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.

Elkhart 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	98,256	-4.7%
Employed	93,414	-6.2%
Unemployed	4,842	38.5%
Rate	4.9	44.1%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Estimates
	Labor Force	Emp.	Unemp.	Area Rate	State Rate
2014	102,278	97,103	5,175	5.1	5.9
2015	104,782	100,725	4,057	3.9	4.8
2016	99,532	95,790	3,742	3.8	4.4
2017	102,654	99,808	2,846	2.8	3.5
2018	106,106	103,097	3,009	2.8	3.4
2019	103,116	99,620	3,496	3.4	3.3
2020	101,389	92,854	8,535	8.4	7.3
2021	105,259	102,038	3,221	3.1	3.9
2022	106,890	103,848	3,042	2.8	3.1
2023	100,897	96,328	4,569	4.5	3.4
2024	98,256	93,414	4,842	4.9	4.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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