Hoosiers by the Numbers
Howard County, IN
| Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
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 | 36,783 | -4.7% |
| Employed | 34,251 | -7.7% |
| Unemployed | 2,532 | 70.5% |
| Rate | 6.9 | 81.6% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2014 | 36,975 | 34,662 | 2,313 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 37,011 | 35,169 | 1,842 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 40,259 | 38,498 | 1,761 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 40,113 | 38,660 | 1,453 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 39,542 | 38,015 | 1,527 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 38,596 | 37,111 | 1,485 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 39,090 | 34,959 | 4,131 | 10.6 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 37,166 | 34,804 | 2,362 | 6.4 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 35,810 | 34,090 | 1,720 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 35,408 | 33,627 | 1,781 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 36,783 | 34,251 | 2,532 | 6.9 | 4.2 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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