Employment Status in Cook County, Illinois (County)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.025904%0.168947%0.025904%0.0%1,08159.718308%60.098564%59.718308%59.7%2,492,0882.49M6.383714%5.345816%6.383714%6.4%266,397266k33.872073%34.386674%33.872073%33.9%1,413,5061.41M

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.010071%-0.010071%-0.010071%0.0%0.010071%0.033063%0.010071%0.033063%0.043134%0.0%219862-55.085398%-55.085398%-55.085398%55.1%55.085398%9.674309%55.085398%9.674309%64.759707%64.8%1,197,9081.20M1,294,1801.29M-5.880381%-5.880381%-5.880381%5.9%5.880381%1.051046%5.880381%1.051046%6.931427%6.9%127,877128k138,520139k-28.265732%-10.758418%-28.265732%-10.758418%-39.024150%39.0%28.265732%28.265732%28.265732%28.3%848,634849k564,872565k

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Cook County
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%5.660409%0.342429%93.997162%94%16,99317.0k0.000000%16.198246%16%0.908954%82.892800%83%25,75125.8k0.000000%31.195046%31%1.981444%66.823510%67%68,15468.2k0.000000%49.203890%49%3.211571%47.584540%48%81,61481.6k0.000000%58.884299%59%4.606377%36.509324%37%73,41473.4k0.004806%67.183976%67%5.825957%26.985262%27%223,699224k0.011511%74.885147%75%6.536832%7%18.566510%19%514,024514k0.023570%77.648007%78%6.526618%7%15.801805%16%550,314550k0.059483%78.317190%78%6.721076%7%14.902251%15%325,456325k0.086343%77.022226%77%7.810128%8%15.081302%15%335,787336k0.056525%66.218001%66%11.582299%12%22.143176%22%150,078150k0.026884%52.468248%52%14.478885%14%33.025983%33%72,24872.2k0.011818%21.198824%21%11.417156%11%67.372201%67%55,63755.6k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Cook County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.061%4.06%8.310%8.31%13.438%13.4%19.789%19.8%28.636%28.6%34.234%34.2%45.796%45.8%53.053%53.1%54.259%54.3%64.080%64.1%63.671%63.7%71.076%71.1%70.506%70.5%79.494%79.5%70.910%70.9%84.549%84.5%72.538%72.5%84.295%84.3%74.807%74.8%79.448%79.4%65.738%65.7%66.832%66.8%53.391%53.4%51.628%51.6%21.846%21.8%20.584%20.6%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Illinois and Cook County
More Females More Males
Illinois
Cook County
0%10%20%30%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1923.474487%32.236152%23.474487%23.5%1.2351.237,6049,38913.223483%23.877187%13.223483%13.2%1.1321.1312,07712.1k13,67413.7k0.677227%11.029350%0.677227%0.7%1.0071.0133,96234.0k34,19234.2k2.586506%9.551895%2.586506%2.6%1.0261.0340,28640.3k41,32841.3k5.135800%8.971610%5.135800%5.1%1.0511.0535,78835.8k37,62637.6k1.028964%5.342252%1.028964%1.0%1.0101.01111,277111k112,422112k7.693178%8.455197%7.693178%7.7%1.0771.08247,492247k266,532267k17.232069%16.755597%17.232069%17.2%1.1721.17253,330253k296,984297k14.636849%14.992775%14.636849%14.6%1.1461.15151,631152k173,825174k4.485083%8.606148%4.485083%4.5%1.0451.04164,211164k171,576172k-2.223300%-2.223300%2.2%4.211936%0.9780.9875,86475.9k74,21474.2k-0.049841%-4.205324%-0.049841%0.0%1.0001.0036,13336.1k36,11536.1k-4.811338%-8.175747%-4.811338%4.8%0.9540.9528,47228.5k27,16527.2k

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Illinois.
Scope: population of Illinois, Cook County, and selected other counties in Illinois
Cook County
Illinois
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-198.310%8.31%19.789%19.8%34.234%34.2%53.053%53.1%64.080%64.1%71.076%71.1%79.494%79.5%84.549%84.5%84.295%84.3%79.448%79.4%66.832%66.8%51.628%51.6%20.584%20.6%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Illinois.
Scope: population of Illinois, Cook County, and selected other counties in Illinois
Cook County
Illinois
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.061%4.06%13.438%13.4%28.636%28.6%45.796%45.8%54.259%54.3%63.671%63.7%70.506%70.5%70.910%70.9%72.538%72.5%74.807%74.8%65.738%65.7%53.391%53.4%21.846%21.8%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …227.623891%28.041219%27.623891%27.6%219,358219k13.053339%11.431023%13.053339%13.1%103,655104k1.592141%1.451579%1.592141%1.6%12,64312.6k0.667684%0.530834%0.667684%0.7%5,30227.272040%26.868210%27.272040%27.3%216,564217k9.917918%10.163192%9.917918%9.9%78,75778.8k6.121110%6.223492%6.121110%6.1%48,60748.6k13.751876%15.290451%13.751876%13.8%109,202109k

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work64.335783%67.643112%64.335783%64.3%219,358219k30.401105%27.574764%30.401105%30.4%103,655104k3.708081%3.501606%3.708081%3.7%12,64312.6k1.555030%1.280517%1.555030%1.6%5,302

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work47.792907%45.892991%47.792907%47.8%216,564217k17.380663%17.359521%17.380663%17.4%78,75778.8k10.726944%10.630208%10.726944%10.7%48,60748.6k24.099486%26.117279%24.099486%24.1%109,202109k

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.184066%83.912975%84.184066%84.2%942,247942k73.230006%75.091230%73.230006%73.2%553,416553k64.798515%67.304135%64.798515%64.8%414,693415k54.778952%54.294691%54.778952%54.8%193,952194k

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Illinois and Cook County
Female Male
Illinois
Cook County
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40%20%0%20%40%%BlackMixedHispanic1OtherAsianWhite-43.147184%-42.080842%-43.147184%43.1%43.147184%4.949260%42.080842%6.955723%48.096445%48.1%45.387%45.4%-33.780761%-2.165830%-36.686423%-1.074241%-35.946591%35.9%33.780761%36.686423%33.780761%33.8%34.899%34.9%-25.277251%-16.472185%-24.734311%-14.844020%-41.749436%41.7%25.277251%24.734311%25.277251%25.3%33.334%33.3%-22.518483%-20.547413%-22.281241%-19.409217%-43.065895%43.1%22.518483%22.281241%22.518483%22.5%32.343%32.3%-24.077175%-12.583380%-23.784936%-14.390128%-36.660555%36.7%24.077175%23.784936%24.077175%24.1%30.644%30.6%-20.529342%-6.997761%-23.052659%-6.713066%-27.527103%27.5%20.529342%23.052659%20.529342%20.5%24.022%24.0%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Illinois and Cook County
Female Male
Illinois
Cook County
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10%5%0%5%10%15%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1WhiteAsian-12.884975%-12.060036%-12.884975%12.9%12.884975%2.416361%12.060036%1.336066%15.301336%15.3%13.979%14.0%-6.597626%-7.552913%-6.597626%6.6%6.597626%3.292381%7.552913%2.540496%9.890007%9.9%8.190%8.19%-7.138309%-0.743470%-6.883515%-0.446887%-7.881779%7.9%7.138309%6.883515%7.138309%7.1%7.494%7.49%-6.337683%-6.217317%-6.337683%6.3%6.337683%0.695357%6.217317%0.608791%7.033039%7.0%6.693%6.69%-4.077719%-4.166341%-4.077719%4.1%4.077719%1.019383%4.166341%1.305563%5.097101%5.1%4.588%4.59%-3.897018%-4.096456%-3.897018%3.9%3.897018%0.928056%4.096456%0.394086%4.825074%4.8%4.341%4.34%

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Illinois and Cook County
Female Male
Illinois
Cook County
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0.2%0.0%0.2%0.4%0.6%%Hispanic1BlackWhiteMixedOtherAsian-0.024099%-0.101667%-0.024099%0.02%0.024099%0.031516%0.101667%0.163252%0.055615%0.06%0.040%0.04%-0.015790%-0.083349%-0.015790%0.02%0.015790%0.043385%0.083349%0.241447%0.059175%0.06%0.035%0.04%-0.009616%-0.077332%-0.009616%0.01%0.009616%0.051273%0.077332%0.290317%0.060889%0.06%0.035%0.04%-0.000000%-0.055271%-0.208141%-0.055271%0.06%0.000000%0.208141%0.553884%0.000000%0.00%0.029%0.03%-0.000000%-0.022486%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.018348%0.022486%0.126645%0.018348%0.02%0.010%0.01%-0.000000%-0.041504%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.007352%0.041504%0.121314%0.007352%0.01%0.004%0.00%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Illinois and Cook County
Female Male
Illinois
Cook County
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60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%WhiteAsianOtherHispanic1MixedBlack-72.472897%-70.234275%-72.472897%72.5%72.472897%6.997761%70.234275%6.713066%79.470658%79.5%75.978%76.0%-63.339445%-61.824936%-63.339445%63.3%63.339445%12.583380%61.824936%14.390128%75.922825%75.9%69.356%69.4%-56.934105%-58.309542%-56.934105%56.9%56.934105%20.547413%58.309542%19.409217%77.481517%77.5%67.657%67.7%-58.250564%-60.421668%-58.250564%58.3%58.250564%16.472185%60.421668%14.844020%74.722749%74.7%66.666%66.7%-64.053409%-62.239336%-64.053409%64.1%64.053409%2.165830%62.239336%1.074241%66.219239%66.2%65.101%65.1%-51.903555%-4.949260%-50.963434%-6.955723%-56.852816%56.9%51.903555%50.963434%51.903555%51.9%54.613%54.6%

Map of Employment Status by County Subdivision in Cook County

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
19.1%23.1%27.0%30.9%34.8%38.7%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
4.2%8.7%13.2%17.6%22.1%26.5%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.4%0.9%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.1%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.00%0.29%0.58%0.87%1.16%1.45%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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Map of Employment Status by Tract in Cook County

Both Parents Work Employment Status by Tract#21

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
0%14%28%42%55%70%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by Tract#22

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by Tract#23

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0%10%19%29%38%49%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by Tract#24

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0%9%18%27%36%46%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Tract#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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Employment Status by Place in Cook County

There are 135 places that are fully or partially contained within Cook County (105 fully and 30 partially). This section compares all 135 of those to each other, Cook County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected places in Cook County, and entities that contain Cook County
0%50%100%Count#Willow SpringsWillow SpgsMcCookDeerfieldFrankfortBuffalo GroveWestern SpringsW SpgsRoselleEast DundeeIndian Head ParkIndian Head PkWilmetteLa GrangeKenilworthDeer ParkNorthbrookBensenvilleGolfBerkeleyHoffman EstatesHoffman EstsNorthfieldLincolnwoodInvernessEvergreen ParkEvergreen PkElmhurstStickneyRolling MeadowsRolling MdwsForest ParkBartlettMelrose ParkHomewoodBedford ParkLemontArlington HeightsArlington HtsPalatineElginBurr RidgeAlsipChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaDes PlainesCiceroCook CountyCookMidwestIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJusticeChicagoEast North CentralSkokieSouth HollandBurnhamOak BrookEast Hazel CrestE Hazel CrstCalumet ParkRobbinsRiverdaleFord Heights100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3061100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4298.184818%98.184818%98.2%1,190398.066512%98.066512%98.1%1,268496.979754%96.979754%97.0%2,922596.973865%96.973865%97.0%705696.772069%96.772069%96.8%1,469796.761134%96.761134%96.8%239896.575342%96.575342%96.6%141996.567069%96.567069%96.6%1,5191095.631068%95.631068%95.6%1,1821195.364238%95.364238%95.4%1441295.081967%95.081967%95.1%1741395.023419%95.023419%95.0%1,6231494.903988%94.903988%94.9%1,2851594.871795%94.871795%94.9%371694.701987%94.701987%94.7%2861793.992527%93.992527%94.0%3,2701893.918919%93.918919%93.9%1391993.848580%93.848580%93.8%5952093.833780%93.833780%93.8%3502193.657331%93.657331%93.7%1,1372293.617021%93.617021%93.6%2,5962393.446089%93.446089%93.4%4422493.302387%93.302387%93.3%1,4072593.288591%93.288591%93.3%6952693.174659%93.174659%93.2%2,6622793.033914%93.033914%93.0%2,0302893.018682%93.018682%93.0%9462992.857143%92.857143%92.9%653092.100193%92.100193%92.1%9563992.017976%92.017976%92.0%4,3004190.198893%90.198893%90.2%4,3994889.374454%89.374454%89.4%7,1585388.968825%88.968825%89.0%3715887.487876%87.487876%87.5%9026886.387347%86.387347%86.4%549,154549k85.644769%85.644769%85.6%3,1687785.370106%85.370106%85.4%5,3868084.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.439271%84.439271%84.4%704,362704k83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.715596%83.715596%83.7%7308783.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k8883.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M81.890984%81.890984%81.9%3,1709680.277350%80.277350%80.3%1,04210677.906977%77.906977%77.9%13411562.804878%62.804878%62.8%10312554.545455%54.545455%54.5%4813153.106509%53.106509%53.1%35913249.074074%49.074074%49.1%10613348.235294%48.235294%48.2%36913433.678756%33.678756%33.7%65135

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Cook County

There are 32 county subdivisions in Cook County. This section compares all 32 of those to each other, Cook County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected county subdivisions in Cook County, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#New Trier TownshipNew TrierNorthfield TownshipNorthfieldWheeling TownshipWheelingLemont TownshipLemontEvanston TownshipEvanstonSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgPalatine TownshipPalatineRiver Forest TownshipRiv FrstElk Grove TownshipElk GrvRiverside TownshipRiversideHanover TownshipHanoverOrland TownshipOrlandMaine TownshipMaineLyons TownshipLyonsLeyden TownshipLeydenWorth TownshipWorthOak Park TownshipOak PkChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaProviso TownshipProvisoBarrington TownshipBarringtonNorwood Park TownshipNorwood PkCicero TownshipCiceroPalos TownshipPalosCook CountyCookMidwestIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChicagoStickney TownshipStickneyEast North CentralBremen TownshipBremenNiles TownshipNilesBerwyn TownshipBerwynRich TownshipBloom TownshipBloomCalumet TownshipCalumetThornton TownshipThornton93.737075%93.737075%93.7%3,173192.817434%92.817434%92.8%4,174291.560055%91.560055%91.6%9,948391.238416%91.238416%91.2%1,083490.865585%90.865585%90.9%4,367590.865545%90.865545%90.9%8,157690.562660%90.562660%90.6%7,082789.951378%89.951378%90.0%555889.543269%89.543269%89.5%5,960989.517625%89.517625%89.5%9651089.323290%89.323290%89.3%7,4711189.268391%89.268391%89.3%4,4171288.477574%88.477574%88.5%7,0031386.711334%86.711334%86.7%6,2121486.661721%86.661721%86.7%5,8411586.546302%86.546302%86.5%7,4301686.411717%86.411717%86.4%3,1861786.387347%86.387347%86.4%549,154549k86.115652%86.115652%86.1%8,4291885.627530%85.627530%85.6%8461985.564304%85.564304%85.6%1,3042085.370106%85.370106%85.4%5,3862185.241075%85.241075%85.2%2,3162284.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.439271%84.439271%84.4%704,362704k83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k2383.327032%83.327032%83.3%2,2042483.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M82.704040%82.704040%82.7%5,0162581.981544%81.981544%82.0%5,0642681.032864%81.032864%81.0%3,4522777.601187%77.601187%77.6%3,6622874.505263%74.505263%74.5%3,5392973.240291%73.240291%73.2%1,2073069.122876%69.122876%69.1%6,99831

Employment Status by County in the Chicago Area

There are 14 counties in the Chicago Area. This section compares Cook County to all of the counties in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Kendall CountyKendallDuPage CountyDuPageKane CountyKaneLake CountyLakeMcHenry CountyMcHenryWill CountyWillPorter CountyPorterJasper CountyJasperChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaGrundy CountyGrundyCook CountyCookMidwestIllinoisDeKalb CountyDeKalbUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKenosha CountyKenoshaEast North CentralNewton CountyNewtonLake CountyLake91.763661%91.763661%91.8%9,303190.824844%90.824844%90.8%54,29654.3k290.196025%90.196025%90.2%33,17533.2k389.916154%89.916154%89.9%40,32240.3k489.731027%89.731027%89.7%18,31518.3k588.992178%88.992178%89.0%43,46243.5k688.527160%88.527160%88.5%9,599787.548638%87.548638%87.5%1,800886.387347%86.387347%86.4%549,154549k86.133033%86.133033%86.1%3,056984.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k1084.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.439271%84.439271%84.4%704,362704k83.827539%83.827539%83.8%4,9191183.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.580843%83.580843%83.6%9,0051283.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M82.346369%82.346369%82.3%7371381.546555%81.546555%81.5%24,18124.2k14

Employment Status by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares Cook County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Monroe CountyMonroeKendall CountyKendallHenry CountyHenryDuPage CountyDuPageKane CountyKaneBoone CountyBooneLake CountyLakeMcLean CountyMcLeanMcHenry CountyMcHenryWill CountyWillChampaign CountyChampaignWoodford CountyWoodfordEffingham CountyEffinghamChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaGrundy CountyGrundyAdams CountyAdamsOgle CountyOgleSangamon CountySangamonCook CountyCookMidwestIllinoisTazewell CountyTazewellStephenson CountyStephensonDeKalb CountyDeKalbUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast North CentralBureau CountyBureauWhiteside CountyWhitesideMadison CountyMadisonMarion CountyMarionKankakee CountyKankakeePeoria CountyPeoriaMacoupin CountyMacoupinWinnebago CountyWinnebagoSt. Clair CountySt. ClairMacon CountyMaconRock Island CountyRock IslandLaSalle CountyLaSalleMcDonough CountyMcDonoughColes CountyColesVermilion CountyVermilionWilliamson CountyWilliamsonFulton CountyFultonFranklin CountyFranklinMorgan CountyMorganJackson CountyJacksonClinton CountyClintonLivingston CountyLivingstonJefferson CountyJeffersonChristian CountyChristianKnox CountyKnoxLee CountyLeeRandolph CountyRandolphLogan CountyLoganMontgomery CountyMontgomery92.274678%92.274678%92.3%1,935191.763661%91.763661%91.8%9,303291.737794%91.737794%91.7%2,687390.824844%90.824844%90.8%54,29654.3k490.196025%90.196025%90.2%33,17533.2k589.974439%89.974439%90.0%3,168689.916154%89.916154%89.9%40,32240.3k789.876053%89.876053%89.9%9,499889.731027%89.731027%89.7%18,31518.3k988.992178%88.992178%89.0%43,46243.5k1088.306269%88.306269%88.3%9,7341186.788353%86.788353%86.8%1,9971286.745138%86.745138%86.7%1,6951386.387347%86.387347%86.4%549,154549k86.133033%86.133033%86.1%3,0561485.486361%85.486361%85.5%3,3221585.452854%85.452854%85.5%2,7551685.159722%85.159722%85.2%10,15710.2k1784.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k1884.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.439271%84.439271%84.4%704,362704k84.302391%84.302391%84.3%7,4381984.109355%84.109355%84.1%1,9692083.827539%83.827539%83.8%4,9192183.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M83.097113%83.097113%83.1%1,5832282.945042%82.945042%82.9%2,7772382.773109%82.773109%82.8%13,19913.2k2482.079343%82.079343%82.1%1,8002581.804579%81.804579%81.8%5,4672680.786933%80.786933%80.8%8,9522780.757910%80.757910%80.8%2,1952880.746158%80.746158%80.7%14,13314.1k2980.400794%80.400794%80.4%12,95913.0k3079.759485%79.759485%79.8%4,7093179.197454%79.197454%79.2%6,9673279.012346%79.012346%79.0%5,2483377.961433%77.961433%78.0%1,1323477.880697%77.880697%77.9%2,1023573.402923%73.402923%73.4%3,5163673.288740%73.288740%73.3%3,2873773.005220%73.005220%73.0%1,9583872.977481%72.977481%73.0%1,7503971.104947%71.104947%71.1%1,5384070.536019%70.536019%70.5%2,0664170.417288%70.417288%70.4%1,8904268.290523%68.290523%68.3%1,5424366.379648%66.379648%66.4%1,6964465.525011%65.525011%65.5%1,4544564.401496%64.401496%64.4%2,0664664.238411%64.238411%64.2%1,5524755.330739%55.330739%55.3%1,4224851.017442%51.017442%51.0%1,0534930.257937%30.257937%30.3%61050

Employment Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Cook County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSalt Lake CountySalt LakeHennepin CountyHennepinNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgOakland CountyOaklandKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTarrant CountyTarrantContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeWestchester CountyWestchesterHarris CountyHarrisHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisQueens CountyQueensDallas CountyDallasAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaMaricopa CountyMaricopaFranklin CountyFranklinNew York CountyNew YorkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBexar CountyBexarSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookMidwestIllinoisKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast North CentralFulton CountyFultonClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphia94.524869%94.524869%94.5%77,31077.3k192.050507%92.050507%92.1%63,35163.4k291.661578%91.661578%91.7%69,05669.1k390.993453%90.993453%91.0%84,91684.9k490.376879%90.376879%90.4%129,398129k590.106681%90.106681%90.1%71,28771.3k689.855361%89.855361%89.9%72,12672.1k789.706083%89.706083%89.7%72,24372.2k889.514827%89.514827%89.5%66,53166.5k989.506093%89.506093%89.5%69,62569.6k1089.338108%89.338108%89.3%141,466141k1189.156303%89.156303%89.2%53,12253.1k1289.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k1388.966990%88.966990%89.0%117,077117k1488.435355%88.435355%88.4%64,30464.3k1588.354538%88.354538%88.4%184,585185k1688.213162%88.213162%88.2%54,39454.4k1788.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k1888.144143%88.144143%88.1%55,91655.9k1988.038411%88.038411%88.0%82,14682.1k2087.789361%87.789361%87.8%103,494103k2187.773225%87.773225%87.8%48,62948.6k2287.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k2387.352998%87.352998%87.4%153,163153k2487.130266%87.130266%87.1%61,09461.1k2586.496700%86.496700%86.5%105,513106k2686.483820%86.483820%86.5%76,27776.3k2786.387347%86.387347%86.4%549,154549k86.214096%86.214096%86.2%233,310233k2885.856101%85.856101%85.9%70,48770.5k2985.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k3085.404950%85.404950%85.4%68,94468.9k3185.363719%85.363719%85.4%596,024596k3285.262543%85.262543%85.3%103,646104k3385.057132%85.057132%85.1%184,164184k3485.024210%85.024210%85.0%74,27874.3k3584.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k3684.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.439271%84.439271%84.4%704,362704k84.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k3783.832044%83.832044%83.8%158,264158k3883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M83.095443%83.095443%83.1%59,84759.8k3982.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k4081.469653%81.469653%81.5%119,894120k4181.460511%81.460511%81.5%47,62147.6k4280.465452%80.465452%80.5%56,80756.8k4380.317421%80.317421%80.3%45,74845.7k4479.754814%79.754814%79.8%75,92175.9k4578.590614%78.590614%78.6%105,335105k4677.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4776.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4874.070240%74.070240%74.1%77,99378.0k4973.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k50

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

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