Shelby County, IN Highlights

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 2022
 NumberPct. Chg. from 2017
Labor Force23,8004.0%
Employed23,2104.9%
Unemployed590-21.8%
Rate2.5-24.2%
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Estimates
 Labor
Force
Emp.Unemp.Area
Rate
State
Rate
2012 22,33620,4981,8388.28.2
2013 22,38220,7711,6117.27.5
2014 22,44721,1741,2735.75.9
2015 22,62321,6231,0004.44.8
2016 22,98022,0749063.94.4
2017 22,88622,1327543.33.5
2018 23,17022,4547163.13.4
2019 23,31822,6466722.93.3
2020 23,18021,4771,7037.37.3
2021 23,25322,4867673.33.9
2022 23,80023,2105902.53.1
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics