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Historical Labor ForceUnemployment Data for
LAKE  COUNTY,  INDIANA
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NOTE: Averages for year 2012 have been revised to the 2012 benchmark.
NOTE: Beginning October 2006 the data will no longer be rounded data.
Data below released 5/17/13

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

          MONTH........LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED......UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2012  April            218,653         199,060         19,593          9.0%
      May              221,211         201,241         19,970          9.0%
      June             224,649         203,282         21,367          9.5%
      July             223,374         201,713         21,661          9.7%
      August           220,630         199,387         21,243          9.6%
      September        220,607         200,976         19,631          8.9%
      October          221,853         201,631         20,222          9.1%
      November         220,031         199,402         20,629          9.4%
      December         219,281         197,201         22,080         10.1%
2013  January          219,405         194,651         24,754         11.3%
      February         219,130         194,739         24,391         11.1%
      March            217,965         194,386         23,579         10.8%
      April            219,643         198,344         21,299          9.7%
                                                                
LAST 12 MONTH AVG      220,648         198,913         21,736          9.9%
Data above are 2012 Benchmark.  Latest month data is preliminary, month earlier is revised.

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.

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LAKE COUNTY BACK THROUGH 1980
  YEAR.............LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED.....UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2013 YTD Average   219,036         195,530        23,506          10.7%
2012 12BM          220,312         199,406        20,906           9.5%
2011 12BM          220,549         198,810        21,739           9.9%
2010 11BM          222,311         197,942        24,369          11.0%
2009 10BM          225,333         201,035        24,298          10.8%
2008 09BM          229,176         215,122        14,054           6.1%
2007 08BM          227,048         215,329        11,719           5.2%
2006 08BM          227,287         214,253        13,034           5.7%
2005 08BM          225,003         211,350        13,653           6.1%
2004 07BM          224,825         210,701        14,124           6.3%
2003 07BM          225,707         211,835        13,872           6.1%
2002 07BM          227,989         213,334        14,655           6.4%
2001 07BM          227,718         216,713        11,005           4.8%
2000 07BM          226,629         218,403         8,226           3.6%
1999               226,100         216,460         9,640           4.3%
1998               230,340         220,740         9,600           4.2%
1997               230,610         220,230        10,380           4.5%
1996               228,480         215,560        12,920           5.7%
1995               231,760         215,680        16,080           6.9%
1994               229,910         213,590        16,320           7.1%
1993               227,830         210,320        17,510           7.7%
1992               224,010         204,420        19,590           8.7%
1991               221,390         205,580        15,810           7.1%
1990               221,270         206,880        14,390           6.5%
1989               206,960         195,300        11,660           5.6%
1988               202,090         188,420        13,670           6.8%
1987               200,930         180,840        20,090          10.0%
1986               205,500         180,200        25,300          12.3%
1985               211,800         183,900        27,900          13.2%
1984               212,800         180,700        32,100          15.1%
1983               222,800         186,900       35,900          16.1%
1982               235,600         197,200        38,400          16.3%
1981               240,200         210,500        29,700          12.3%
1980               244,500         215,600        28,900          11.8%
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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.
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