Labor Force
Estimates and
Unemployment Rates
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Pick one of three ways to view labor force data, with your choice of whether the data are seasonally adjusted or not.
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Geography Available:
Nation, states, counties,
Indiana regions and custom regions
Seasonally Adjusted
Geography Available:
Nation and states
Visualizations
Change in employment
Unemployment Claims
- Weekly unemployment insurance claims (Hoosiers by the Numbers)
- Quarterly unemployment insurance claimant profiles (Hoosiers by the Numbers)
Visualizations
Weekly claims dashboard
Labor Force Projections, 2025 to 2060
These are the official labor force projections for the State of Indiana released July 2024 by the Indiana Business Research Center.
- Data tables
- Interactive visualizations and methodology (Hoosiers by the Numbers)
Annual Census Tract Unemployment Estimates
These data from the Employment and Training Administration are used to determine each year's areas of substantial unemployment (ASU).
Related Links
- The Employment Situation: BLS news release for the current month
- Interactive charts of unemployment: From Google's public data service, this provides graphing capability for all states and counties back to 1990.
- Hoosiers by the Numbers: Workforce-focused data portal for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- FAQ: The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on The Employment Situation for May 2020