Hoosiers by the Numbers
Porter 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 2023 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2018 | |
| Labor Force | 86,290 | -1.6% |
| Employed | 83,108 | -1.4% |
| Unemployed | 3,182 | -4.3% |
| Rate | 3.7 | -2.6% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2013 | 83,317 | 77,418 | 5,899 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| 2014 | 84,077 | 78,881 | 5,196 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 84,689 | 80,174 | 4,515 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 86,357 | 81,990 | 4,367 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 85,962 | 82,509 | 3,453 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 87,650 | 84,325 | 3,325 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 86,741 | 83,482 | 3,259 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 84,471 | 77,512 | 6,959 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 83,921 | 80,389 | 3,532 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 85,433 | 82,584 | 2,849 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 86,290 | 83,108 | 3,182 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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