SOCDS Census Data: Output for Chicago city, IL

Place of work data for 1970 are not generally available. For 1980, place of work data are only available for principal cities and suburban places with a 1980 population of 25,000 or more. Also, due to the large number of respondents not reporting Place of Work in the 1980 Census, the 1980 data have been allocated to provide a more accurate comparison with the 1990 and 2000 data.

Total Workers and Workers by Class in Place of Work

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Central city of:
Chicago city, IL		 Suburbs*
Total Workers 1980 3,567,682 1,425,689 1,798,252
1990 3,924,779 1,386,205 2,131,252
2000 4,235,595 1,336,560 2,423,096
Private Wage
and Salary Workers		 1980 2,923,820 1,142,249 1,488,090
1990 3,258,136 1,115,646 1,790,674
2000 3,391,455 1,034,845 1,960,485
Federal
Government		 1980 121,203 54,991 59,840
1990 115,626 48,476 61,361
2000 99,975 38,405 55,415
State and Local
Government		 1980 361,748 166,060 361,748
1990 356,515 154,667 356,515
2000 398,730 156,930 398,730
Self-Employed 1980 150,488 59,161 150,488
1990 183,361 64,012 183,361
2000 336,225 103,485 336,225
Unpaid
Family Work		 1980 10,496 3,092 6,452
1990 11,141 3,404 6,865
2000 9,210 2,895 5,395


Percent of Workers in Place of Work by Class of Worker

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Central city of:
Chicago city, IL		 Suburbs*
Private Wage
and Salary Workers		 1980 82.0 80.1 82.8
1990 83.0 80.5 84.0
2000 80.1 77.4 80.9
Federal
Government		 1980 3.4 3.9 3.3
1990 2.9 3.5 2.9
2000 2.4 2.9 2.3
State and Local
Government		 1980 10.1 11.6 20.1
1990 9.1 11.2 16.7
2000 9.4 11.7 16.5
Self-Employed 1980 4.2 4.1 8.4
1990 4.7 4.6 8.6
2000 7.9 7.7 13.9
Unpaid Family
Work		 1980 0.3 0.2 0.4
1990 0.3 0.2 0.3
2000 0.2 0.2 0.2

*Suburb data are defined as the total for the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area less the sum of data for these cities: Arlington Heights village, IL ; Chicago city, IL ; Des Plaines city, IL ; Elgin city, IL ; Evanston city, IL ; Hoffman Estates village, IL ; Joliet city, IL ; Naperville city, IL ; Schaumburg village, IL ; Skokie village, IL ; Gary city, IN ; click a highlighted city to see its Total Workers table.

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