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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 2013 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2000 | |
| Labor Force | 83,291 | 6.9% |
| Employed | 77,126 | 1.8% |
| Unemployed | 6,165 | 188.1% |
| Rate | 7.4 | 174.1% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2003 | 79,480 | 75,524 | 3,956 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 79,337 | 75,517 | 3,820 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 81,080 | 77,280 | 3,800 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | 83,005 | 79,391 | 3,614 | 4.4 | 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 | 84,466 | 76,543 | 7,923 | 9.4 | 10.3 |
| 2010 | 81,918 | 74,748 | 7,170 | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| 2011 | 82,594 | 76,237 | 6,357 | 7.7 | 8.8 |
| 2012 | 83,070 | 76,861 | 6,209 | 7.5 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 83,291 | 77,126 | 6,165 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
