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Labor Force Data for August 2008
U.S., Indiana, Metropolitan Areas (MSAs) & Counties
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Release Date: Sept 19, 2008
Page updated 9/22/08
NOTEAll data below are 2007 Benchmark.

MSA'S,  COUNTIES: A - B | C | D | E - F | G - H | J | K - L | M | N - O | P | R - S | T - U - V | W
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    AREA              AUG 08          JUL 08          AUG 07  
U.S.                                            
  LABOR FORCE      155,387,000      156,300,000     153,493,000
  EMPLOYMENT       145,909,000      146,867,000     146,406,000
  UNEMPLOYMENT       9,479,000        9,433,000       7,088,000
  RATE                   6.1%             6.0%            4.6%
  SEAS ADJ RATE          6.1%             5.7%            4.7%
                                                
INDIANA                                         
  LABOR FORCE        3,266,859        3,281,131       3,207,993
  EMPLOYMENT         3,061,551        3,080,078       3,064,594
  UNEMPLOYMENT         205,308          201,053         143,399
  RATE                   6.3%             6.1%            4.5%
  SEAS ADJ RATE          6.4%             6.3%            4.5%
.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
ANDERSON MSA                                                  
  LABOR FORCE           60,887          59,863          60,489
  EMPLOYMENT            56,258          55,496          56,631
  UNEMPLOYMENT           4,629           4,367           3,858
  RATE                    7.6%            7.3%            6.4%
                                                
BLOOMINGTON MSA                                               
  LABOR FORCE           94,294          95,741          91,918
  EMPLOYMENT            89,389          90,801          88,274
  UNEMPLOYMENT           4,905           4,940           3,644
  RATE                    5.2%            5.2%            4.0%
                                                
COLUMBUS MSA                                                  
  LABOR FORCE           39,478          39,554          38,486
  EMPLOYMENT            37,386          37,660          37,178
  UNEMPLOYMENT           2,092           1,894           1,308
  RATE                    5.3%            4.8%            3.4%
                                                
ELKHART-GOSHEN MSA                                            
  LABOR FORCE          103,591         105,005         101,947
  EMPLOYMENT            94,413          95,178          97,411
  UNEMPLOYMENT           9,178           9,827           4,536
  RATE                    8.9%            9.4%            4.4%
                                                
EVANSVILLE MSA                                                
  LABOR FORCE          183,805         185,429         182,143
  EMPLOYMENT           173,621         175,480         173,922
  UNEMPLOYMENT          10,184          9,949           8,221
  RATE                    5.5%            5.4%            4.5%
                                                
FORT WAYNE MSA                                                
  LABOR FORCE          215,950         217,382         211,821
  EMPLOYMENT           202,499         203,169         201,728
  UNEMPLOYMENT          13,451          14,213          10,093
  RATE                    6.2%            6.5%            4.8%
                                                
GARY                                                          
  LABOR FORCE          336,019         338,893         329,956
  EMPLOYMENT           315,458         319,613         314,437
  UNEMPLOYMENT          20,561          19,280          15,519
  RATE                    6.1%            5.7%            4.7%
                                                
INDIANAPOLIS MSA                                              
  LABOR FORCE          917,520         921,261         901,410
  EMPLOYMENT           866,801         873,818         865,284
  UNEMPLOYMENT          50,719          47,443          36,126
  RATE                    5.5%            5.1%            4.0%
                                                
KOKOMO MSA                                                    
  LABOR FORCE           45,039          46,336          45,162
  EMPLOYMENT            41,259          42,085          42,952
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,780           4,251           2,210
  RATE                    8.4%            9.2%            4.9%
                                                
LAFAYETTE MSA                                                 
  LABOR FORCE           94,600          95,267          94,717
  EMPLOYMENT            89,788          90,260          91,102
  UNEMPLOYMENT           4,812           5,007           3,615
  RATE                    5.1%            5.3%            3.8%
                                                
MICHIGAN CITY MSA                                             
  LABOR FORCE           53,603          53,923          52,333
  EMPLOYMENT            50,313          50,897          49,810
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,290           3,026           2,523
  RATE                    6.1%            5.6%            4.8%
                                                
MUNCIE MSA                                                    
  LABOR FORCE           55,562          55,125          54,822
  EMPLOYMENT            51,589          50,954          51,996
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,973           4,171           2,826
  RATE                    7.2%            7.6%            5.2%
                                                
SOUTH BEND MSA                                                
  LABOR FORCE          159,382         161,060         158,453
  EMPLOYMENT           148,027         149,463         150,715
  UNEMPLOYMENT          11,355          11,597           7,738
  RATE                    7.1%            7.2%            4.9%
                                                
TERRE HAUTE MSA                                               
  LABOR FORCE           79,500          80,301          79,069
  EMPLOYMENT            73,701          74,626          74,811
  UNEMPLOYMENT           5,799           5,675           4,258
  RATE                    7.3%            7.1%            5.4%
TOP
   AREA               AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
ADAMS                                                         
  LABOR FORCE           17,111          16,660          16,227
  EMPLOYMENT            15,506          15,347          15,579
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,605           1,313             648
  RATE                    9.4%            7.9%            4.0%
                                                
ALLEN (FORT WAYNE MSA)                                        
  LABOR FORCE          182,757         183,742         179,522
  EMPLOYMENT           171,350         171,917         170,697
  UNEMPLOYMENT          11,407          11,825           8,825
  RATE                    6.2%            6.4%            4.9%
                                                
BARTHOLOMEW (COLUMBUS MSA)                                    
  LABOR FORCE           39,478          39,554          38,486
  EMPLOYMENT            37,386          37,660          37,178
  UNEMPLOYMENT           2,092           1,894           1,308
  RATE                    5.3%            4.8%            3.4%
                                                
BENTON (LAFAYETTE MSA)                                        
  LABOR FORCE            4,543           4,554           4,548
  EMPLOYMENT             4,303           4,326           4,366
  UNEMPLOYMENT             240             228             182
  RATE                    5.3%            5.0%            4.0%
                                                
BLACKFORD                                                     
  LABOR FORCE            6,639           6,627           6,400
  EMPLOYMENT             6,028           5,999           6,038
  UNEMPLOYMENT             611             628             362
  RATE                    9.2%            9.5%            5.7%
                                                
BOONE (INDIANAPOLIS MSA)                                      
  LABOR FORCE           28,649          28,786          28,253
  EMPLOYMENT            27,385          27,607          27,337
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,264           1,179             916
  RATE                    4.4%            4.1%            3.2%
                                                
BROWN (INDIANAPOLIS MSA)                                      
  LABOR FORCE            8,111           8,114           7,941
  EMPLOYMENT             7,675           7,737           7,661
  UNEMPLOYMENT             436             377             280
  RATE                    5.4%            4.6%            3.5%
TOP
.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
CARROLL (LAFAYETTE MSA)                                       
  LABOR FORCE           10,575          10,641          10,383
  EMPLOYMENT             9,880           9,932          10,024
  UNEMPLOYMENT             695             709             359
  RATE                    6.6%            6.7%            3.5%
                                                
CASS                                                          
  LABOR FORCE           18,885          18,918          18,698
  EMPLOYMENT            17,687          17,551          17,838
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,198           1,367             860
  RATE                    6.3%            7.2%            4.6%
                                                
CLARK                                                         
  LABOR FORCE           56,273          56,627          55,047
  EMPLOYMENT            52,836          53,485          52,621
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,437           3,142           2,426
  RATE                    6.1%            5.5%            4.4%
                                                
CLAY (TERRE HAUTE MSA)                                        
  LABOR FORCE           13,118          13,316          13,017
  EMPLOYMENT            12,096          12,248          12,278
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,022           1,068             739
  RATE                    7.8%            8.0%            5.7%
                                                
CLINTON                                                       
  LABOR FORCE           17,083          17,237          16,830
  EMPLOYMENT            16,200          16,333          16,170
  UNEMPLOYMENT             883             904             660
  RATE                    5.2%            5.2%            3.9%
                                                
CRAWFORD                                                      
  LABOR FORCE            5,469           5,365           5,275
  EMPLOYMENT             5,052           4,989           5,018
  UNEMPLOYMENT             417             376             257
  RATE                    7.6%            7.0%            4.9%
TOP
.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
DAVIESS                                                       
  LABOR FORCE           15,598          15,483          15,164
  EMPLOYMENT            14,940          14,888          14,725
  UNEMPLOYMENT             658             595             439
  RATE                    4.2%            3.8%            2.9%
                                                
DEARBORN (CINCINNATI MSA)                                     
  LABOR FORCE           26,860          27,172          26,444
  EMPLOYMENT            25,126          25,454          25,037
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,734           1,718           1,407
  RATE                    6.5%            6.3%            5.3%
                                                
DECATUR                                                       
  LABOR FORCE           12,824          12,901          12,403
  EMPLOYMENT            11,900          12,086          11,866
  UNEMPLOYMENT             924             815             537
  RATE                    7.2%            6.3%            4.3%
                                                
DEKALB                                                        
  LABOR FORCE           21,424          21,174          20,898
  EMPLOYMENT            19,713          19,580          19,814
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,711           1,594           1,084
  RATE                    8.0%            7.5%            5.2%
                                                
DELAWARE (MUNCIE MSA)                                         
  LABOR FORCE           55,562          55,125          54,822
  EMPLOYMENT            51,589          50,954          51,996
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,973           4,171           2,826
  RATE                    7.2%            7.6%            5.2%
                                                
DUBOIS                                                        
  LABOR FORCE           22,548          22,686          22,362
  EMPLOYMENT            21,645          21,850          21,707
  UNEMPLOYMENT             903             836             655
  RATE                    4.0%            3.7%            2.9%
TOP
.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
ELKHART (ELKHART-GOSHEN)                                      
  LABOR FORCE          103,591         105,005         101,947
  EMPLOYMENT            94,413          95,178          97,411
  UNEMPLOYMENT           9,178           9,827           4,536
  RATE                    8.9%            9.4%            4.4%
                                                
FAYETTE                                                       
  LABOR FORCE           10,947          10,659          10,460
  EMPLOYMENT             9,723           9,493           9,723
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,224           1,166             737
  RATE                   11.2%           10.9%            7.0%
                                                
FLOYD                                                         
  LABOR FORCE           38,911          39,246          38,108
  EMPLOYMENT            36,702          37,153          36,552
  UNEMPLOYMENT           2,209           2,093           1,556
  RATE                    5.7%            5.3%            4.1%
                                                
FOUNTAIN                                                      
  LABOR FORCE            8,923           8,730           8,775
  EMPLOYMENT             8,410           8,270           8,423
  UNEMPLOYMENT             513             460             352
  RATE                    5.7%            5.3%            4.0%
                                                
FRANKLIN (CINCINNATI MSA)                                     
  LABOR FORCE           12,182          12,329          11,948
  EMPLOYMENT            11,380          11,529          11,340
  UNEMPLOYMENT             802             800             608
  RATE                    6.6%            6.5%            5.1%
                                                
FULTON                                                        
  LABOR FORCE           10,748          10,722          10,526
  EMPLOYMENT            10,054          10,008          10,069
  UNEMPLOYMENT             694             714             457
  RATE                    6.5%            6.7%            4.3%
.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
GIBSON (EVANSVILLE MSA)                                       
  LABOR FORCE           17,522          17,535          17,298
  EMPLOYMENT            16,418          16,607          16,407
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,104             928             891
  RATE                    6.3%            5.3%            5.2%
                                                
GRANT                                                         
  LABOR FORCE           31,607          31,143          31,356
  EMPLOYMENT            29,017          28,585          29,505
  UNEMPLOYMENT           2,590           2,558           1,851
  RATE                    8.2%            8.2%            5.9%
                                                
GREENE (BLOOMINGTON MSA)                                      
  LABOR FORCE           16,361          16,573          15,944
  EMPLOYMENT            15,351          15,593          15,159
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,010             980             785
  RATE                    6.2%            5.9%            4.9%
                                                
HAMILTON (INDIANAPOLIS MSA)                                   
  LABOR FORCE          140,323         141,085         138,214
  EMPLOYMENT           134,454         135,542         134,218
  UNEMPLOYMENT           5,869           5,543           3,996
  RATE                    4.2%            3.9%            2.9%
                                                
HANCOCK (INDIANAPOLIS MSA)                                    
  LABOR FORCE           36,606          36,785          35,949
  EMPLOYMENT            34,698          34,979          34,637
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,908           1,806           1,312
  RATE                    5.2%            4.9%            3.6%
                                                
HARRISON                                                      
  LABOR FORCE           20,174          20,327          19,659
  EMPLOYMENT            18,924          19,157          18,847
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,250           1,170             812
  RATE                    6.2%            5.8%            4.1%
                                                
HENDRICKS (INDIANAPOLIS MSA)                                  
  LABOR FORCE           73,445          73,775          72,291
  EMPLOYMENT            70,081          70,648          69,958
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,364           3,127           2,333
  RATE                    4.6%            4.2%            3.2%
                                                
HENRY                                                         
  LABOR FORCE           22,900          22,632          22,502
  EMPLOYMENT            21,181          21,039          21,165
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,719           1,593           1,337
  RATE                    7.5%            7.0%            5.9%
                                                
HOWARD (KOKOMO MSA)                                           
  LABOR FORCE           37,281          38,349          37,428
  EMPLOYMENT            34,125          34,808          35,525
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,156           3,541           1,903
  RATE                    8.5%            9.2%            5.1%
                                                
HUNTINGTON                                                    
  LABOR FORCE           20,595          20,575          20,137
  EMPLOYMENT            19,171          19,060          19,243
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,424           1,515             894
  RATE                    6.9%            7.4%            4.4%
TOP
                                                
.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
JACKSON                                                       
  LABOR FORCE           22,737          22,480          22,275
  EMPLOYMENT            21,388          21,328          21,420
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,349           1,152             855
  RATE                    5.9%            5.1%            3.8%
                                                
JASPER (GARY)                                                 
  LABOR FORCE           15,595          15,702          15,300
  EMPLOYMENT            14,735          14,929          14,687
  UNEMPLOYMENT             860             773             613
  RATE                    5.5%            4.9%            4.0%
                                                
JAY                                                           
  LABOR FORCE           11,925          11,690          11,683
  EMPLOYMENT            11,152          10,959          11,202
  UNEMPLOYMENT             773             731             481
  RATE                    6.5%            6.3%            4.1%
                                                
JEFFERSON                                                     
  LABOR FORCE           17,409          17,500          16,807
  EMPLOYMENT            16,292          16,443          15,900
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,117           1,057             907
  RATE                    6.4%            6.0%            5.4%
                                                
JENNINGS                                                      
  LABOR FORCE           14,098          13,961          13,716
  EMPLOYMENT            13,068          12,981          13,055
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,030             980             661
  RATE                    7.3%            7.0%            4.8%
                                                
JOHNSON (INDIANAPOLIS MSA)                                    
  LABOR FORCE           74,853          75,164          73,414
  EMPLOYMENT            71,084          71,659          70,959
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,769           3,505           2,455
  RATE                    5.0%            4.7%            3.3%
.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
KNOX                                                          
  LABOR FORCE           19,831          19,581          19,483
  EMPLOYMENT            18,605          18,476          18,687
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,226           1,105             796
  RATE                    6.2%            5.6%            4.1%
                                                
KOSCIUSKO                                                     
  LABOR FORCE           42,349          43,212          41,295
  EMPLOYMENT            39,433          39,837          39,645
  UNEMPLOYMENT           2,916           3,375           1,650
  RATE                    6.9%            7.8%            4.0%
                                                
LAGRANGE                                                      
  LABOR FORCE           18,076          18,239          17,343
  EMPLOYMENT            16,546          16,355          16,548
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,530           1,884             795
  RATE                    8.5%            10.3%           4.6%
                                                
LAKE (GARY )                                                  
  LABOR FORCE          229,788         231,678         225,455
  EMPLOYMENT           214,618         217,445         213,923
  UNEMPLOYMENT          15,170          14,233          11,532
  RATE                    6.6%            6.1%            5.1%
                                                
LA PORTE (MICHIGAN CITY MSA)                                  
  LABOR FORCE           53,603          53,923          52,333
  EMPLOYMENT            50,313          50,897          49,810
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,290           3,026           2,523
  RATE                    6.1%            5.6%            4.8%
                                                
LAWRENCE                                                      
  LABOR FORCE           22,964          22,431          22,107
  EMPLOYMENT            20,840          20,524          20,770
  UNEMPLOYMENT           2,124           1,907           1,337
  RATE                    9.2%            8.5%            6.0%
TOP
.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
MADISON (ANDERSON MSA)                                        
  LABOR FORCE           60,887          59,863          60,489
  EMPLOYMENT            56,258          55,496          56,631
  UNEMPLOYMENT           4,629           4,367           3,858
  RATE                    7.6%            7.3%            6.4%
                                                
MARION (INDIANAPOLIS MSA)                                     
  LABOR FORCE          474,088         475,347         465,681
  EMPLOYMENT           444,850         448,451         444,071
  UNEMPLOYMENT          29,238          26,896          21,610
  RATE                    6.2%            5.7%            4.6%
                                                
MARSHALL                                                      
  LABOR FORCE           23,421          23,641          22,828
  EMPLOYMENT            21,632          21,610          21,833
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,789           2,031             995
  RATE                    7.6%            8.6%            4.4%
                                                
MARTIN                                                        
  LABOR FORCE            5,218           5,222           5,142
  EMPLOYMENT             4,953           4,970           4,951
  UNEMPLOYMENT             265             252             191
  RATE                    5.1%            4.8%            3.7%
                                                
MIAMI                                                         
  LABOR FORCE           16,962          16,897          16,552
  EMPLOYMENT            15,562          15,378          15,690
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,400           1,519             862
  RATE                    8.3%            9.0%            5.2%
                                                
MONROE (BLOOMINGTON MSA)                                      
  LABOR FORCE           66,419          67,464          64,788
  EMPLOYMENT            63,202          64,201          62,414
  UNEMPLOYMENT           3,217           3,263           2,374
  RATE                    4.8%            4.8%            3.7%
                                                
MONTGOMERY                                                    
  LABOR FORCE           19,689          19,624          19,497
  EMPLOYMENT            18,690          18,641          18,780
  UNEMPLOYMENT             999             983             717
  RATE                    5.1%            5.0%            3.7%
                                                
MORGAN (INDIANAPOLIS MSA)                                     
  LABOR FORCE           38,612          38,823          37,755
  EMPLOYMENT            36,406          36,701          36,343
  UNEMPLOYMENT           2,206           2,122           1,412
  RATE                    5.7%            5.5%            3.7%
TOP
.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
                                                
NEWTON (GARY)                                                 
  LABOR FORCE            7,143           7,202           7,040
  EMPLOYMENT             6,711           6,800           6,689
  UNEMPLOYMENT             432             402             351
  RATE                    6.0%            5.6%            5.0%
                                                
NOBLE                                                         
  LABOR FORCE           23,990          24,381          23,156
  EMPLOYMENT            21,943          22,002          21,987
  UNEMPLOYMENT           2,047           2,379           1,169
  RATE                    8.5%            9.8%            5.0%
                                                
OHIO (CINCINNATI MSA)                                         
  LABOR FORCE            3,193           3,189           3,102
  EMPLOYMENT             2,950           2,988           2,940
  UNEMPLOYMENT             243             201             162
  RATE                    7.6%            6.3%            5.2%
                                                
ORANGE                                                        
  LABOR FORCE           11,118          11,003          10,413
  EMPLOYMENT            10,426          10,340           9,902
  UNEMPLOYMENT             692             663             511
  RATE                    6.2%            6.0%            4.9%
                                                
OWEN (BLOOMINGTON MSA)                                        
  LABOR FORCE           11,514          11,704          11,185
  EMPLOYMENT            10,836          11,007          10,700
  UNEMPLOYMENT             678             697             485
  RATE                    5.9%            6.0%            4.3%
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.                     AUG 2008        JUL 2008        AUG 2007
PARKE                                                         
  LABOR FORCE            8,300           8,322           8,214
  EMPLOYMENT             7,806           7,835           7,839
  UNEMPLOYMENT             494             487             375
  RATE                    6.0%            5.9%            4.6%
                                                
PERRY                                                         
  LABOR FORCE           10,117          10,102           9,777
  EMPLOYMENT             9,540           9,570           9,359
  UNEMPLOYMENT             577             532             418
  RATE                    5.7%            5.3%            4.3%
                                                
PIKE                                                          
  LABOR FORCE            6,314           6,355           6,213
  EMPLOYMENT             5,912           5,968           5,929
  UNEMPLOYMENT             402             387             284
  RATE                    6.4%            6.1%            4.6%
                                                
PORTER (GARY)                                                 
  LABOR FORCE           83,493          84,311          82,160
  EMPLOYMENT            79,394          80,439          79,137
  UNEMPLOYMENT           4,099           3,872           3,023
  RATE                    4.9%            4.6%            3.7%
                                                
POSEY (EVANSVILLE MSA)                                        
  LABOR FORCE           13,852          13,983          13,702
  EMPLOYMENT            13,130          13,281          13,121
  UNEMPLOYMENT             722             702             581
  RATE                    5.2%            5.0%            4.2%
                                                
PULASKI                                                       
  LABOR FORCE            7,118           7,080           6,969
  EMPLOYMENT             6,731           6,713           6,682
  UNEMPLOYMENT             387             367             287
  RATE                    5.4%            5.2%            4.1%
                                                
PUTNAM (INDIANAPOLIS MSA)                                     
  LABOR FORCE           18,262          18,645          17,873
  EMPLOYMENT            16,996          17,134          16,967
  UNEMPLOYMENT           1,266           1,511             906
  RATE                    6.9%            8.1%            5.1%
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