La Porte 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 | 52,039 | 2.0% |
| Employed | 49,916 | 7.7% |
| Unemployed | 2,123 | -54.7% |
| Rate | 4.1 | -55.4% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2015 | 48,549 | 45,513 | 3,036 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 52,150 | 49,287 | 2,863 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 51,192 | 49,041 | 2,151 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 51,517 | 49,401 | 2,116 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 51,599 | 49,528 | 2,071 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 51,014 | 46,329 | 4,685 | 9.2 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 50,501 | 47,962 | 2,539 | 5.0 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 50,757 | 48,971 | 1,786 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 51,706 | 49,739 | 1,967 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 52,023 | 49,691 | 2,332 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 52,039 | 49,916 | 2,123 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoosiers by the Numbers