Steuben 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 | 17,343 | 2.1% |
| Employed | 16,710 | 6.4% |
| Unemployed | 633 | -50.4% |
| Rate | 3.6 | -52.0% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2015 | 19,994 | 19,214 | 780 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 17,130 | 16,398 | 732 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 16,989 | 16,407 | 582 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 17,287 | 16,744 | 543 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 17,577 | 17,019 | 558 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 16,985 | 15,708 | 1,277 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 17,003 | 16,437 | 566 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 17,496 | 17,037 | 459 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 17,501 | 16,926 | 575 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 17,455 | 16,761 | 694 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 17,343 | 16,710 | 633 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoosiers by the Numbers