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.

St. Joseph County, IN

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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	129,888	-5.1%
Employed	123,534	-6.4%
Unemployed	6,354	28.4%
Rate	4.9	36.1%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Estimates
	Labor Force	Emp.	Unemp.	Area Rate	State Rate
2014	128,902	120,485	8,417	6.5	5.9
2015	130,487	123,942	6,545	5.0	4.8
2016	134,412	128,360	6,052	4.5	4.4
2017	134,163	129,343	4,820	3.6	3.5
2018	136,398	131,536	4,862	3.6	3.4
2019	136,905	131,955	4,950	3.6	3.3
2020	131,738	120,166	11,572	8.8	7.3
2021	129,450	123,463	5,987	4.6	3.9
2022	130,066	125,477	4,589	3.5	3.1
2023	129,917	124,643	5,274	4.1	3.4
2024	129,888	123,534	6,354	4.9	4.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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