994811
19931,122
19921,114
1991947
1990850

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, Oak Forest, 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, Oak Forest, 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/oak-forest-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, Oak Forest, 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/oak-forest-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, Oak Forest, 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/oak-forest-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Oak Forest, IL?

Unemployed people in Oak Forest, IL was 694 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 6.8% from 2024. That is the 72nd 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 Oak Forest, IL?

1,664 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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