Noble 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 | 22,173 | -7.1% |
| Employed | 21,220 | -8.3% |
| Unemployed | 953 | 29.8% |
| Rate | 4.3 | 38.7% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2014 | 23,161 | 21,962 | 1,199 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 23,666 | 22,660 | 1,006 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 23,371 | 22,439 | 932 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 23,197 | 22,488 | 709 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 23,781 | 23,094 | 687 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 23,868 | 23,134 | 734 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 22,933 | 20,984 | 1,949 | 8.5 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 22,152 | 21,376 | 776 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 21,882 | 21,257 | 625 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 22,387 | 21,549 | 838 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 22,173 | 21,220 | 953 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoosiers by the Numbers