Dubois 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 | 22,189 | -0.8% |
| Employed | 21,548 | 1.1% |
| Unemployed | 641 | -39.3% |
| Rate | 2.9 | -38.3% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2015 | 22,690 | 21,923 | 767 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 23,213 | 22,487 | 726 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 22,999 | 22,393 | 606 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 23,174 | 22,590 | 584 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 23,014 | 22,450 | 564 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 22,373 | 21,317 | 1,056 | 4.7 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 21,839 | 21,252 | 587 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 21,657 | 21,150 | 507 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 21,870 | 21,298 | 572 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 22,063 | 21,362 | 701 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 22,189 | 21,548 | 641 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoosiers by the Numbers