De Kalb 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 2025 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2020 | |
| Labor Force | 22,233 | 1.7% |
| Employed | 21,503 | 5.9% |
| Unemployed | 730 | -53.1% |
| Rate | 3.3 | -53.5% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2015 | 21,798 | 20,904 | 894 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 21,972 | 21,115 | 857 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 21,972 | 21,326 | 646 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 22,228 | 21,597 | 631 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 22,387 | 21,750 | 637 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 21,863 | 20,307 | 1,556 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 21,755 | 21,094 | 661 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 22,015 | 21,411 | 604 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 21,947 | 21,276 | 671 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 22,492 | 21,666 | 826 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 22,233 | 21,503 | 730 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoosiers by the Numbers