Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in Illinois
Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in Illinois was 6,098,130 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 51 states in 2025.
Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in Illinois, 2003 to 2025
All 23 values
| Period | jobs |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,098,130 |
| 2024 | 6,065,230 |
| 2023 | 6,011,660 |
| 2022 | 5,883,920 |
| 2021 | 5,618,830 |
| 2020 | 5,627,660 |
| 2019 | 6,025,790 |
| 2018 | 5,991,270 |
| 2017 | 5,927,860 |
| 2016 | 5,903,820 |
| 2015 | 5,852,710 |
| 2014 | 5,765,880 |
| 2013 | 5,704,700 |
| 2012 | 5,640,740 |
| 2011 | 5,574,180 |
| 2010 | 5,528,420 |
| 2009 | 5,704,240 |
| 2008 | 5,910,630 |
| 2007 | 5,894,670 |
| 2006 | 5,826,660 |
| 2005 | 5,767,100 |
| 2004 | 5,719,070 |
| 2003 | 5,766,900 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6,098,130 |
| United States | 155,495,730 |
Rankings
Definition
Number of wage and salary jobs in nonfarm establishments, all occupations, in May of each year, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Full-time and part-time jobs count the same.
Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Excludes the self-employed, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. It is the base of the OEWS wage estimates, not a monthly payroll count.
How to cite
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000) (Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), Illinois, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip
MLA 9
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), Illinois, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/illinois. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), Illinois, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/illinois.
Harvard
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), Illinois, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{bureau_wage_and_salary_jobs_2025,
author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
title = {{Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000): Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), Illinois, 2003 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/illinois. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in Illinois?
Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in Illinois was 6,098,130 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 51 states in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in Illinois?
6,098,130 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.