Posey 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 | 13,102 | -3.2% |
Employed | 12,793 | -2.6% |
Unemployed | 309 | -23.1% |
Rate | 2.4 | -20.0% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Estimates | |||||
Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
2012 | 13,205 | 12,326 | 879 | 6.7 | 8.2 |
2013 | 12,970 | 12,164 | 806 | 6.2 | 7.5 |
2014 | 13,161 | 12,534 | 627 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
2015 | 13,299 | 12,774 | 525 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
2016 | 13,465 | 12,941 | 524 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
2017 | 13,535 | 13,133 | 402 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
2018 | 13,762 | 13,376 | 386 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
2019 | 13,557 | 13,187 | 370 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
2020 | 12,861 | 12,213 | 648 | 5.0 | 7.3 |
2021 | 12,962 | 12,590 | 372 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
2022 | 13,102 | 12,793 | 309 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics