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Porter County, IN
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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 2012 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2000 | |
| Labor Force | 82,448 | 5.8% |
| Employed | 76,061 | 0.4% |
| Unemployed | 6,387 | 198.5% |
| Rate | 7.7 | 185.2% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2002 | 79,480 | 75,524 | 3,956 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | 79,429 | 75,385 | 4,044 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 79,337 | 75,517 | 3,820 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 80,979 | 77,187 | 3,792 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | 82,847 | 79,259 | 3,588 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | 83,657 | 80,428 | 3,229 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 84,756 | 80,737 | 4,019 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 84,406 | 76,464 | 7,942 | 9.4 | 10.3 |
| 2010 | 81,743 | 74,545 | 7,198 | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| 2011 | 82,279 | 75,833 | 6,446 | 7.8 | 8.8 |
| 2012 | 82,448 | 76,061 | 6,387 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
