# Cities in Illinois by civilian labor force, 2025

All 104 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `civilian_labor_force`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. 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.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/illinois-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Chicago, IL | 1,496,072 |
| 2 | Aurora, IL | 97,652 |
| 3 | Naperville, IL | 83,459 |
| 4 | Joliet, IL | 82,003 |
| 5 | Rockford, IL | 64,487 |
| 6 | Elgin, IL | 59,457 |
| 7 | Springfield, IL | 52,744 |
| 8 | Peoria, IL | 51,557 |
| 9 | Champaign, IL | 46,979 |
| 10 | Waukegan, IL | 45,390 |
| 11 | Bolingbrook, IL | 43,372 |
| 12 | Bloomington, IL | 43,042 |
| 13 | Schaumburg, IL | 42,975 |
| 14 | Cicero, IL | 41,891 |
| 15 | Arlington Heights, IL | 41,462 |
| 16 | Evanston, IL | 40,313 |
| 17 | Palatine, IL | 38,916 |
| 18 | Skokie, IL | 33,345 |
| 19 | Des Plaines, IL | 32,487 |
| 20 | Berwyn, IL | 30,721 |
| 21 | Mount Prospect, IL | 30,706 |
| 22 | Orland Park, IL | 30,005 |
| 23 | Tinley Park, IL | 29,924 |
| 24 | Oak Park, IL | 29,759 |
| 25 | Decatur, IL | 29,197 |
| 26 | Hoffman Estates, IL | 29,113 |
| 27 | Normal, IL | 28,890 |
| 28 | Oak Lawn, IL | 28,821 |
| 29 | Wheaton, IL | 28,709 |
| 30 | Downers Grove, IL | 28,162 |
| 31 | Plainfield, IL | 26,782 |
| 32 | Lombard, IL | 26,295 |
| 33 | Romeoville, IL | 24,624 |
| 34 | Bartlett, IL | 24,562 |
| 35 | Elmhurst, IL | 24,226 |
| 36 | Glenview, IL | 24,152 |
| 37 | Crystal Lake, IL | 23,772 |
| 38 | Buffalo Grove, IL | 23,586 |
| 39 | Wheeling, IL | 22,997 |
| 40 | Carol Stream, IL | 22,941 |
| 41 | Streamwood, IL | 22,304 |
| 42 | Addison, IL | 21,158 |
| 43 | Urbana, IL | 20,803 |
| 44 | Oswego, IL | 20,624 |
| 45 | Moline, IL | 20,487 |
| 46 | Park Ridge, IL | 20,482 |
| 47 | DeKalb, IL | 20,352 |
| 48 | Woodridge, IL | 20,184 |
| 49 | Belleville, IL | 20,081 |
| 50 | Carpentersville, IL | 19,791 |
| 51 | Hanover Park, IL | 19,754 |
| 52 | Quincy, IL | 19,649 |
| 53 | Glendale Heights, IL | 19,374 |
| 54 | St. Charles, IL | 18,498 |
| 55 | Algonquin, IL | 18,412 |
| 56 | Mundelein, IL | 17,894 |
| 57 | Elk Grove Village, IL | 17,764 |
| 58 | Northbrook, IL | 17,537 |
| 59 | Calumet City, IL | 17,128 |
| 60 | Rock Island, IL | 17,039 |
| 61 | McHenry, IL | 16,917 |
| 62 | Gurnee, IL | 16,680 |
| 63 | Lake in the Hills, IL | 16,467 |
| 64 | Lockport, IL | 16,074 |
| 65 | New Lenox, IL | 15,639 |
| 66 | Oak Forest, IL | 15,330 |
| 67 | O'Fallon, IL | 15,249 |
| 68 | Woodstock, IL | 14,993 |
| 69 | Highland Park, IL | 14,975 |
| 70 | Glen Ellyn, IL | 14,637 |
| 71 | Pekin, IL | 14,574 |
| 72 | Lansing, IL | 14,533 |
| 73 | Niles, IL | 14,525 |
| 74 | Burbank, IL | 14,411 |
| 75 | Round Lake Beach, IL | 14,387 |
| 76 | West Chicago, IL | 14,242 |
| 77 | Vernon Hills, IL | 14,217 |
| 78 | Batavia, IL | 14,166 |
| 79 | Yorkville, IL | 13,992 |
| 80 | Edwardsville, IL | 13,253 |
| 81 | Westmont, IL | 12,960 |
| 82 | Collinsville, IL | 12,911 |
| 83 | Belvidere, IL | 12,857 |
| 84 | Wilmette, IL | 12,750 |
| 85 | Melrose Park, IL | 12,713 |
| 86 | Huntley, IL | 12,695 |
| 87 | Morton Grove, IL | 12,680 |
| 88 | Granite City, IL | 12,604 |
| 89 | Homer Glen, IL | 12,524 |
| 90 | Elmwood Park, IL | 12,496 |
| 91 | Zion, IL | 12,313 |
| 92 | Alton, IL | 11,877 |
| 93 | Chicago Heights, IL | 11,730 |
| 94 | Galesburg, IL | 11,566 |
| 95 | Danville, IL | 10,711 |
| 96 | Park Forest, IL | 10,673 |
| 97 | Freeport, IL | 10,635 |
| 98 | Maywood, IL | 10,375 |
| 99 | Carbondale, IL | 10,096 |
| 100 | Kankakee, IL | 9,874 |
| 101 | North Chicago, IL | 9,789 |
| 102 | Dolton, IL | 9,468 |
| 103 | Harvey, IL | 8,813 |
| 104 | East St. Louis, IL | 6,639 |