Labor Force Characteristics

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TABLE 2
LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS
Civilian Labor Force

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Monthly update:
February 2008, nsa

Unemployment Rate --Northeast Indiana

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.4

4.9

5.7

Adams

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.7

4.3

4.3

8.0

Allen

5.0

5.3

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.7

5.2

DeKalb

5.4

5.7

5.5

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.9

Grant

6.5

7.5

8.5

8.3

7.0

6.1

7.0

Huntington

5.1

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.7

5.3

LaGrange

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.8

5.1

4.9

5.4

Noble

5.7

6.2

5.8

6.0

6.1

5.4

6.0

Steuben

6.4

6.5

5.8

6.2

6.3

6.0

6.7

Wabash

5.3

5.7

6.2

6.5

5.5

4.8

6.2

Wells

4.2

4.8

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.1

5.2

Whitley

5.0

5.6

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.4

5.4

Source: BLS LAUS Program
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Non-Agricultural Employment Reported by Place of Work

Total Number Employed

% of Total Employed Persons

2006

2001

2014
Projections

2006

2001

2014
Projections
TOTAL

341,247

346,605

361,420

Natural Resources & Mining
NEI Total

1,765

1,930

1,700

0.5%

0.6%

0.5%

Adams

151

134

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Allen

291

249

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

DeKalb

104

120

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Grant

129

137

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Huntington

182

187

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

LaGrange

85

406

 

0.0%

0.1%

 

Noble

136

157

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Steuben

66

43

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Wabash

334

265

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Wells

173

152

 

0.1%

0.0%

 

Whitley

114

80

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Construction
NEI Total

15,504

15,757

17,010

4.5%

4.5%

4.7%

Adams

492

491

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Allen

9,894

10,239

 

2.9%

3.0%

 

DeKalb

871

848

 

0.3%

0.2%

 

Grant

821

765

 

0.2%

0.2%

 

Huntington

469

563

 

0.1%

0.2%

 

LaGrange

448

407

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Noble

529

602

 

0.2%

0.2%

 

Steuben

524

541

 

0.2%

0.2%

 

Wabash

490

414

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Wells

419

419

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Whitley

547

468

 

0.2%

0.1%

 
Manufacturing
NEI Total

87,328

99,301

85,220

25.6%

28.6%

23.6%

Adams

5,872

5,819

 

1.7%

1.7%

 

Allen

30,802

33,304

 

9.0%

9.6%

 

DeKalb

9,082

10,838

 

2.7%

3.1%

 

Grant

5,140

8,032

 

1.5%

2.3%

 

Huntington

4,567

5,304

 

1.3%

1.5%

 

LaGrange

6,201

5,523

 

1.8%

1.6%

 

Noble

9,276

11,075

 

2.7%

3.2%

 

Steuben

4,932

6,476

 

1.4%

1.9%

 

Wabash

4,367

5,462

 

1.3%

1.6%

 

Wells

2,587

3,297

 

0.8%

1.0%

 

Whitley

4,502

4,171

 

1.3%

1.2%

 
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
NEI Total

68,802

70,133

68,020

20.2%

20.2%

18.8%

Adams

2,190

2,110

 

0.6%

0.6%

 

Allen

40,990

42,458

 

12.0%

12.2%

 

DeKalb

3,417

2,700

 

1.0%

0.8%

 

Grant

4,974

5,118

 

1.5%

1.5%

 

Huntington

2,975

2,873

 

0.9%

0.8%

 

LaGrange

1,958

2,059

 

0.6%

0.6%

 

Noble

2,124

2,197

 

0.6%

0.6%

 

Steuben

3,037

3,262

 

0.9%

0.9%

 

Wabash

1,974

2,081

 

0.6%

0.6%

 

Wells

3,116

3,222

 

0.9%

0.9%

 

Whitley

2,047

2,053

 

0.6%

0.6%

 
Information
NEI Total

5,830

6,823

4,870

1.7%

2.0%

1.3%

Adams

297

272

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Allen

3,693

4,661

 

1.1%

1.3%

 

DeKalb

98

242

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Grant

409

530

 

0.1%

0.2%

 

Huntington

358

308

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

LaGrange

64

48

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Noble

405

271

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Steuben

123

136

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Wabash

161

152

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Wells

123

91

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Whitley

117

112

 

0.0%

0.0%

 
Financial Activities
NEI Total

14,776

17,198

15,420

4.3%

5.0%

4.3%

Adams

390

353

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Allen

10,281

12,958

 

3.0%

3.7%

 

DeKalb

415

466

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Grant

862

995

 

0.3%

0.3%

 

Huntington

530

509

 

0.2%

0.1%

 

LaGrange

352

295

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Noble

522

328

 

0.2%

0.1%

 

Steuben

279

307

 

0.1%

0.1%

Wabash

547

468

 

0.2%

0.1%

 

Wells

304

241

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Whitley

294

278

 

0.1%

0.1%

 
Professional & Business Services
NEI Total

27,193

23,788

30,910

8.0%

6.9%

8.6%

Adams

837

566

 

0.2%

0.2%

 

Allen

18,929

17,264

 

5.5%

5.0%

 

DeKalb

1,405

900

 

0.4%

0.3%

 

Grant

1,468

1,148

 

0.4%

0.3%

 

Huntington

787

720

 

0.2%

0.2%

 

LaGrange

240

239

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Noble

1,360

1,078

 

0.4%

0.3%

 

Steuben

724

578

 

0.2%

0.2%

 

Wabash

487

377

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Wells

377

284

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Whitley

579

634

 

0.2%

0.2%

 
Education & Health Services
NEI Total

69,561

63,164

78,770

20.4%

18.2%

21.8%

Adams

2,217

2,070

 

0.6%

0.6%

 

Allen

39,337

34,251

 

11.5%

9.9%

 

DeKalb

2,655

2,540

 

0.8%

0.7%

 

Grant

8,645

8,139

 

2.5%

2.3%

 

Huntington

2,863

2,783

 

0.8%

0.8%

 

LaGrange

1,675

1,638

 

0.5%

0.5%

 

Noble

2,512

2,442

 

0.7%

0.7%

 

Steuben

2,006

1,820

 

0.6%

0.5%

 

Wabash

3,318

3,300

 

1.0%

1.0%

 

Wells

2,386

2,419

 

0.7%

0.7%

 

Whitley

1,947

1,762

 

0.6%

0.5%

 
Leisure & Hospitality
NEI Total

29,831

28,395

33,240

8.7%

8.2%

9.2%

Adams

978

1,047

 

0.3%

0.3%

 

Allen

17,454

16,518

 

5.1%

4.8%

 

DeKalb

1,426

1,208

 

0.4%

0.3%

 

Grant

2,254

2,284

 

0.7%

0.7%

 

Huntington

1,403

1,382

 

0.4%

0.4%

 

LaGrange

914

757

 

0.3%

0.2%

 

Noble

1,117

1,103

 

0.3%

0.3%

 

Steuben

1,707

1,768

 

0.5%

0.5%

 

Wabash

1,040

962

 

0.3%

0.3%

 

Wells

688

563

 

0.2%

0.2%

 

Whitley

850

803

 

0.2%

0.2%

 
Other Services
NEI Total

9,304

9,775

9,940

2.7%

2.8%

2.8%

Adams

362

380

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Allen

5,249

5,773

 

1.5%

1.7%

 

DeKalb

456

443

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Grant

773

802

 

0.2%

0.2%

 

Huntington

400

437

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

LaGrange

234

238

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Noble

499

450

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Steuben

377

325

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Wabash

244

243

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Wells

292

331

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Whitley

418

353

 

0.1%

0.1%

 
Public Administration
NEI Total

11,353

10,341

16,320

3.3%

3.0%

4.5%

Adams

483

458

 

0.1%

0.1%

 

Allen

5,706

5,332