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Vigo 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 2024
 NumberPct. Chg. from 2019
Labor Force49,168-2.8%
Employed46,981-3.2%
Unemployed2,1875.5%
Rate4.47.3%
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Estimates
 Labor
Force
Emp.Unemp.Area
Rate
State
Rate
2014 49,54145,7783,7637.65.9
2015 49,01846,0173,0016.14.8
2016 51,82149,1902,6315.14.4
2017 51,19849,1412,0574.03.5
2018 51,33249,1882,1444.23.4
2019 50,61048,5372,0734.13.3
2020 49,09545,3813,7147.67.3
2021 48,48546,3622,1234.43.9
2022 48,52746,8671,6603.43.1
2023 48,49346,7211,7723.73.4
2024 49,16846,9812,1874.44.2
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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