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.

Jennings 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	14,994	2.2%
Employed	14,422	1.3%
Unemployed	572	28.3%
Rate	3.8	26.7%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Estimates
	Labor Force	Emp.	Unemp.	Area Rate	State Rate
2014	13,104	12,229	875	6.7	5.9
2015	13,176	12,501	675	5.1	4.8
2016	14,258	13,635	623	4.4	4.4
2017	14,238	13,735	503	3.5	3.5
2018	14,649	14,158	491	3.4	3.4
2019	14,676	14,230	446	3.0	3.3
2020	14,568	13,503	1,065	7.3	7.3
2021	14,463	13,927	536	3.7	3.9
2022	14,613	14,163	450	3.1	3.1
2023	14,652	14,182	470	3.2	3.4
2024	14,994	14,422	572	3.8	4.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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