Hoosiers by the Numbers

Your premier source for labor market information for Indiana.

NOTE: There will be a delay in the scheduled release of workforce data, including September's Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) and the Consumer Price Index. When possible, these measurements will be updated.

Dubois County, IN

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Labor Force

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	21,957	-4.6%
Employed	21,226	-5.5%
Unemployed	731	29.6%
Rate	3.3	32.0%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Estimates
	Labor Force	Emp.	Unemp.	Area Rate	State Rate
2014	22,067	21,171	896	4.1	5.9
2015	22,690	21,923	767	3.4	4.8
2016	23,218	22,491	727	3.1	4.4
2017	23,004	22,398	606	2.6	3.5
2018	23,177	22,593	584	2.5	3.4
2019	23,017	22,453	564	2.5	3.3
2020	22,377	21,321	1,056	4.7	7.3
2021	21,775	21,194	581	2.7	3.9
2022	21,583	21,077	506	2.3	3.1
2023	21,775	21,202	573	2.6	3.4
2024	21,957	21,226	731	3.3	4.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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