Coverage note. ATI does not yet hold enough county-level data for Cook County to publish a full market profile (944 licensed records on file). The neighboring markets, labor shed and state figures below are recorded figures; anything modeled below is labeled as modeled.
944
licensed skilled-trades records
1
trades with licensed supply
860
active capital projects on record
5,087,072
residents (Census)
Licensed workforce by trade
License records on the Illinois register located in Cook County that the register does not mark expired or revoked and evidences as licenses actually held; median annual wage from BLS OEWS. Illinois publishes a county-level address for only 17% of its license records, so this is a count of the records that place here, not of everyone licensed to work here. The real number is higher. Counts from states that publish addresses for most of their register are not comparable with this one.
Known capital projects
860 active projects on record in Cook County, $20.0B of committed investment. Largest by disclosed investment:
- Red Line Extension, transit infrastructure, $5.8B, est. completion 2031
- Red and Purple Line Modernization Project Phase 1, transit infrastructure, $2.1B
- FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE SUPERSTRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, AND INTERIOR FIT OUT OF SATELLITE... -- 10000 W Ohare St, commercial development, $730M
- INTERIOR BUILDOUT OF NEW 7-STORY CASINO, PARKING, AND EVENT CENTER BUILDING AND 34-STORY... -- 705 W Chicago Ave, commercial development, $580M
- WORK IS TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATED TRANSIT STATION ON THE LOOP ELEVATED LINE... -- 200 N State St, civic capital project, $445M, est. completion 2027
Nearby markets
Counties that share a border (Census county adjacency), then the wider labor shed: same metro area or within 60 miles.
- Lake County, IL, 22 mi, shares a border, 218 licensed
- DuPage County, IL, 23 mi, shares a border, 261 licensed
- Lake County, IN, 32 mi, shares a border, 511 licensed
- Will County, IL, 35 mi, shares a border, 177 licensed
- Kane County, IL, 40 mi, shares a border, 145 licensed
- Porter County, IN, 40 mi, shares a border, 205 licensed
- Berrien County, MI, 47 mi, shares a border, 828 licensed
- McHenry County, IL, 51 mi, shares a border, 153 licensed
Labor shed: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Counties in the same Census metro area, the realistic commute shed for this market.
- DuPage County, IL
- Lake County, IL
- Will County, IL
- Kane County, IL
- Lake County, IN
- McHenry County, IL
- Porter County, IN
- Kendall County, IL
- DeKalb County, IL
- Grundy County, IL
- Jasper County, IN
- Newton County, IN
Common questions
- How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in Cook County, IL?
- Cook County has 944 licensed skilled-trades records on the Illinois register, across 1 trades. Illinois publishes a county-level address for only 17% of its license records, so this is a count of the records that place here, not of everyone licensed to work here. The real number is higher. Counts from states that publish addresses for most of their register are not comparable with this one.
- Which trades have a full market page for Cook County?
- plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, boiler operators, each with licensed supply, wages and demand, and current openings where live listings exist.
- Are there major construction projects planned in Cook County?
- ATI tracks 860 active capital projects in Cook County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.
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