Table Data - Employed Persons in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (MSA)
| Title | Employed Persons in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (MSA) |
|---|---|
| Series ID | LAUMT171698000000005 |
| Source | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Release | Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Persons |
| Date Range | 1990-01-01 to 2026-05-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-07-01 2:28 PM CDT |
| Notes | These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey. Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job. For more details, see the release's frequently asked questions. |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | 3877704 |
| 1990-02-01 | 3883640 |
| 1990-03-01 | 3895016 |
| 1990-04-01 | 3887001 |
| 1990-05-01 | 3910275 |
| 1990-06-01 | 3966472 |
| 1990-07-01 | 3995321 |
| 1990-08-01 | 3927515 |
| 1990-09-01 | 3910069 |
| 1990-10-01 | 3929524 |
| 1990-11-01 | 3933934 |
| 1990-12-01 | 3915553 |
| 1991-01-01 | 3850236 |
| 1991-02-01 | 3874225 |
| 1991-03-01 | 3878179 |
| 1991-04-01 | 3890635 |
| 1991-05-01 | 3867980 |
| 1991-06-01 | 3932464 |
| 1991-07-01 | 3957392 |
| 1991-08-01 | 3893939 |
| 1991-09-01 | 3876085 |
| 1991-10-01 | 3857932 |
| 1991-11-01 | 3854129 |
| 1991-12-01 | 3838591 |
| 1992-01-01 | 3822422 |
| 1992-02-01 | 3837437 |
| 1992-03-01 | 3862177 |
| 1992-04-01 | 3872013 |
| 1992-05-01 | 3904415 |
| 1992-06-01 | 3975494 |
| 1992-07-01 | 4004185 |
| 1992-08-01 | 3974890 |
| 1992-09-01 | 3957261 |
| 1992-10-01 | 3951447 |
| 1992-11-01 | 3966544 |
| 1992-12-01 | 3962851 |
| 1993-01-01 | 3898168 |
| 1993-02-01 | 3909263 |
| 1993-03-01 | 3924761 |
| 1993-04-01 | 3923213 |
| 1993-05-01 | 3962835 |
| 1993-06-01 | 4024357 |
| 1993-07-01 | 4072775 |
| 1993-08-01 | 4035221 |
| 1993-09-01 | 3983594 |
| 1993-10-01 | 3999544 |
| 1993-11-01 | 4044817 |
| 1993-12-01 | 4052680 |
| 1994-01-01 | 4000586 |
| 1994-02-01 | 4034633 |
| 1994-03-01 | 4030651 |
| 1994-04-01 | 4049750 |
| 1994-05-01 | 4105856 |
| 1994-06-01 | 4150541 |
| 1994-07-01 | 4152395 |
| 1994-08-01 | 4142473 |
| 1994-09-01 | 4132076 |
| 1994-10-01 | 4162802 |
| 1994-11-01 | 4163940 |
| 1994-12-01 | 4145451 |
| 1995-01-01 | 4103653 |
| 1995-02-01 | 4156252 |
| 1995-03-01 | 4162707 |
| 1995-04-01 | 4157459 |
| 1995-05-01 | 4173940 |
| 1995-06-01 | 4235014 |
| 1995-07-01 | 4268014 |
| 1995-08-01 | 4203379 |
| 1995-09-01 | 4184183 |
| 1995-10-01 | 4229668 |
| 1995-11-01 | 4226139 |
| 1995-12-01 | 4189777 |
| 1996-01-01 | 4140899 |
| 1996-02-01 | 4188509 |
| 1996-03-01 | 4217993 |
| 1996-04-01 | 4213184 |
| 1996-05-01 | 4231940 |
| 1996-06-01 | 4295079 |
| 1996-07-01 | 4324336 |
| 1996-08-01 | 4262394 |
| 1996-09-01 | 4237311 |
| 1996-10-01 | 4266757 |
| 1996-11-01 | 4282003 |
| 1996-12-01 | 4269980 |
| 1997-01-01 | 4214355 |
| 1997-02-01 | 4239182 |
| 1997-03-01 | 4264818 |
| 1997-04-01 | 4264769 |
| 1997-05-01 | 4297530 |
| 1997-06-01 | 4342549 |
| 1997-07-01 | 4361306 |
| 1997-08-01 | 4332165 |
| 1997-09-01 | 4297254 |
| 1997-10-01 | 4297395 |
| 1997-11-01 | 4319783 |
| 1997-12-01 | 4310839 |
| 1998-01-01 | 4247192 |
| 1998-02-01 | 4292032 |
| 1998-03-01 | 4295955 |
| 1998-04-01 | 4306950 |
| 1998-05-01 | 4322939 |
| 1998-06-01 | 4357900 |
| 1998-07-01 | 4390808 |
| 1998-08-01 | 4332924 |
| 1998-09-01 | 4324503 |
| 1998-10-01 | 4348423 |
| 1998-11-01 | 4385814 |
| 1998-12-01 | 4379642 |
| 1999-01-01 | 4357581 |
| 1999-02-01 | 4365417 |
| 1999-03-01 | 4393884 |
| 1999-04-01 | 4386507 |
| 1999-05-01 | 4415240 |
| 1999-06-01 | 4461665 |
| 1999-07-01 | 4490203 |
| 1999-08-01 | 4441303 |
| 1999-09-01 | 4436240 |
| 1999-10-01 | 4467957 |
| 1999-11-01 | 4499249 |
| 1999-12-01 | 4509421 |
| 2000-01-01 | 4476130 |
| 2000-02-01 | 4474040 |
| 2000-03-01 | 4481351 |
| 2000-04-01 | 4512612 |
| 2000-05-01 | 4492031 |
| 2000-06-01 | 4559056 |
| 2000-07-01 | 4522067 |
| 2000-08-01 | 4484876 |
| 2000-09-01 | 4457907 |
| 2000-10-01 | 4494204 |
| 2000-11-01 | 4471863 |
| 2000-12-01 | 4455216 |
| 2001-01-01 | 4416272 |
| 2001-02-01 | 4437790 |
| 2001-03-01 | 4444568 |
| 2001-04-01 | 4435264 |
| 2001-05-01 | 4451528 |
| 2001-06-01 | 4478884 |
| 2001-07-01 | 4485302 |
| 2001-08-01 | 4396880 |
| 2001-09-01 | 4396622 |
| 2001-10-01 | 4398148 |
| 2001-11-01 | 4390673 |
| 2001-12-01 | 4372379 |
| 2002-01-01 | 4291025 |
| 2002-02-01 | 4335776 |
| 2002-03-01 | 4298737 |
| 2002-04-01 | 4268393 |
| 2002-05-01 | 4275741 |
| 2002-06-01 | 4303556 |
| 2002-07-01 | 4298691 |
| 2002-08-01 | 4264878 |
| 2002-09-01 | 4264435 |
| 2002-10-01 | 4255069 |
| 2002-11-01 | 4243411 |
| 2002-12-01 | 4226177 |
| 2003-01-01 | 4211245 |
| 2003-02-01 | 4222927 |
| 2003-03-01 | 4229465 |
| 2003-04-01 | 4241265 |
| 2003-05-01 | 4252312 |
| 2003-06-01 | 4309827 |
| 2003-07-01 | 4325624 |
| 2003-08-01 | 4260127 |
| 2003-09-01 | 4250234 |
| 2003-10-01 | 4275190 |
| 2003-11-01 | 4279908 |
| 2003-12-01 | 4271106 |
| 2004-01-01 | 4242562 |
| 2004-02-01 | 4259015 |
| 2004-03-01 | 4262074 |
| 2004-04-01 | 4268082 |
| 2004-05-01 | 4283466 |
| 2004-06-01 | 4340103 |
| 2004-07-01 | 4355592 |
| 2004-08-01 | 4322076 |
| 2004-09-01 | 4301124 |
| 2004-10-01 | 4311969 |
| 2004-11-01 | 4321596 |
| 2004-12-01 | 4312765 |
| 2005-01-01 | 4278642 |
| 2005-02-01 | 4273108 |
| 2005-03-01 | 4282848 |
| 2005-04-01 | 4298033 |
| 2005-05-01 | 4315943 |
| 2005-06-01 | 4355918 |
| 2005-07-01 | 4374725 |
| 2005-08-01 | 4346564 |
| 2005-09-01 | 4318837 |
| 2005-10-01 | 4351574 |
| 2005-11-01 | 4372245 |
| 2005-12-01 | 4344611 |
| 2006-01-01 | 4342317 |
| 2006-02-01 | 4365296 |
| 2006-03-01 | 4390234 |
| 2006-04-01 | 4399307 |
| 2006-05-01 | 4433015 |
| 2006-06-01 | 4496135 |
| 2006-07-01 | 4514996 |
| 2006-08-01 | 4492375 |
| 2006-09-01 | 4472920 |
| 2006-10-01 | 4524115 |
| 2006-11-01 | 4517848 |
| 2006-12-01 | 4512597 |
| 2007-01-01 | 4459736 |
| 2007-02-01 | 4460982 |
| 2007-03-01 | 4482747 |
| 2007-04-01 | 4478789 |
| 2007-05-01 | 4490907 |
| 2007-06-01 | 4557348 |
| 2007-07-01 | 4582480 |
| 2007-08-01 | 4532450 |
| 2007-09-01 | 4521383 |
| 2007-10-01 | 4538866 |
| 2007-11-01 | 4573881 |
| 2007-12-01 | 4536259 |
| 2008-01-01 | 4523135 |
| 2008-02-01 | 4509879 |
| 2008-03-01 | 4525697 |
| 2008-04-01 | 4539294 |
| 2008-05-01 | 4517163 |
| 2008-06-01 | 4546345 |
| 2008-07-01 | 4527004 |
| 2008-08-01 | 4472985 |
| 2008-09-01 | 4443984 |
| 2008-10-01 | 4420993 |
| 2008-11-01 | 4426200 |
| 2008-12-01 | 4383960 |
| 2009-01-01 | 4304812 |
| 2009-02-01 | 4276776 |
| 2009-03-01 | 4282347 |
| 2009-04-01 | 4292096 |
| 2009-05-01 | 4293448 |
| 2009-06-01 | 4347538 |
| 2009-07-01 | 4352870 |
| 2009-08-01 | 4294534 |
| 2009-09-01 | 4231038 |
| 2009-10-01 | 4234803 |
| 2009-11-01 | 4254682 |
| 2009-12-01 | 4203712 |
| 2010-01-01 | 4170003 |
| 2010-02-01 | 4202389 |
| 2010-03-01 | 4230453 |
| 2010-04-01 | 4266393 |
| 2010-05-01 | 4272088 |
| 2010-06-01 | 4303180 |
| 2010-07-01 | 4307841 |
| 2010-08-01 | 4279653 |
| 2010-09-01 | 4278440 |
| 2010-10-01 | 4290951 |
| 2010-11-01 | 4309133 |
| 2010-12-01 | 4282657 |
| 2011-01-01 | 4212223 |
| 2011-02-01 | 4236201 |
| 2011-03-01 | 4259560 |
| 2011-04-01 | 4269288 |
| 2011-05-01 | 4275145 |
| 2011-06-01 | 4317067 |
| 2011-07-01 | 4300150 |
| 2011-08-01 | 4302091 |
| 2011-09-01 | 4298283 |
| 2011-10-01 | 4310169 |
| 2011-11-01 | 4334240 |
| 2011-12-01 | 4333885 |
| 2012-01-01 | 4292092 |
| 2012-02-01 | 4323678 |
| 2012-03-01 | 4338390 |
| 2012-04-01 | 4354591 |
| 2012-05-01 | 4383634 |
| 2012-06-01 | 4427645 |
| 2012-07-01 | 4421317 |
| 2012-08-01 | 4388165 |
| 2012-09-01 | 4417182 |
| 2012-10-01 | 4429382 |
| 2012-11-01 | 4414035 |
| 2012-12-01 | 4410469 |
| 2013-01-01 | 4345115 |
| 2013-02-01 | 4362033 |
| 2013-03-01 | 4375027 |
| 2013-04-01 | 4392457 |
| 2013-05-01 | 4429048 |
| 2013-06-01 | 4473974 |
| 2013-07-01 | 4466218 |
| 2013-08-01 | 4437335 |
| 2013-09-01 | 4423219 |
| 2013-10-01 | 4402623 |
| 2013-11-01 | 4430556 |
| 2013-12-01 | 4414920 |
| 2014-01-01 | 4388767 |
| 2014-02-01 | 4407784 |
| 2014-03-01 | 4458075 |
| 2014-04-01 | 4451868 |
| 2014-05-01 | 4481418 |
| 2014-06-01 | 4538602 |
| 2014-07-01 | 4548599 |
| 2014-08-01 | 4515373 |
| 2014-09-01 | 4501267 |
| 2014-10-01 | 4543197 |
| 2014-11-01 | 4537943 |
| 2014-12-01 | 4525844 |
| 2015-01-01 | 4477829 |
| 2015-02-01 | 4498440 |
| 2015-03-01 | 4513289 |
| 2015-04-01 | 4540884 |
| 2015-05-01 | 4559886 |
| 2015-06-01 | 4606593 |
| 2015-07-01 | 4603503 |
| 2015-08-01 | 4577296 |
| 2015-09-01 | 4547785 |
| 2015-10-01 | 4586283 |
| 2015-11-01 | 4588366 |
| 2015-12-01 | 4592374 |
| 2016-01-01 | 4568045 |
| 2016-02-01 | 4609730 |
| 2016-03-01 | 4638468 |
| 2016-04-01 | 4630315 |
| 2016-05-01 | 4637638 |
| 2016-06-01 | 4683451 |
| 2016-07-01 | 4692603 |
| 2016-08-01 | 4623432 |
| 2016-09-01 | 4610064 |
| 2016-10-01 | 4616224 |
| 2016-11-01 | 4635061 |
| 2016-12-01 | 4608455 |
| 2017-01-01 | 4577631 |
| 2017-02-01 | 4598505 |
| 2017-03-01 | 4628033 |
| 2017-04-01 | 4612174 |
| 2017-05-01 | 4646346 |
| 2017-06-01 | 4694750 |
| 2017-07-01 | 4698119 |
| 2017-08-01 | 4640282 |
| 2017-09-01 | 4650782 |
| 2017-10-01 | 4655072 |
| 2017-11-01 | 4677515 |
| 2017-12-01 | 4646892 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4591415 |
| 2018-02-01 | 4645921 |
| 2018-03-01 | 4658592 |
| 2018-04-01 | 4651630 |
| 2018-05-01 | 4666779 |
| 2018-06-01 | 4715543 |
| 2018-07-01 | 4742667 |
| 2018-08-01 | 4679117 |
| 2018-09-01 | 4662254 |
| 2018-10-01 | 4694485 |
| 2018-11-01 | 4712884 |
| 2018-12-01 | 4675952 |
| 2019-01-01 | 4637844 |
| 2019-02-01 | 4669605 |
| 2019-03-01 | 4686426 |
| 2019-04-01 | 4681373 |
| 2019-05-01 | 4672438 |
| 2019-06-01 | 4737724 |
| 2019-07-01 | 4743087 |
| 2019-08-01 | 4715902 |
| 2019-09-01 | 4686154 |
| 2019-10-01 | 4704203 |
| 2019-11-01 | 4711519 |
| 2019-12-01 | 4692141 |
| 2020-01-01 | 4643385 |
| 2020-02-01 | 4684544 |
| 2020-03-01 | 4594272 |
| 2020-04-01 | 3828213 |
| 2020-05-01 | 3937432 |
| 2020-06-01 | 4102211 |
| 2020-07-01 | 4134765 |
| 2020-08-01 | 4188054 |
| 2020-09-01 | 4210353 |
| 2020-10-01 | 4285251 |
| 2020-11-01 | 4317035 |
| 2020-12-01 | 4282480 |
| 2021-01-01 | 4286144 |
| 2021-02-01 | 4338077 |
| 2021-03-01 | 4381597 |
| 2021-04-01 | 4420633 |
| 2021-05-01 | 4436619 |
| 2021-06-01 | 4485841 |
| 2021-07-01 | 4513155 |
| 2021-08-01 | 4503234 |
| 2021-09-01 | 4530217 |
| 2021-10-01 | 4571642 |
| 2021-11-01 | 4620567 |
| 2021-12-01 | 4638325 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4600564 |
| 2022-02-01 | 4631341 |
| 2022-03-01 | 4662404 |
| 2022-04-01 | 4647200 |
| 2022-05-01 | 4671571 |
| 2022-06-01 | 4706747 |
| 2022-07-01 | 4698162 |
| 2022-08-01 | 4685137 |
| 2022-09-01 | 4662579 |
| 2022-10-01 | 4674894 |
| 2022-11-01 | 4675209 |
| 2022-12-01 | 4669132 |
| 2023-01-01 | 4636395 |
| 2023-02-01 | 4660491 |
| 2023-03-01 | 4688228 |
| 2023-04-01 | 4698390 |
| 2023-05-01 | 4694362 |
| 2023-06-01 | 4739885 |
| 2023-07-01 | 4753476 |
| 2023-08-01 | 4719897 |
| 2023-09-01 | 4703797 |
| 2023-10-01 | 4734740 |
| 2023-11-01 | 4766920 |
| 2023-12-01 | 4720247 |
| 2024-01-01 | 4691816 |
| 2024-02-01 | 4699180 |
| 2024-03-01 | 4753768 |
| 2024-04-01 | 4768609 |
| 2024-05-01 | 4757272 |
| 2024-06-01 | 4794752 |
| 2024-07-01 | 4826646 |
| 2024-08-01 | 4795009 |
| 2024-09-01 | 4800285 |
| 2024-10-01 | 4817291 |
| 2024-11-01 | 4825078 |
| 2024-12-01 | 4803108 |
| 2025-01-01 | 4778025 |
| 2025-02-01 | 4771931 |
| 2025-03-01 | 4806198 |
| 2025-04-01 | 4802576 |
| 2025-05-01 | 4792281 |
| 2025-06-01 | 4842080 |
| 2025-07-01 | 4830336 |
| 2025-08-01 | 4795775 |
| 2025-09-01 | 4804364 |
| 2025-10-01 | . |
| 2025-11-01 | 4772664 |
| 2025-12-01 | 4753868 |
| 2026-01-01 | 4703514 |
| 2026-02-01 | 4742974 |
| 2026-03-01 | 4732009 |
| 2026-04-01 | 4680491 |
| 2026-05-01 | 4702506 |