Benton 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 | 4,549 | 3.6% |
| Employed | 4,398 | 3.6% |
| Unemployed | 151 | 3.4% |
| Rate | 3.3 | 0.0% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2014 | 4,478 | 4,236 | 242 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 4,580 | 4,376 | 204 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 4,417 | 4,225 | 192 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 4,347 | 4,194 | 153 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 4,404 | 4,257 | 147 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 4,393 | 4,247 | 146 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 4,149 | 3,922 | 227 | 5.5 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 4,165 | 4,038 | 127 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 4,292 | 4,183 | 109 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 4,482 | 4,361 | 121 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 4,549 | 4,398 | 151 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoosiers by the Numbers