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Unemployed people in West Chicago, IL

Unemployed people in West Chicago, IL was 651 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 77th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons651
Change on 2024-0.6%
Rank77th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high1,5902010
Series low5202019

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Unemployed people in West Chicago, IL, 2000 to 2025

5007501,0001,2501,5001,75020002004200820122016202020252000: 720 persons2001: 892 persons2002: 965 persons2003: 933 persons2004: 925 persons2005: 863 persons2006: 668 persons2007: 747 persons2008: 963 persons2009: 1,543 persons2010: 1,590 persons2011: 1,473 persons2012: 1,326 persons2013: 1,319 persons2014: 1,032 persons2015: 887 persons2016: 809 persons2017: 660 persons2018: 549 persons2019: 520 persons2020: 1,017 persons2021: 667 persons2022: 621 persons2023: 556 persons2024: 655 persons2025: 651 persons5001,0001,5002,00020002009201820252000: 720 persons2001: 892 persons2002: 965 persons2003: 933 persons2004: 925 persons2005: 863 persons2006: 668 persons2007: 747 persons2008: 963 persons2009: 1,543 persons2010: 1,590 persons2011: 1,473 persons2012: 1,326 persons2013: 1,319 persons2014: 1,032 persons2015: 887 persons2016: 809 persons2017: 660 persons2018: 549 persons2019: 520 persons2020: 1,017 persons2021: 667 persons2022: 621 persons2023: 556 persons2024: 655 persons2025: 651 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 26 values
Periodpersons
2025651
2024655
2023556
2022621
2021667
20201,017
2019520
2018549
2017660
2016809
2015887
20141,032
20131,319
20121,326
20111,473
20101,590
20091,543
2008963
2007747
2006668
2005863
2004925
2003933
2002965
2001892
2000720

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, West Chicago, IL, 2000 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, West Chicago, IL, 2000 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/west-chicago-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, West Chicago, IL, 2000 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/west-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, West Chicago, IL, 2000 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/west-chicago-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in West Chicago, IL?

Unemployed people in West Chicago, IL was 651 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 77th 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 West Chicago, IL?

1,590 in 2010, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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