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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 2009 thru 2011 have been revised to the 2010 benchmark.
NOTE: Beginning October 2006 the data will no longer be rounded data.
Latest data released 1/24/12

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

          MONTH........LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED......UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2010  December        285,879         255,548         30,331         10.6%
2011  January         283,832         253,277         30,555         10.8%
      February        283,835         254,204         29,631         10.4%
      March           286,494         257,946         28,548         10.0%
      April           285,501         259,118         26,383          9.2%
      May             290,493         263,322         27,171          9.4%
      June            292,669         264,803         27,866          9.5%
      July            290,830         262,405         28,425          9.8%
      August          289,177         260,843         28,334          9.8%
      September       289,656         261,325         28,331          9.8%
      October         291,527         262,682         28,845          9.9%
      November        290,766         262,127         28,639          9.8%
      December        290,968         262,311         28,657          9.8%
                                                                
LAST 12 MONTH AVG     288,812         260,364         28,449          9.9%
All data above are 2010 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
2011 YTD Average   288,812         260,364        28,449           9.9%
2010 10BM          290,514         255,680        34,834          12.0%
2009 10BM          292,956         252,065        40,891          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  
10BM = 2010 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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