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Cities in Illinois by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Plano, IL had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 225 cities in 2022, at 80%. Galesburg, IL had the lowest, at 48.6%. The median was 66% and the figure for Illinois was 65.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80Plano, IL
Lowest48.6Galesburg, IL
Median66225 cities
Illinois65.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Plano, IL: 80 %Plano, IL80Minooka, IL: 77.1 %Minooka, IL77.1North Chicago, IL: 76 %North Chicago, IL76Lindenhurst, IL: 75.8 %Lindenhurst, IL75.8Montgomery, IL: 75.7 %Montgomery, IL75.7Cary, IL: 75.3 %Cary, IL75.3Lake in the Hills, IL: 75.1 %Lake in the Hills, IL75.1Carpentersville, IL: 75.1 %Carpentersville, IL75.1Algonquin, IL: 74.8 %Algonquin, IL74.8Round Lake, IL: 74.5 %Round Lake, IL74.5Warrenville, IL: 74.4 %Warrenville, IL74.4Lake Zurich, IL: 74.3 %Lake Zurich, IL74.3Wauconda, IL: 74.1 %Wauconda, IL74.1Rolling Meadows, IL: 73.8 %Rolling Meadows, IL73.8Manhattan, IL: 73.8 %Manhattan, IL73.8Yorkville, IL: 73.6 %Yorkville, IL73.6Grayslake, IL: 73.3 %Grayslake, IL73.3South Elgin, IL: 73.3 %South Elgin, IL73.3Round Lake Beach, IL: 73.3 %Round Lake Beach, IL73.3Woodridge, IL: 73.1 %Woodridge, IL73.1Lockport, IL: 73.1 %Lockport, IL73.1Plainfield, IL: 73 %Plainfield, IL73New Lenox, IL: 72.9 %New Lenox, IL72.9Columbia, IL: 72.8 %Columbia, IL72.8Aurora, IL: 72.7 %Aurora, IL72.7Pingree Grove, IL: 72.6 %Pingree Grove, IL72.6Palatine, IL: 72.5 %Palatine, IL72.5West Chicago, IL: 72.5 %West Chicago, IL72.5Chatham, IL: 72.1 %Chatham, IL72.1Wheeling, IL: 71.9 %Wheeling, IL71.9Villa Park, IL: 71.9 %Villa Park, IL71.9Bartlett, IL: 71.8 %Bartlett, IL71.8Hoffman Estates, IL: 71.7 %Hoffman Estates, IL71.7North Aurora, IL: 71.7 %North Aurora, IL71.7Glendale Heights, IL: 71.6 %Glendale Heights, IL71.6Bolingbrook, IL: 71.5 %Bolingbrook, IL71.5Romeoville, IL: 71.4 %Romeoville, IL71.4Bensenville, IL: 71.3 %Bensenville, IL71.3Roscoe, IL: 71.1 %Roscoe, IL71.1Lombard, IL: 70.9 %Lombard, IL70.9Plano, IL: 80 %Plano, IL80Minooka, IL: 77.1 %Minooka, IL77.1North Chicago, IL: 76 %North Chicago, IL76Lindenhurst, IL: 75.8 %Lindenhurst, IL75.8Montgomery, IL: 75.7 %Montgomery, IL75.7Cary, IL: 75.3 %Cary, IL75.3Lake in the Hills, IL: 75.1 %Lake in the Hills, IL75.1Carpentersville, IL: 75.1 %Carpentersville, IL75.1Algonquin, IL: 74.8 %Algonquin, IL74.8Round Lake, IL: 74.5 %Round Lake, IL74.5Warrenville, IL: 74.4 %Warrenville, IL74.4Lake Zurich, IL: 74.3 %Lake Zurich, IL74.3Wauconda, IL: 74.1 %Wauconda, IL74.1Rolling Meadows, IL: 73.8 %Rolling Meadows, IL73.8Manhattan, IL: 73.8 %Manhattan, IL73.8Yorkville, IL: 73.6 %Yorkville, IL73.6Grayslake, IL: 73.3 %Grayslake, IL73.3South Elgin, IL: 73.3 %South Elgin, IL73.3Round Lake Beach, IL: 73.3 %Round Lake Beach, IL73.3Woodridge, IL: 73.1 %Woodridge, IL73.1Lockport, IL: 73.1 %Lockport, IL73.1Plainfield, IL: 73 %Plainfield, IL73New Lenox, IL: 72.9 %New Lenox, IL72.9Columbia, IL: 72.8 %Columbia, IL72.8Aurora, IL: 72.7 %Aurora, IL72.7Pingree Grove, IL: 72.6 %Pingree Grove, IL72.6Palatine, IL: 72.5 %Palatine, IL72.5West Chicago, IL: 72.5 %West Chicago, IL72.5Chatham, IL: 72.1 %Chatham, IL72.1Wheeling, IL: 71.9 %Wheeling, IL71.9Villa Park, IL: 71.9 %Villa Park, IL71.9Bartlett, IL: 71.8 %Bartlett, IL71.8Hoffman Estates, IL: 71.7 %Hoffman Estates, IL71.7North Aurora, IL: 71.7 %North Aurora, IL71.7Glendale Heights, IL: 71.6 %Glendale Heights, IL71.6Bolingbrook, IL: 71.5 %Bolingbrook, IL71.5Romeoville, IL: 71.4 %Romeoville, IL71.4Bensenville, IL: 71.3 %Bensenville, IL71.3Roscoe, IL: 71.1 %Roscoe, IL71.1Lombard, IL: 70.9 %Lombard, IL70.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Plano, IL80+3.2 pts
2Minooka, IL77.1-2.1 pts
3North Chicago, IL76-0.2 pts
4Lindenhurst, IL75.8+0.8 pts
5Montgomery, IL75.7-1.1 pts
6Cary, IL75.3-2.5 pts
7Lake in the Hills, IL75.1-0.7 pts
8Carpentersville, IL75.1+0.4 pts
9Algonquin, IL74.8-0.1 pts
10Round Lake, IL74.5-0.1 pts
11Warrenville, IL74.4-0.7 pts
12Lake Zurich, IL74.3+0.1 pts
13Wauconda, IL74.1-0.6 pts
14Rolling Meadows, IL73.8+2.5 pts
15Manhattan, IL73.8+1.3 pts
16Yorkville, IL73.6-0.9 pts
17Grayslake, IL73.3-0.1 pts
18South Elgin, IL73.3-1.3 pts
19Round Lake Beach, IL73.3-0.8 pts
20Woodridge, IL73.1-1.5 pts
21Lockport, IL73.1+0.1 pts
22Plainfield, IL73-0.8 pts
23New Lenox, IL72.9+0.3 pts
24Columbia, IL72.8-1.1 pts
25Aurora, IL72.7-0 pts
26Pingree Grove, IL72.6+3.9 pts
27Palatine, IL72.5-0.4 pts
28West Chicago, IL72.5-0.5 pts
29Chatham, IL72.1-0.4 pts
30Wheeling, IL71.9+0.3 pts
31Villa Park, IL71.9+0.4 pts
32Bartlett, IL71.8+2.4 pts
33Hoffman Estates, IL71.7+1.9 pts
34North Aurora, IL71.7+0.3 pts
35Glendale Heights, IL71.6-1 pts
36Bolingbrook, IL71.5-0.4 pts
37Romeoville, IL71.4+1.3 pts
38Bensenville, IL71.3-1.9 pts
39Roscoe, IL71.1-0.2 pts
40Lombard, IL70.9+0.6 pts
41Lisle, IL70.9+0.3 pts
42Mokena, IL70.7+0.5 pts
43Franklin Park, IL70.7+1.4 pts
44Batavia, IL70.7-1.3 pts
44Mundelein, IL70.7+0.2 pts
46Antioch, IL70.6-0.8 pts
47Roselle, IL70.5-1.6 pts
48Brookfield, IL70.4-0.9 pts
49Geneva, IL70.3+0.3 pts
50Campton Hills, IL70.3-2.2 pts
51Channahon, IL70.2+1.5 pts
52Prospect Heights, IL70.2+1.8 pts
53Addison, IL70.1+0.7 pts
54Crystal Lake, IL70.1-0.1 pts
55Oak Park, IL70-0.9 pts
56Schiller Park, IL70+0.2 pts
57Wood Dale, IL70-0.4 pts
58Mahomet, IL69.9-0.6 pts
58McHenry, IL69.9+0.7 pts
60Woodstock, IL69.8+1 pts
61Carol Stream, IL69.8-0.2 pts
62Schaumburg, IL69.8-0.5 pts
62Streamwood, IL69.8+0.6 pts
64Joliet, IL69.7-0.4 pts
65Gurnee, IL69.7-1.1 pts
66Buffalo Grove, IL69.5-0.6 pts
67Sycamore, IL69.5-0.1 pts
68Oswego, IL69.4+0.3 pts
69Zion, IL69.3+2.4 pts
70Oak Forest, IL69.2-0.2 pts
71Elgin, IL69.1-0.1 pts
72Elk Grove Village, IL69.1+1.4 pts
72Frankfort, IL69.1-0.4 pts
74Justice, IL69.1+0.8 pts
75Vernon Hills, IL68.9+0.1 pts
76Naperville, IL68.6-0.2 pts
77St. Charles, IL68.6-1.3 pts
78Forest Park, IL68.5-0.8 pts
79Shiloh, IL68.5-2.9 pts
80Berwyn, IL68.4-0.4 pts
81Tinley Park, IL68.3-0.5 pts
82Deerfield, IL68.2+0.2 pts
83Lyons, IL68.2-1.7 pts
84Hickory Hills, IL68.1+0.8 pts
85Troy, IL68+4.4 pts
86Collinsville, IL68-2.6 pts
87Glen Carbon, IL68+2.7 pts
88Hanover Park, IL68-0.9 pts
89Bradley, IL67.7-0.6 pts
90Mount Prospect, IL67.7+0.1 pts
91Arlington Heights, IL67.5-0.5 pts
92DeKalb, IL67.3-0.6 pts
93Chicago, IL67.3-0 pts
94Wood River, IL67.1+0.2 pts
95Waukegan, IL67-1.4 pts
96Darien, IL67-0.1 pts
96Downers Grove, IL67+0.9 pts
98O'Fallon, IL66.8-0.6 pts
99Belvidere, IL66.7-1.4 pts
100Elmhurst, IL66.7-1.2 pts
101Lansing, IL66.7-0.1 pts
102Winfield, IL66.6-1.1 pts
103Melrose Park, IL66.6+0.5 pts
104Fairview Heights, IL66.5+2.2 pts
105Elmwood Park, IL66.5-0.2 pts
106Evergreen Park, IL66.5+0.3 pts
107Charleston, IL66.4-0.8 pts
108La Grange, IL66.4+1 pts
109River Grove, IL66.3+1.6 pts
110Hazel Crest, IL66.2+0.3 pts
111Belleville, IL66-1.3 pts
111Matteson, IL66-0.3 pts
113Swansea, IL66-2.3 pts
114Blue Island, IL65.9+0.8 pts
115Richton Park, IL65.9+1.2 pts
116Waterloo, IL65.8+0.9 pts
117Loves Park, IL65.7-1.1 pts
118Park Ridge, IL65.7+0.3 pts
119Alsip, IL65.5-1.2 pts
120Homer Glen, IL65.4-0.6 pts
121Des Plaines, IL65.3-0.1 pts
122Highland, IL65.3-1.4 pts
123Machesney Park, IL65.2-2.1 pts
124Bloomingdale, IL65.1-1.5 pts
125Westmont, IL65.1+0.1 pts
126Wheaton, IL64.8-0.5 pts
127Highland Park, IL64.8+0.4 pts
128Morris, IL64.7+1.3 pts
129Libertyville, IL64.7-0.9 pts
130Bloomington, IL64.7-0.5 pts
131Worth, IL64.5+0.3 pts
132Evanston, IL64.5+1.3 pts
133Quincy, IL64.5+0.6 pts
134Moline, IL64.4+0.4 pts
135La Grange Park, IL64.4+2.3 pts
136Ottawa, IL64.4-0.3 pts
137Washington, IL64.3-0.6 pts
138Burbank, IL64.3+0.5 pts
139Beach Park, IL64.3-3.4 pts
140Calumet City, IL64.2+0.6 pts
141Midlothian, IL64+0.4 pts
142Lemont, IL640 pts
143Effingham, IL64-1 pts
144Glen Ellyn, IL63.8-0.5 pts
145East Peoria, IL63.7-0 pts
146Westchester, IL63.5-0.3 pts
147Bellwood, IL63.3-0.6 pts
148Hinsdale, IL63.2-0.3 pts
149Western Springs, IL63.2-0.5 pts
150Homewood, IL63+0.5 pts
151Cicero, IL62.9-0.6 pts
151Park Forest, IL62.9+1.2 pts
151River Forest, IL62.9-1.1 pts
154Northlake, IL62.7+0.3 pts
155Edwardsville, IL62.6+0.8 pts
156Glenview, IL62.5+0.8 pts
157Godfrey, IL62.4+0.3 pts
158Skokie, IL62.3+0.5 pts
159Fox Lake, IL62.2+0.2 pts
160Chicago Ridge, IL62.1+1 pts
161Mattoon, IL62+1.7 pts
162Morton Grove, IL62+0.1 pts
163Normal, IL62+0.8 pts
164Peoria, IL61.8+0.6 pts
165Mount Vernon, IL61.7+2.3 pts
166Bourbonnais, IL61.6-0.6 pts
166Riverdale, IL61.6-1.2 pts
168Morton, IL61.5-0.1 pts
169Oak Lawn, IL61.5-0.3 pts
170Herrin, IL61.4+3 pts
171Rock Island, IL61.40 pts
172Sterling, IL61.3-0.8 pts
173Country Club Hills, IL61.2+0.5 pts
174Streator, IL61.1-0.9 pts
175Shorewood, IL61-3.1 pts
176Granite City, IL61+1.2 pts
177Wilmette, IL60.9-0.8 pts
178Champaign, IL60.9+0.5 pts
179Palos Hills, IL60.8+1.9 pts
180Springfield, IL60.6-0 pts
181Orland Park, IL60.5-0.1 pts
182South Holland, IL60.2-0.7 pts
183Northbrook, IL60.2-0.2 pts
184Alton, IL60.1-1.5 pts
185Chicago Heights, IL60.1-0.5 pts
186Norridge, IL60.1+0.5 pts
187Rockford, IL60-0.6 pts
188Bridgeview, IL59.7+0.4 pts
189Lincoln, IL59.6-0.6 pts
190Barrington, IL59.4-0.4 pts
191Markham, IL59.1-1.3 pts
192Harvey, IL58.8+1.3 pts
193Niles, IL58.8-0.1 pts
194Cahokia Heights, IL58.7n/a
195East Moline, IL58.6+0.5 pts
196Summit, IL58.6-0.1 pts
197Pekin, IL58.6+0.4 pts
198Crestwood, IL58.2-0.9 pts
199Winnetka, IL58.1-0.3 pts
200Burr Ridge, IL580 pts
201Urbana, IL58+1.4 pts
202Maywood, IL57.9-1.8 pts
203Macomb, IL57.8+0.9 pts
204Marion, IL57.8+0.8 pts
205Dolton, IL57.6-1.5 pts
206Freeport, IL57.6+0.4 pts
207Decatur, IL56.7-0.2 pts
208Kankakee, IL56.5-0.3 pts
209Carbondale, IL56.2+2.5 pts
210Taylorville, IL56.2+2.2 pts
211Crest Hill, IL56.1+2 pts
212Rantoul, IL55.9-3.3 pts
213Lake Forest, IL55.6+1.1 pts
214Centralia, IL55+0.7 pts
215Palos Heights, IL54.5-0.1 pts
216Lincolnwood, IL54-0.2 pts
217Pontiac, IL53.9+2.3 pts
218Jacksonville, IL53.6+0.5 pts
219Huntley, IL52.2-1 pts
220Kewanee, IL51.9-1.1 pts
221East St. Louis, IL51.8+0.7 pts
222Canton, IL51.4+1.6 pts
223Danville, IL50.4+0.4 pts
224Dixon, IL50-0 pts
225Galesburg, IL48.6-0.6 pts

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/illinois-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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