Owen 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 2025 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2020 | |
| Labor Force | 10,880 | 8.7% |
| Employed | 10,477 | 11.2% |
| Unemployed | 403 | -31.9% |
| Rate | 3.7 | -37.3% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2015 | 9,291 | 8,707 | 584 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 10,085 | 9,570 | 515 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 10,053 | 9,651 | 402 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 10,302 | 9,893 | 409 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 10,388 | 10,009 | 379 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 10,010 | 9,418 | 592 | 5.9 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 10,187 | 9,824 | 363 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 10,421 | 10,113 | 308 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 10,706 | 10,349 | 357 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 10,824 | 10,399 | 425 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 10,880 | 10,477 | 403 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoosiers by the Numbers