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Historical Labor Force & Unemployment Data for
MID-NORTHERN INDIANA REGION
(Economic Growth Region 2)
St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Kosciusko, and Fulton 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            307,785         266,851         40,934          13.3%
      July            302,822         261,861         40,961          13.5%
      August          297,384         259,422         37,962          12.8%
      September       295,737         260,132         35,605          12.0%
      October         291,640         256,678         34,962          12.0%
      November        290,585         256,336         34,249          11.8%
      December        281,556         246,760         34,796          12.4%
2010  January         284,295         247,560         36,735          12.9%
      February        283,544         246,984         36,560          12.9%
      March           283,973         247,554         36,419          12.8%
      April           287,093         252,948         34,145          11.9%
      May             288,799         255,096         33,703          11.7%
      June            290,067         255,200         34,867          12.0%
                                                                
LAST 12 MONTH AVG     289,791         253,878         35,914          12.4%
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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MID-NORTHERN INDIANA BACK THROUGH 2000
  YEAR.............LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED.....UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2010 YTD Average   286,295         250,890        35,405          12.4%
2009 09BM          292,904         253,450        39,454          13.5%
2008 09BM          307,287         285,254        22,033           7.2%
2007 08BM          309,617         295,034        14,583           4.7%
2006 08BM          314,357         298,881        15,476           4.9%
2005 08BM          310,125         295,021        15,104           4.9%
2004 07BM          296,015         282,146        13,869           4.7%
2003 07BM          290,377         275,819        14,558           5.0%
2002 07BM          289,620         275,051        14,569           5.0%
2001 07BM          290,484         277,542        12,942           4.5%
2000 07BM          295,212         286,963         8,249           2.8%

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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  
07BM = 2007 Benchmark, etc.  Above data are estimates using Federal procedures. 
Unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data.
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