Hoosiers by the Numbers
Blackford 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 | 5,123 | -3.8% |
| Employed | 4,893 | -4.6% |
| Unemployed | 230 | 16.2% |
| Rate | 4.5 | 21.6% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2014 | 5,269 | 4,880 | 389 | 7.4 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 5,245 | 4,930 | 315 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 5,590 | 5,305 | 285 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 5,572 | 5,355 | 217 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 5,582 | 5,375 | 207 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 5,326 | 5,128 | 198 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 5,166 | 4,770 | 396 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 5,073 | 4,881 | 192 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 5,145 | 4,976 | 169 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 5,189 | 4,994 | 195 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 5,123 | 4,893 | 230 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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