Union 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 2024 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2019 | |
| Labor Force | 4,089 | 5.4% |
| Employed | 3,972 | 5.6% |
| Unemployed | 117 | -0.8% |
| Rate | 2.9 | -3.3% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2014 | 3,548 | 3,349 | 199 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 3,563 | 3,404 | 159 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 3,823 | 3,678 | 145 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 3,778 | 3,666 | 112 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 3,848 | 3,736 | 112 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 3,881 | 3,763 | 118 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 3,678 | 3,481 | 197 | 5.4 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 3,674 | 3,584 | 90 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 3,746 | 3,658 | 88 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 3,812 | 3,706 | 106 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 4,089 | 3,972 | 117 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoosiers by the Numbers