Hoosiers by the Numbers

Your premier source for labor market information for Indiana.

NOTE: There will be a delay in the scheduled release of workforce data, including September's Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) and the Consumer Price Index. When possible, these measurements will be updated.

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Labor Force

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
	Number	Pct. Chg. from 2019
Labor Force	41,735	12.7%
Employed	40,363	11.7%
Unemployed	1,372	49.0%
Rate	3.3	32.0%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Estimates
	Labor Force	Emp.	Unemp.	Area Rate	State Rate
2014	32,226	30,815	1,411	4.4	5.9
2015	33,518	32,284	1,234	3.7	4.8
2016	34,801	33,629	1,172	3.4	4.4
2017	35,538	34,523	1,015	2.9	3.5
2018	36,437	35,447	990	2.7	3.4
2019	37,048	36,127	921	2.5	3.3
2020	36,357	34,763	1,594	4.4	7.3
2021	37,921	37,050	871	2.3	3.9
2022	39,388	38,566	822	2.1	3.1
2023	40,896	39,828	1,068	2.6	3.4
2024	41,735	40,363	1,372	3.3	4.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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