Labor Force in 2012
|
Number
|
Rank in State*
|
% of State
|
Indiana
|
Total Resident Labor Force
|
21,788 |
31 |
0.7%
|
3,149,743
|
| Employed |
19,858 |
31 |
0.7% |
2,885,750 |
| Unemployed |
1,930 |
31
|
0.7%
|
263,993 |
Annual Unemployment Rate
|
8.9 |
33
|
106.0% |
8.4
|
April 2013 Unemployment Rate
|
8.0
|
44
|
100.0%
|
8.0
|
*Out of 92 counties.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Regional Labor Force - April 2013
|
Labor Force
|
Employed |
Unemployed |
Unemployment Rate
| Last Month's Rate
| Last Year's Rate
|
Marshall County
|
21,889
|
20,129
|
1,760
|
8.0
| 9.5
| 8.4
|
LaPorte County
|
48,959
|
43,981
|
4,978
|
10.2
| 11.6
| 9.6
|
St. Joseph County
|
124,080
|
112,022
|
12,058
|
9.7
| 10.5
| 9.3
|
Elkhart County
|
91,381
|
83,921
|
7,460
|
8.2
| 9.4
| 9.2
|
Starke County
|
10,124
|
9,083
|
1,041
|
10.3
| 11.6
| 10.3
|
Kosciusko County
|
40,114
|
37,554
|
2,560
|
6.4
| 7.6
| 6.9
|
Pulaski County
|
6,577
|
6,174
|
403
|
6.1
| 7.7
| 6.4
|
Fulton County
|
9,997
|
9,112
|
885
|
8.9
| 10.0
| 7.9
|
Region Totals
|
353,121
|
321,976
|
31,145
|
8.8
| 9.9
| 8.9
|
Indiana Totals
|
3,141,627
|
2,890,061
|
251,566
|
8.0
| 9.1
| 7.9
|
Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Annual Industry Distribution of Jobs
and Avg. Wage in 2011 (NAICS)
| Establishments | Jobs | Pct Dist.
in County | 5 Year Change in Jobs (2007-2011)
| Annual Average Wage
Per Job | 5 Year Change in Wage Per Job (2007-2011)
|
| Total Covered Employment and Wages | 1,082 | 17,921 | 100.0% | -5.86% | $33,352 | 8.48%
|
| Private | 1,016 | 15,589 | 87.0% | -6.12%
| $33,581 | 8.60% |
| Agri., forestry, hunting | 19 | D | D | NA
| D | NA
|
| Mining | 1 | D | D | NA
| D | NA
|
| Construction | 111 | 499
| 2.8% | -28.20%
| $35,898 | 8.33%
|
| Manufacturing | 122 | 5,846 | 32.6% | -10.49%
| $42,417 | 12.81%
|
| Wholesale trade | 82 | 480 | 2.7% | 1.91%
| $45,961 | 11.21%
|
| Retail trade | 158 | 1,944 | 10.8% | -0.01%
| $22,028 | 9.36%
|
| Transportation, warehousing | 47 | 126
| 0.7% | 55.56%
| $36,719 | -18.72%
|
| Utilities | 3 | D | D | NA
| D | NA
|
| Information | 21 | 190 | 1.1% | -22.45%
| $28,495 | -21.85%
|
| Finance and Insurance | 62
| 570 | 3.2% | -5.32%
| $48,725 | 8.80%
|
| Real Estate, rental, leasing | 32
| 79 | 0.4% | -15.05%
| $20,755 | 6.91%
|
| Professional, technical services | 62
| D | D | NA
| D | NA
|
| Mgmt. of companies, enterprises | 2 | D | D | NA
| D | NA
|
| Administrative, waste services | 41
| 642
| 3.6% | 15.88%
| $23,407 | 10.91%
|
| Educational services | 22
| 2,206 | 12.3% | -6.84%
| $32,639 | 8.91%
|
| Health care, social assistance | 68 | 1,374 | 7.7% | -18.70%
| $31,301 | 3.32%
|
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 15 | 181 | 1.0% | 23.97%
| $12,297 | -13.90%
|
| Accommodation and food services | 82 | 1,399 | 7.8% | 5.74%
| $12,690 | 19.84%
|
| Other services, exc. public admin. | 102 | 519
| 2.9% | 7.23%
| $25,115 | -0.01%
|
| Public administration | 34 | 715 | 4.0% | -5.05%
| $30,676 | 9.06%
|
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) D = Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
Note: Average wage may not match published numbers due to rounding.
Average Annual Labor Force Estimates
|
| | Labor
Force | Employed
| Unemployed
| County (Area)
Rate | State
Rate |
2000
| 23,439
| 22,741 | 698 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | 22,657 | 21,700 | 957 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 22,270 | 21,138 | 1,132 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | 22,108 | 20,902 | 1,206 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 22,360 | 21,207 | 1,153 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 22,701 | 21,533 | 1,168 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | 23,037 | 21,820 | 1,217 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | 22,955 | 21,838 | 1,117 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 23,283 | 21,598 | 1,685 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 22,599 | 19,528 | 3,071 | 13.6 | 10.4 |
| 2010 | 22,368 | 19,806 | 2,562 | 11.5 | 10.1 |
2011
| 22,276
| 20,094
| 2,182
| 9.8
| 9.0
|
2012
| 21,788
| 19,858
| 1,930
| 8.9
| 8.4
|
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics