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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.
Latest data released 1/22/10
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..................................................MOST RECENT 13 MOS.......................

          MONTH..........LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED.....UNEMPLOYED..UNEMP RATE/SA RATE*  
2008  November      154,349,000      143,350,000   10,999,000      7.1%    7.2%
2009  January       153,445,000      140,436,000   13,009,000      8.5%    7.6%
      February      153,804,000      140,105,000   13,699,000      8.9%    8.1%
      March         153,728,000      139,833,000   13,895,000      9.0%    8.5%
      April         153,834,000      140,586,000   13,248,000      8.6%    8.9%
      May           154,336,000      140,363,000   13,973,000      9.1%    9.4%
      June          155,921,000      140,826,000   15,095,000      9.7%    9.5%
      July          156,255,000      141,055,000   15,201,000      9.7%    9.4%
      August        154,897,000      140,074,000   14,823,000      9.6%    9.7%
      September     153,617,000      139,079,000   14,538,000      9.5%    9.8%
      October       153,635,000      139,088,000   14,547,000      9.5%   10.2%
      November      153,539,000      139,132,000   14,407,000      9.4%   10.0%
2009  December      152,693,000      137,953,000   14,740,000      9.7%   10.0%
                                                                        
LAST 12 MONTH AVG   154,142,083      139,877,500   14,264,583      9.3%    9.1%
All data above are 2008 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
2009 YTD Average 154,142,083      139,877,500   14,264,583         9.3%
2008 08BM        154,287,000      145,362,000    8,924,000         5.8%
2007 08BM        153,124,000      146,047,000    7,078,000         4.6%
2006 08BM        151,428,000      144,427,000    7,001,000         4.6%
2005 08BM        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  
08BM = 2008 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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