Jay 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 2022 | ||
Number | Pct. Chg. from 2017 | |
Labor Force | 8,888 | -9.2% |
Employed | 8,649 | -8.4% |
Unemployed | 239 | -30.1% |
Rate | 2.7 | -22.9% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Estimates | |||||
Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
2012 | 10,094 | 9,306 | 788 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
2013 | 10,063 | 9,300 | 763 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
2014 | 10,106 | 9,521 | 585 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
2015 | 9,945 | 9,451 | 494 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
2016 | 9,955 | 9,510 | 445 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
2017 | 9,787 | 9,445 | 342 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
2018 | 9,809 | 9,487 | 322 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
2019 | 9,486 | 9,203 | 283 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
2020 | 8,875 | 8,283 | 592 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
2021 | 8,822 | 8,561 | 261 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
2022 | 8,888 | 8,649 | 239 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics