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.

Newton 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	6,736	0.2%
Employed	6,436	0.0%
Unemployed	300	4.9%
Rate	4.5	4.7%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Estimates
	Labor Force	Emp.	Unemp.	Area Rate	State Rate
2014	6,956	6,472	484	7.0	5.9
2015	6,966	6,562	404	5.8	4.8
2016	6,898	6,509	389	5.6	4.4
2017	6,811	6,474	337	4.9	3.5
2018	6,789	6,485	304	4.5	3.4
2019	6,722	6,436	286	4.3	3.3
2020	6,350	5,887	463	7.3	7.3
2021	6,311	6,044	267	4.2	3.9
2022	6,477	6,230	247	3.8	3.1
2023	6,665	6,393	272	4.1	3.4
2024	6,736	6,436	300	4.5	4.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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