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Labor Market
Porter County Labor Force
Residential Labor Force Annual Average (2009)
- Labor Force 83,389
- Employed 75,726
- Unemployed 7,663
Unemployment Rate Annual Average (2009)
- Porter County 9.2%
- State of Indiana 10.1%
- United States 9.3%
Annual Employment Porter County (2008)
- Total employment 77,190
- Wage and salary employment 62,456
- Farm proprietors employment 494
- Nonfarm proprietors employment 14,290
- Farm employment 494
- Nonfarm employment 76,696
- Private employment 69,147
- Construction 6,033
- Manufacturing 9,940
- Wholesale trade 3,061
- Retail trade 8,994
- Transportation and warehousing 2,623
- Information 653
- Professional and technical services 3,748
- Healthcare and social assistance 7,831
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1,226
- Accommodation and food services 5,991
- Other private 18,948
Work/Residence Patterns
Based on Indiana IT-40 returns for tax year 2008
Workers
- Number of persons who live in Porter County and work (implied resident labor force) 106,539
- Number of persons who live AND work in Porter County 68,405
- Total number of persons who work in Porter County (implied work force) 83,670
Commuters
- Number of persons who live in Porter County but work outside the county 38,134
- Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Porter County 15,265
Top five locations sending workers INTO Porter County
- Lake County 6,976
- La Porte County 4,276
- Jasper County 1,033
- Starke County 803
- Illinois 706
- Total 13,794 or 16.5% of Porter County workforce
Top five locations receiving workers FROM Porter County
- Lake County 22,396
- Illinois 7,010
- La Porte County 3,370
- Out of State 3,360
- Jasper County 416
- Total 36,552 or 34.4% of Porter County labor force
Source: www.stats.indiana.edu