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Unemployed people in Park Forest, IL

Unemployed people in Park Forest, IL was 702 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.8% from 2024. That is the 70th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons702
Change on 2024-7.8%
Rank70th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high1,4452011
Series low5572019

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Unemployed people in Park Forest, IL, 1990 to 2025

4006008001,0001,2001,4001,60019901996200220082014202020251990: 736 persons1991: 929 persons1992: 1,081 persons1993: 1,036 persons1994: 840 persons1995: 767 persons1996: 719 persons1997: 702 persons1998: 656 persons1999: 651 persons2000: 626 persons2001: 819 persons2002: 1,013 persons2003: 943 persons2004: 922 persons2005: 823 persons2006: 676 persons2007: 756 persons2008: 899 persons2009: 1,357 persons2010: 1,439 persons2011: 1,445 persons2012: 1,365 persons2013: 1,388 persons2014: 1,046 persons2015: 923 persons2016: 885 persons2017: 763 persons2018: 616 persons2019: 557 persons2020: 1,406 persons2021: 1,091 persons2022: 685 persons2023: 649 persons2024: 761 persons2025: 702 persons5007501,0001,2501,50019902002201420251990: 736 persons1991: 929 persons1992: 1,081 persons1993: 1,036 persons1994: 840 persons1995: 767 persons1996: 719 persons1997: 702 persons1998: 656 persons1999: 651 persons2000: 626 persons2001: 819 persons2002: 1,013 persons2003: 943 persons2004: 922 persons2005: 823 persons2006: 676 persons2007: 756 persons2008: 899 persons2009: 1,357 persons2010: 1,439 persons2011: 1,445 persons2012: 1,365 persons2013: 1,388 persons2014: 1,046 persons2015: 923 persons2016: 885 persons2017: 763 persons2018: 616 persons2019: 557 persons2020: 1,406 persons2021: 1,091 persons2022: 685 persons2023: 649 persons2024: 761 persons2025: 702 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
2025702
2024761
2023649
2022685
20211,091
20201,406
2019557
2018616
2017763
2016885
2015923
20141,046
20131,388
20121,365
20111,445
20101,439
20091,357
2008899
2007756
2006676
2005823
2004922
2003943
20021,013
2001819
2000626
1999651
1998656
1997702
1996719
1995767
1994840
19931,036
19921,081
1991929
1990736

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

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What is the unemployed people in Park Forest, IL?

Unemployed people in Park Forest, IL was 702 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.8% from 2024. That is the 70th 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 Park Forest, IL?

1,445 in 2011, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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