How many employees work at Illinois?

State of Illinois has 20,095 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 2.0%.

Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025

About Illinois

The government of Illinois, under the Constitution of Illinois, has three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. The executive branch is split into several statewide elected offices, with the Governor as chief executive, and has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions. Legislative functions are granted to the General Assembly, composed of the 118-member House of Representatives and the 59-member Senate. The judiciary is composed of the Supreme Court and lower courts. The government of Illinois has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions, but the code departments, so called because they're established by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, provide most of the state's services: Department on Aging Department of Agriculture Department of Central Management Services Department of Children and Family Services Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Department of Corrections Department of Employment Security Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Department of Healthcare and Family Services Department of Human Rights Department of Human Services Department of Juvenile Justice Department of Labor Department of the Lottery Department of Natural Resources Department of Public Health Department of Revenue Department of State Police Department of Transportation Department of Veterans' Affairs

As of September 2025

Illinois
workforce metrics

Headcount

20.1k

Avg. Salary

$72.7k

Tenure

6.9yr

Growth Rate

2.0%

Hiring Rate

Attrition Rate

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Employee Headcount

Interactive chart of Illinois annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.

  • Illinois total number of employees in 2025 was 20,122.807, a 2.0% increase from 2024.
  • Illinois total number of employees in 2024 was 19,633.865, a 2.6% increase from 2023.
  • Illinois total number of employees in 2023 was 19,144.153, a 2.8% increase from 2022.

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Employee Geographic Breakdown

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Employee Role Breakdown

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Employee Compensation

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Active Job Postings

Interactive chart of Illinois annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.

  • Illinois active job postings in 2025 was 7,347, a 0.2% increase from 2024.
  • Illinois active job postings in 2024 was 5,677, a 94.6% decline from 2023.
  • Illinois active job postings in 2023 was 15,875, a 105.6% increase from 2022.

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Employee Sentiment

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