Hoosiers by the Numbers

Your premier source for labor market information for Indiana.

NOTE: There will be a delay in the scheduled release of workforce data, including September's Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) and the Consumer Price Index. When possible, these measurements will be updated.

Delaware County, IN

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Labor Force

Labor Force

An area's labor force provides insight on the availability factor and is residence-based—that is, the people are working or seeking work and reside in the particular county or region.

Annual Labor Force Estimates in 2024
	Number	Pct. Chg. from 2019
Labor Force	52,882	-2.4%
Employed	50,386	-3.4%
Unemployed	2,496	22.4%
Rate	4.7	23.7%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Estimates
	Labor Force	Emp.	Unemp.	Area Rate	State Rate
2014	53,639	49,900	3,739	7.0	5.9
2015	54,471	51,380	3,091	5.7	4.8
2016	55,844	53,065	2,779	5.0	4.4
2017	55,014	52,714	2,300	4.2	3.5
2018	54,698	52,572	2,126	3.9	3.4
2019	54,200	52,160	2,040	3.8	3.3
2020	52,937	49,023	3,914	7.4	7.3
2021	51,533	49,325	2,208	4.3	3.9
2022	51,408	49,582	1,826	3.6	3.1
2023	51,776	49,774	2,002	3.9	3.4
2024	52,882	50,386	2,496	4.7	4.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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