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Unemployed people in Oak Lawn, IL

Unemployed people in Oak Lawn, IL was 1,405 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 9.4% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,405
Change on 2024-9.4%
Rank20th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high3,0752010
Series low1,0632019

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Unemployed people in Oak Lawn, IL, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,619 persons1991: 1,973 persons1992: 2,253 persons1993: 2,120 persons1994: 1,667 persons1995: 1,485 persons1996: 1,453 persons1997: 1,324 persons1998: 1,197 persons1999: 1,170 persons2000: 1,215 persons2001: 1,422 persons2002: 1,742 persons2003: 1,715 persons2004: 1,623 persons2005: 1,568 persons2006: 1,140 persons2007: 1,290 persons2008: 1,694 persons2009: 2,715 persons2010: 3,075 persons2011: 2,948 persons2012: 2,672 persons2013: 2,662 persons2014: 2,129 persons2015: 1,730 persons2016: 1,759 persons2017: 1,445 persons2018: 1,143 persons2019: 1,063 persons2020: 2,859 persons2021: 1,792 persons2022: 1,475 persons2023: 1,233 persons2024: 1,551 persons2025: 1,405 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,619 persons1991: 1,973 persons1992: 2,253 persons1993: 2,120 persons1994: 1,667 persons1995: 1,485 persons1996: 1,453 persons1997: 1,324 persons1998: 1,197 persons1999: 1,170 persons2000: 1,215 persons2001: 1,422 persons2002: 1,742 persons2003: 1,715 persons2004: 1,623 persons2005: 1,568 persons2006: 1,140 persons2007: 1,290 persons2008: 1,694 persons2009: 2,715 persons2010: 3,075 persons2011: 2,948 persons2012: 2,672 persons2013: 2,662 persons2014: 2,129 persons2015: 1,730 persons2016: 1,759 persons2017: 1,445 persons2018: 1,143 persons2019: 1,063 persons2020: 2,859 persons2021: 1,792 persons2022: 1,475 persons2023: 1,233 persons2024: 1,551 persons2025: 1,405 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
20251,405
20241,551
20231,233
20221,475
20211,792
20202,859
20191,063
20181,143
20171,445
20161,759
20151,730
20142,129
20132,662
20122,672
20112,948
20103,075
20092,715
20081,694
20071,290
20061,140
20051,568
20041,623
20031,715
20021,742
20011,422
20001,215
19991,170
19981,197
19971,324
19961,453
19951,485
19941,667
19932,120
19922,253
19911,973
19901,619

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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, Oak Lawn, 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 Lawn, 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-lawn-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, Oak Lawn, 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-lawn-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 Lawn, 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-lawn-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Oak Lawn, IL?

Unemployed people in Oak Lawn, IL was 1,405 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 9.4% from 2024. That is the 20th 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 Lawn, IL?

3,075 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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