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Historical Labor Force/Unemployment Data for
UNITED STATES
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NOTE: Some annual numbers have been revised based on more current information.
Data below released 5/17/13
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..................................................MOST RECENT 13 MOS.......................

          MONTH..........LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED.....UNEMPLOYED..UNEMP RATE/SA RATE*  
2012  April         153,905,000     141,995,000     11,910,000      7.7%    8.1%
      May           154,998,000     142,727,000     12,271,000      7.9%    8.2%
      June          156,385,000     143,202,000     13,184,000      8.4%    8.2%
      July          156,526,000     143,126,000     13,400,000      8.6%    8.2%
      August        155,255,000     142,558,000     12,696,000      8.2%    8.1%
      September     155,075,000     143,333,000     11,742,000      7.6%    7.8%
      October       155,779,000     144,039,000     11,741,000      7.5%    7.9%
      November      154,953,000     143,549,000     11,404,000      7.4%    7.8%
      December      154,904,000     143,060,000     11,844,000      7.6%    7.8%
2013  January       154,794,000     141,614,000     13,181,000      8.5%    7.9%
      February      154,727,000     142,228,000     12,500,000      8.1%    7.7%
      March         154,512,000     142,698,000     11,815,000      7.6%    7.6%
      April         154,739,000     143,724,000     11,014,000      7.1%    7.5%
                                                
LAST 12 MONTH AVG   155,220,833     142,988,167     12,232,667      7.9%    7.9%
Data above are 2012 Benchmark.  Latest month data is preliminary, month earlier is revised.
* S.A. -- seasonally adjusted.
For the most recent BLS U.S. employment situation news release click here.

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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UNITED STATES BACK THROUGH 1980
   YEAR.............LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED......UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2013 YTD Average 154,693,500      142,566,000   12,127,500         7.8%
2012             154,975,000      142,469,000   12,506,000         8.1%
2011             153,617,000      139,869,000   13,747,000         8.9%
2010             153,889,000      139,064,000   14,825,000         9.6%
2009             154,142,000      139,877,000   14,265,000         9.3%
2008             154,287,000      145,362,000    8,924,000         5.8%
2007             153,124,000      146,047,000    7,078,000         4.6%
2006             151,428,000      144,427,000    7,001,000         4.6%
2005             149,320,000      141,730,000    7,591,000         5.1%
2004             147,401,000      139,252,000    8,149,000         5.5%
2003             146,510,000      137,736,000    8,774,000         6.0%
2002             144,863,000      136,485,000    8,378,000         5.8%
2001             143,734,000      136,933,000    6,801,000         4.7%
2000             142,583,000      136,891,000    5,692,000         4.0%
1999             139,368,000      133,488,000    5,880,000         4.2%
1998             137,673,000      131,463,000    6,210,000         4.5%
1997             136,297,000      129,558,000    6,739,000         4.9%
1996             133,943,000      126,708,000    7,236,000         5.4%
1995             132,304,000      124,900,000    7,404,000         5.6%
1994             131,056,000      123,060,000    7,996,000         6.1%
1993             129,200,000      120,259,000    8,940,000         6.9%
1992             128,105,000      118,492,000    9,613,000         7.5%
1991             126,346,000      117,718,000    8,628,000         6.8%
1990             125,840,000      118,793,000    7,047,000         5.6%
1989             123,869,000      117,342,000    6,528,000         5.3%
1988             121,669,000      114,968,000    6,701,000         5.5%
1987             119,865,000      112,440,000    7,425,000         6.2%
1986             117,834,000      109,597,000    8,237,000         7.0%
1985             115,462,000      107,150,000    8,312,000         7.2%
1984             113,544,000      105,005,000    8,539,000         7.5%
1983             111,551,000      100,834,000   10,717,000         9.6%
1982             110,204,000       99,526,000   10,678,000         9.7%
1981             108,670,000      100,397,000    8,273,000         7.6%
1980             106,940,000       99,303,000    7,637,000         7.1%
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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  
10BM = 2010 Benchmark, etc.  Above data are estimates using Federal procedures. 
Unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data.
Local Areas' Labor Force Data:
 Indiana | Jasper | Lake | LaPorte | Newton | Porter | Pulaski | Starke | St.Joseph | Elkhart | Marshall | Kosciusko
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