Hoosiers by the Numbers
Porter 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 2018 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2000 | |
| Labor Force | 86,770 | 12.0% |
| Employed | 83,434 | 11.0% |
| Unemployed | 3,336 | 46.8% |
| Rate | 3.8 | 31.0% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2008 | 84,369 | 80,333 | 4,036 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 2009 | 84,211 | 76,343 | 7,868 | 9.3 | 10.3 |
| 2010 | 81,607 | 73,876 | 7,731 | 9.5 | 10.4 |
| 2011 | 82,290 | 75,568 | 6,722 | 8.2 | 9.1 |
| 2012 | 82,380 | 76,114 | 6,266 | 7.6 | 8.3 |
| 2013 | 83,168 | 77,169 | 5,999 | 7.2 | 7.7 |
| 2014 | 83,972 | 78,766 | 5,206 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| 2015 | 84,690 | 80,141 | 4,549 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 86,283 | 81,870 | 4,413 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 86,044 | 82,533 | 3,511 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 86,770 | 83,434 | 3,336 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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