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Historical Labor Force & Unemployment Data for
NORTHWEST  INDIANA REGION
(Economic Growth Region 1)
Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper, Newton, Starke, Pulaski Counties Combined
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NOTE: Averages for years 2008 thru 2009 have been revised to the 2009 benchmark.
NOTE: Beginning October 2006 the data will no longer be rounded data.
Latest data released 7/20/10

..................................................MOST RECENT 13 MOS.......................

          MONTH........LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED......UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2009  June            416,809         372,828         43,981          10.6%
      July            408,519         365,989         42,530          10.4%
      August          403,080         362,707         40,373          10.0%
      September       398,829         361,011         37,818           9.5%
      October         395,850         358,139         37,711           9.5%
      November        396,186         357,580         38,606           9.7%
      December        387,401         347,395         40,006          10.3%
2010  January         387,601         343,782         43,819          11.3%
      February        385,525         341,749         43,776          11.4%
      March           385,987         341,991         43,996          11.4%
      April           389,269         348,503         40,766          10.5%
      May             392,269         352,085         40,184          10.2%
      June            393,761         351,885         41,876          10.6%
                                                                
LAST 12 MONTH AVG     393,690         352,735         40,955          10.4%
All data above are 2009 Benchmark.  Latest month data is preliminary, month earlier is revised.

NOTE:  The unemployment rates for Indiana in the chart above are not seasonally adjusted (S.A.) since
the Northwest Indiana rates are never S.A..  Most other published rates for Indiana are
shown as seasonally adjusted.

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NORTHWEST INDIANA BACK THROUGH 1980
  YEAR.............LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED.....UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2010 YTD Average   389,069         346,666        42,403          10.9%
2009 09BM          401,370         359,615        41,755          10.4%
2008 09BM          407,106         383,243        23,863           5.9%
2007 08BM          403,163         383,581        19,582           4.9%
2006 08BM          403,332         381,582        21,750           5.4%
2005 08BM          398,906         376,009        22,897           5.7%
2004 07BM          397,128         373,618        23,510           5.9%
2003 07BM          398,776         374,794        23,982           6.0%
2002 07BM          401,240         376,515        24,725           6.2%
2001 07BM          400,415         381,903        18,512           4.6%
2000 07BM          398,388         384,738        13,650           3.4%
1999               394,535         378,880        15,655           4.0%
1998               400,130         385,030        15,100           3.8%
1997               400,720         383,965        16,755           4.2%
1996               396,090         375,395        20,695           5.2%
1995               401,755         376,695        25,060           6.2%
1994               394,800         370,060        24,740           6.3%
1993               388,855         361,825        27,030           7.0%
1992               379,155         349,255        29,900           7.9%
1991               373,225         349,225        24,000           6.4%
1990               373,190         351,145        22,045           5.9%
1989               352,080         333,895        18,185           5.2%
1988               344,075         322,660        21,415           6.2%
1987               341,050         310,490        30,560           9.0%
1986               346,810         308,980        37,830          10.9%
1985               352,735         311,890        40,845          11.6%
1984               347,005         300,045        46,960          13.5%
1983               355,030         300,900        54,130          15.2%
1982               369,230         313,945        55,285          15.0%
1981               374,935         331,940        42,995          11.5%
1980               381,060         339,565        41,495          10.9%

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NOTE: Due to an expansion in the Current Population Survey (CPS), mandated by Congress, estimates for
year 2001 and later at both the state and substate levels may not be fully comparable with
those of earlier periods.

Source: Research and Analysis Unit, Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development  
Data above provided by Bruce F. Bendull, Regional Analyst: Phone 219 762-2705; Fax 219 763-3061  
08BM = 2008 Benchmark, etc.  Above data are estimates using Federal procedures. 
Unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data.
Other Areas' Labor Force Data:
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