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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 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             309,052         295,723         13,329          4.3%
      June            313,976         299,890         14,086          4.5%
      July            313,649         298,828         14,821          4.7%
      August          307,404         293,555         13,849          4.5%
      September       308,453         295,445         13,008          4.2%
      October         309,462         296,340         13,122          4.2%
      November        308,420         295,049         13,371          4.3%
      December        306,204         291,944         14,260          4.7%
2008  January         305,424         289,787         15,637          5.1%
      February        304,591         288,306         16,285          5.3%
      March           306,825         288,805         18,020          5.9%
      April           305,685         290,629         15,056          4.9%
      May             309,461         291,718         17,743          5.7%
                                                                
LAST 12 MONTH AVG     308,296         293,358         14,938          4.8%
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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MID-NORTHERN INDIANA BACK THROUGH 2000
  YEAR.............LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED.....UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2008 YTD Average   306,397         289,849        16,548           5.4%
2007 07BM          312,726         297,555        15,171           4.9%
2006 07BM          318,544         302,807        15,737           4.9%
2005 07BM          312,780         297,587        15,193           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.
Other Areas' Labor Force Data:
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