Table Data - Civilian Labor Force in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (MSA)
| Title | Civilian Labor Force in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (MSA) |
|---|---|
| Series ID | CHIC917LF |
| Source | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Release | Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Smoothed Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Persons |
| Date Range | 1990-01-01 to 2026-04-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-06-03 5:05 PM CDT |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | 4180142 |
| 1990-02-01 | 4179391 |
| 1990-03-01 | 4178039 |
| 1990-04-01 | 4177717 |
| 1990-05-01 | 4179192 |
| 1990-06-01 | 4183286 |
| 1990-07-01 | 4188367 |
| 1990-08-01 | 4193261 |
| 1990-09-01 | 4195966 |
| 1990-10-01 | 4196153 |
| 1990-11-01 | 4194727 |
| 1990-12-01 | 4192097 |
| 1991-01-01 | 4189166 |
| 1991-02-01 | 4186997 |
| 1991-03-01 | 4185668 |
| 1991-04-01 | 4185615 |
| 1991-05-01 | 4186484 |
| 1991-06-01 | 4187661 |
| 1991-07-01 | 4188546 |
| 1991-08-01 | 4190090 |
| 1991-09-01 | 4193695 |
| 1991-10-01 | 4199523 |
| 1991-11-01 | 4206539 |
| 1991-12-01 | 4214285 |
| 1992-01-01 | 4223982 |
| 1992-02-01 | 4235683 |
| 1992-03-01 | 4248833 |
| 1992-04-01 | 4262662 |
| 1992-05-01 | 4274686 |
| 1992-06-01 | 4282485 |
| 1992-07-01 | 4285581 |
| 1992-08-01 | 4284635 |
| 1992-09-01 | 4280993 |
| 1992-10-01 | 4277326 |
| 1992-11-01 | 4275540 |
| 1992-12-01 | 4276695 |
| 1993-01-01 | 4280770 |
| 1993-02-01 | 4287311 |
| 1993-03-01 | 4296584 |
| 1993-04-01 | 4307625 |
| 1993-05-01 | 4318857 |
| 1993-06-01 | 4328402 |
| 1993-07-01 | 4333409 |
| 1993-08-01 | 4333970 |
| 1993-09-01 | 4333683 |
| 1993-10-01 | 4335440 |
| 1993-11-01 | 4339914 |
| 1993-12-01 | 4346592 |
| 1994-01-01 | 4353987 |
| 1994-02-01 | 4359058 |
| 1994-03-01 | 4359952 |
| 1994-04-01 | 4357416 |
| 1994-05-01 | 4355868 |
| 1994-06-01 | 4359102 |
| 1994-07-01 | 4366903 |
| 1994-08-01 | 4375883 |
| 1994-09-01 | 4383507 |
| 1994-10-01 | 4389241 |
| 1994-11-01 | 4394701 |
| 1994-12-01 | 4400908 |
| 1995-01-01 | 4407517 |
| 1995-02-01 | 4415276 |
| 1995-03-01 | 4423980 |
| 1995-04-01 | 4430699 |
| 1995-05-01 | 4434118 |
| 1995-06-01 | 4435136 |
| 1995-07-01 | 4436173 |
| 1995-08-01 | 4437844 |
| 1995-09-01 | 4439051 |
| 1995-10-01 | 4439503 |
| 1995-11-01 | 4440137 |
| 1995-12-01 | 4442209 |
| 1996-01-01 | 4447490 |
| 1996-02-01 | 4456790 |
| 1996-03-01 | 4469013 |
| 1996-04-01 | 4481547 |
| 1996-05-01 | 4490997 |
| 1996-06-01 | 4495284 |
| 1996-07-01 | 4495950 |
| 1996-08-01 | 4495472 |
| 1996-09-01 | 4495053 |
| 1996-10-01 | 4495497 |
| 1996-11-01 | 4497410 |
| 1996-12-01 | 4500836 |
| 1997-01-01 | 4504822 |
| 1997-02-01 | 4507422 |
| 1997-03-01 | 4508251 |
| 1997-04-01 | 4509260 |
| 1997-05-01 | 4511229 |
| 1997-06-01 | 4514012 |
| 1997-07-01 | 4518140 |
| 1997-08-01 | 4523395 |
| 1997-09-01 | 4528905 |
| 1997-10-01 | 4533631 |
| 1997-11-01 | 4536326 |
| 1997-12-01 | 4536445 |
| 1998-01-01 | 4534180 |
| 1998-02-01 | 4530469 |
| 1998-03-01 | 4525505 |
| 1998-04-01 | 4520153 |
| 1998-05-01 | 4516913 |
| 1998-06-01 | 4518339 |
| 1998-07-01 | 4524929 |
| 1998-08-01 | 4536504 |
| 1998-09-01 | 4551575 |
| 1998-10-01 | 4566769 |
| 1998-11-01 | 4579476 |
| 1998-12-01 | 4589104 |
| 1999-01-01 | 4596150 |
| 1999-02-01 | 4602297 |
| 1999-03-01 | 4609295 |
| 1999-04-01 | 4617563 |
| 1999-05-01 | 4626364 |
| 1999-06-01 | 4635249 |
| 1999-07-01 | 4646050 |
| 1999-08-01 | 4657325 |
| 1999-09-01 | 4668746 |
| 1999-10-01 | 4678585 |
| 1999-11-01 | 4680968 |
| 1999-12-01 | 4680425 |
| 2000-01-01 | 4712846 |
| 2000-02-01 | 4714005 |
| 2000-03-01 | 4715701 |
| 2000-04-01 | 4714046 |
| 2000-05-01 | 4709015 |
| 2000-06-01 | 4701158 |
| 2000-07-01 | 4692016 |
| 2000-08-01 | 4683912 |
| 2000-09-01 | 4678578 |
| 2000-10-01 | 4677971 |
| 2000-11-01 | 4682185 |
| 2000-12-01 | 4689734 |
| 2001-01-01 | 4698144 |
| 2001-02-01 | 4705061 |
| 2001-03-01 | 4708240 |
| 2001-04-01 | 4705593 |
| 2001-05-01 | 4697799 |
| 2001-06-01 | 4687058 |
| 2001-07-01 | 4677357 |
| 2001-08-01 | 4670416 |
| 2001-09-01 | 4667340 |
| 2001-10-01 | 4667716 |
| 2001-11-01 | 4669046 |
| 2001-12-01 | 4668486 |
| 2002-01-01 | 4663378 |
| 2002-02-01 | 4652436 |
| 2002-03-01 | 4636090 |
| 2002-04-01 | 4617275 |
| 2002-05-01 | 4599293 |
| 2002-06-01 | 4585085 |
| 2002-07-01 | 4575272 |
| 2002-08-01 | 4569622 |
| 2002-09-01 | 4566970 |
| 2002-10-01 | 4564728 |
| 2002-11-01 | 4562470 |
| 2002-12-01 | 4559698 |
| 2003-01-01 | 4557252 |
| 2003-02-01 | 4557471 |
| 2003-03-01 | 4560921 |
| 2003-04-01 | 4566181 |
| 2003-05-01 | 4571377 |
| 2003-06-01 | 4575841 |
| 2003-07-01 | 4579053 |
| 2003-08-01 | 4580314 |
| 2003-09-01 | 4579353 |
| 2003-10-01 | 4577470 |
| 2003-11-01 | 4576009 |
| 2003-12-01 | 4575871 |
| 2004-01-01 | 4576460 |
| 2004-02-01 | 4576386 |
| 2004-03-01 | 4576105 |
| 2004-04-01 | 4576663 |
| 2004-05-01 | 4578391 |
| 2004-06-01 | 4581604 |
| 2004-07-01 | 4586393 |
| 2004-08-01 | 4592028 |
| 2004-09-01 | 4597185 |
| 2004-10-01 | 4600364 |
| 2004-11-01 | 4600984 |
| 2004-12-01 | 4600333 |
| 2005-01-01 | 4599676 |
| 2005-02-01 | 4599460 |
| 2005-03-01 | 4599308 |
| 2005-04-01 | 4599068 |
| 2005-05-01 | 4598622 |
| 2005-06-01 | 4598256 |
| 2005-07-01 | 4598132 |
| 2005-08-01 | 4598393 |
| 2005-09-01 | 4599486 |
| 2005-10-01 | 4602106 |
| 2005-11-01 | 4606402 |
| 2005-12-01 | 4611619 |
| 2006-01-01 | 4617381 |
| 2006-02-01 | 4623606 |
| 2006-03-01 | 4630619 |
| 2006-04-01 | 4638661 |
| 2006-05-01 | 4648442 |
| 2006-06-01 | 4659815 |
| 2006-07-01 | 4672680 |
| 2006-08-01 | 4687064 |
| 2006-09-01 | 4701394 |
| 2006-10-01 | 4713131 |
| 2006-11-01 | 4720721 |
| 2006-12-01 | 4723976 |
| 2007-01-01 | 4723845 |
| 2007-02-01 | 4723065 |
| 2007-03-01 | 4723996 |
| 2007-04-01 | 4728196 |
| 2007-05-01 | 4735706 |
| 2007-06-01 | 4745806 |
| 2007-07-01 | 4757384 |
| 2007-08-01 | 4769525 |
| 2007-09-01 | 4781693 |
| 2007-10-01 | 4792760 |
| 2007-11-01 | 4802012 |
| 2007-12-01 | 4809698 |
| 2008-01-01 | 4816123 |
| 2008-02-01 | 4819940 |
| 2008-03-01 | 4820256 |
| 2008-04-01 | 4817799 |
| 2008-05-01 | 4812289 |
| 2008-06-01 | 4802714 |
| 2008-07-01 | 4789298 |
| 2008-08-01 | 4774043 |
| 2008-09-01 | 4759072 |
| 2008-10-01 | 4746855 |
| 2008-11-01 | 4738541 |
| 2008-12-01 | 4734833 |
| 2009-01-01 | 4736176 |
| 2009-02-01 | 4742579 |
| 2009-03-01 | 4752516 |
| 2009-04-01 | 4762562 |
| 2009-05-01 | 4769497 |
| 2009-06-01 | 4771869 |
| 2009-07-01 | 4768328 |
| 2009-08-01 | 4760245 |
| 2009-09-01 | 4751738 |
| 2009-10-01 | 4746404 |
| 2009-11-01 | 4746645 |
| 2009-12-01 | 4753111 |
| 2010-01-01 | 4763046 |
| 2010-02-01 | 4772220 |
| 2010-03-01 | 4777426 |
| 2010-04-01 | 4778138 |
| 2010-05-01 | 4775061 |
| 2010-06-01 | 4769806 |
| 2010-07-01 | 4765391 |
| 2010-08-01 | 4763386 |
| 2010-09-01 | 4762212 |
| 2010-10-01 | 4759799 |
| 2010-11-01 | 4754263 |
| 2010-12-01 | 4745724 |
| 2011-01-01 | 4737608 |
| 2011-02-01 | 4732264 |
| 2011-03-01 | 4730999 |
| 2011-04-01 | 4735545 |
| 2011-05-01 | 4745977 |
| 2011-06-01 | 4759609 |
| 2011-07-01 | 4772953 |
| 2011-08-01 | 4784233 |
| 2011-09-01 | 4792951 |
| 2011-10-01 | 4798360 |
| 2011-11-01 | 4799630 |
| 2011-12-01 | 4797436 |
| 2012-01-01 | 4794404 |
| 2012-02-01 | 4794005 |
| 2012-03-01 | 4797238 |
| 2012-04-01 | 4802763 |
| 2012-05-01 | 4811175 |
| 2012-06-01 | 4821403 |
| 2012-07-01 | 4831259 |
| 2012-08-01 | 4839766 |
| 2012-09-01 | 4847338 |
| 2012-10-01 | 4853339 |
| 2012-11-01 | 4856553 |
| 2012-12-01 | 4856345 |
| 2013-01-01 | 4854309 |
| 2013-02-01 | 4853281 |
| 2013-03-01 | 4855459 |
| 2013-04-01 | 4861404 |
| 2013-05-01 | 4868473 |
| 2013-06-01 | 4873916 |
| 2013-07-01 | 4875060 |
| 2013-08-01 | 4869428 |
| 2013-09-01 | 4858202 |
| 2013-10-01 | 4846729 |
| 2013-11-01 | 4839306 |
| 2013-12-01 | 4836504 |
| 2014-01-01 | 4836334 |
| 2014-02-01 | 4837050 |
| 2014-03-01 | 4837927 |
| 2014-04-01 | 4837763 |
| 2014-05-01 | 4837432 |
| 2014-06-01 | 4838647 |
| 2014-07-01 | 4841150 |
| 2014-08-01 | 4844316 |
| 2014-09-01 | 4846955 |
| 2014-10-01 | 4847050 |
| 2014-11-01 | 4843682 |
| 2014-12-01 | 4839153 |
| 2015-01-01 | 4835458 |
| 2015-02-01 | 4834065 |
| 2015-03-01 | 4835520 |
| 2015-04-01 | 4838747 |
| 2015-05-01 | 4841680 |
| 2015-06-01 | 4842786 |
| 2015-07-01 | 4842798 |
| 2015-08-01 | 4843449 |
| 2015-09-01 | 4847397 |
| 2015-10-01 | 4858147 |
| 2015-11-01 | 4876832 |
| 2015-12-01 | 4899773 |
| 2016-01-01 | 4921017 |
| 2016-02-01 | 4936824 |
| 2016-03-01 | 4944073 |
| 2016-04-01 | 4942906 |
| 2016-05-01 | 4935999 |
| 2016-06-01 | 4926119 |
| 2016-07-01 | 4916058 |
| 2016-08-01 | 4907682 |
| 2016-09-01 | 4901355 |
| 2016-10-01 | 4895893 |
| 2016-11-01 | 4889553 |
| 2016-12-01 | 4882336 |
| 2017-01-01 | 4875447 |
| 2017-02-01 | 4870169 |
| 2017-03-01 | 4867680 |
| 2017-04-01 | 4869125 |
| 2017-05-01 | 4873657 |
| 2017-06-01 | 4880375 |
| 2017-07-01 | 4888052 |
| 2017-08-01 | 4893592 |
| 2017-09-01 | 4895466 |
| 2017-10-01 | 4894513 |
| 2017-11-01 | 4891398 |
| 2017-12-01 | 4886211 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4878679 |
| 2018-02-01 | 4871246 |
| 2018-03-01 | 4866463 |
| 2018-04-01 | 4864555 |
| 2018-05-01 | 4864927 |
| 2018-06-01 | 4867519 |
| 2018-07-01 | 4871474 |
| 2018-08-01 | 4876820 |
| 2018-09-01 | 4882788 |
| 2018-10-01 | 4888427 |
| 2018-11-01 | 4894692 |
| 2018-12-01 | 4900552 |
| 2019-01-01 | 4903186 |
| 2019-02-01 | 4900684 |
| 2019-03-01 | 4894309 |
| 2019-04-01 | 4887322 |
| 2019-05-01 | 4881669 |
| 2019-06-01 | 4878014 |
| 2019-07-01 | 4876689 |
| 2019-08-01 | 4876504 |
| 2019-09-01 | 4875989 |
| 2019-10-01 | 4874469 |
| 2019-11-01 | 4872818 |
| 2019-12-01 | 4872737 |
| 2020-01-01 | 4877042 |
| 2020-02-01 | 4885759 |
| 2020-03-01 | 4908275 |
| 2020-04-01 | 4723993 |
| 2020-05-01 | 4680383 |
| 2020-06-01 | 4655264 |
| 2020-07-01 | 4685581 |
| 2020-08-01 | 4642736 |
| 2020-09-01 | 4685419 |
| 2020-10-01 | 4658037 |
| 2020-11-01 | 4669127 |
| 2020-12-01 | 4681565 |
| 2021-01-01 | 4695333 |
| 2021-02-01 | 4710520 |
| 2021-03-01 | 4727529 |
| 2021-04-01 | 4744918 |
| 2021-05-01 | 4761323 |
| 2021-06-01 | 4774502 |
| 2021-07-01 | 4784278 |
| 2021-08-01 | 4792980 |
| 2021-09-01 | 4803597 |
| 2021-10-01 | 4818621 |
| 2021-11-01 | 4836868 |
| 2021-12-01 | 4855310 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4871569 |
| 2022-02-01 | 4882822 |
| 2022-03-01 | 4888730 |
| 2022-04-01 | 4891188 |
| 2022-05-01 | 4892438 |
| 2022-06-01 | 4893897 |
| 2022-07-01 | 4895589 |
| 2022-08-01 | 4896551 |
| 2022-09-01 | 4895901 |
| 2022-10-01 | 4894018 |
| 2022-11-01 | 4892278 |
| 2022-12-01 | 4891523 |
| 2023-01-01 | 4891641 |
| 2023-02-01 | 4892776 |
| 2023-03-01 | 4895064 |
| 2023-04-01 | 4898454 |
| 2023-05-01 | 4903893 |
| 2023-06-01 | 4912841 |
| 2023-07-01 | 4925197 |
| 2023-08-01 | 4938983 |
| 2023-09-01 | 4951354 |
| 2023-10-01 | 4960285 |
| 2023-11-01 | 4966438 |
| 2023-12-01 | 4972107 |
| 2024-01-01 | 4978671 |
| 2024-02-01 | 4987695 |
| 2024-03-01 | 4999550 |
| 2024-04-01 | 5013185 |
| 2024-05-01 | 5027663 |
| 2024-06-01 | 5041290 |
| 2024-07-01 | 5052439 |
| 2024-08-01 | 5061121 |
| 2024-09-01 | 5066653 |
| 2024-10-01 | 5068604 |
| 2024-11-01 | 5067338 |
| 2024-12-01 | 5064355 |
| 2025-01-01 | 5060639 |
| 2025-02-01 | 5055592 |
| 2025-03-01 | 5047811 |
| 2025-04-01 | 5038623 |
| 2025-05-01 | 5029353 |
| 2025-06-01 | 5021144 |
| 2025-07-01 | 5015086 |
| 2025-08-01 | 5011842 |
| 2025-09-01 | 5011204 |
| 2025-10-01 | . |
| 2025-11-01 | 5011499 |
| 2025-12-01 | 5011599 |
| 2026-01-01 | 5007690 |
| 2026-02-01 | 5011472 |
| 2026-03-01 | 5008543 |
| 2026-04-01 | 4994516 |