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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 2000 thru 2007 have been revised to the 2007 benchmark.
NOTE: 2007 numbers have been revised.
NOTE: Beginning October 2006 the data will no longer be rounded data.
Latest data released 6/20/08

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

          MONTH........LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED......UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2007  May             401,825         384,160         17,665          4.4%
      June            407,691         388,829         18,862          4.6%
      July            404,112         385,722         18,390          4.6%
      August          399,618         380,696         18,922          4.7%
      September       398,248         381,205         17,043          4.3%
      October         399,065         382,157         16,908          4.2%
      November        400,418         382,068         18,350          4.6%
      December        397,328         378,757         18,571          4.7%
2008  January         396,977         375,675         21,302          5.4%
      February        397,747         374,561         23,186          5.8%
      March           400,117         376,800         23,317          5.8%
      April           401,138         381,797         19,341          4.8%
      May             405,363         384,610         20,753          5.1%
                                                                
LAST 12 MONTH AVG     400,652         381,073         19,579          4.9%
All data above are 2007 Benchmark.

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
2008 YTD Average   400,268         378,689        21,580           5.4%
2007 07BM          403,076         382,862        20,214           5.0%
2006 07BM          407,378         385,280        22,098           5.4%
2005 07BM          402,310         379,278        23,032           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  
07BM = 2007 Benchmark, etc.  Above data are estimates using Federal procedures. 
Unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data.
Other Areas' Labor Force Data:
U.S. | Indiana | Lake | Jasper | LaPorte | Newton | Porter | Pulaski | Starke
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