Workforce & Employment

Labor Force in 2010 Number  Rank in State % of State Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force
14,989
52
0.5%
3,142,265
Employed
13,055
53
0.5%
2,822,693
Unemployed
1,934
40
0.6%
319,572
Unemployment Rate
12.9
6
126.5%
10.2
December 2011 Unemployment Rate
9.4
31
108.0%
8.7
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

 

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2009 Employment % Distribution in County Earnings ($000) % of Country Avg. Earnings / Job
Total by place of work
15,185
100.0%
$499,353
100.0%
$32,885
Wage and Salary
10,707
70.5%
$335,255
67.1%
$31,312
Farm Proprietors
1,314
8.7%
$20,961
4.2%
$15,952
Nonfarm Proprietors
3,164
20.8%
$47,601
9.5%
$15,045
Farm
1,483
9.8%
$27,802
5.6%
$18,747
Nonfarm
13,702
90.2%
$472,551
94.4%
$34,415
Private
12,202
80.4%
$398,634
79.8%
$32,670
Accomodation, Food Serv.
1,076
7.1%
$14,367
2.9%
$13,352
Administrative and Waste Serv.
300
2.0%
$33.500
5.7%
$12,490
Arts, Ent., Recreation
82
0.5%
$295
0.1%
$3,598
Construction
787
5.2%
$21,387
4.3%
$27,175
Education Serv. Data not available due to BAE non-disclosure requirements
Finance and insurance
434
2.9%
$13,878
2.8%
$31,977
Forestry, fishing Data not available due to BAE non-disclosure requirements
Health Care, Social Serv. Data not available due to BAE non-disclosure requirements
Information
76
0.5%
$2,150
0.4%
$28,289
Managment of Companies
31
0.2%
$1,540
0.3%
$49,677
Manufacturing
3,915
25.8%
$205,095
41.1%
$52,387
Mining Data not available due to BAE non-disclosure requirements
Professional, Tech. Serv.
315
2.1%
$7,923
1.6%
$25,152
Real Estate
374
2.5%
$1,755
0.4%
$4,693
Retail Trade
1,518
10.0%
$29,652
5.9%
$19,534
Trans., Warehousing Data not available due to BAE non-disclosure requirements
Utilities Data not available due to BAE non-disclosure requirements
Wholesale Trade
659
4.3%
$20,863
4.2%
$31,659
Other Serv.
828
5.5%
$22,741
4.6%
$27,465
Government
1,480
9.9%
$72,917
14.6%
$49,268

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis

 

Private Average Annual Wage & Employment by Industry- 2010 Avg. Annual Wage Employment % of Employment
Total - All Covered
$31,886
10,154
 
Total - Private
$31,632
8,828
 
Natural Resource & Mining
$33,141
103
1.2%
Construction
$32,027
359
4.1%
Manufacturing
$42,481
3,913
44.3%
Trade, Transportation, Utilities
$22,295
1,787
20.2%
Information
$37,646
38
0.4%
Financial Activities
$33,087
308
3.5%
Professional and Business Services
$28,463
283
3.2%
Education and Health Services
$29,078
786
8.9%
Leisure and Hospitality
$10,382
1,022
11.6%
Other Services
$22,383
230
2.6%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW Program
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