Jackson County Unemployment Data
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (in
cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) advises
the latest unemployment rate (March preliminary) in Jackson County is
4.8% of our total labor force of almost 22,000.
Surveys reveal that employers in Jackson County usually attract at least 30 percent of their workforce from outside the county, primarily Jennings, Scott, and Bartholomew counties, as well as Lawrence and Washington counties.
Labor force and unemployment rates
for those counties for March 2008, February 2008 and
January 2008, as well as March 2007 are listed below:
|
MAR 2008
(PRELIMINARY) |
Jackson |
Bartholomew |
Jennings |
Lawrence |
Scott |
Washington |
Monthly Total |
|
Labor Force |
21,684 |
38,283 |
13,671 |
22,478 |
11,122 |
14,459 |
121,697 |
|
Number Employed |
20,641 |
36,534 |
12,732 |
20,848 |
10,403 |
13,457 |
114,615 |
|
Number Unemployed |
1,043 |
1,749 |
939 |
1,630 |
719 |
1,002 |
7,082 |
|
Rate |
4.8 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
5.8 |
|
FEB 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labor Force |
21,703 |
37,949 |
13,572 |
22,364 |
11,129 |
14,289 |
121,006 |
|
Number Employed |
20,703 |
36,382 |
12,644 |
20,650 |
10,480 |
13,369 |
114,228 |
|
Number Unemployed |
1,000 |
1,567 |
928 |
1,714 |
649 |
920 |
6,778 |
|
Rate |
4.6 |
4.1 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
5.8 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
|
JAN 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labor Force |
22,484 |
38,689 |
13,757 |
23,599 |
11,594 |
14,657 |
124,780 |
|
Number Employed |
21,373 |
36,800 |
12,782 |
21,570 |
10,807 |
13,681 |
117,013 |
|
Number Unemployed |
1,111 |
1,889 |
975 |
2,029 |
787 |
976 |
7,767 |
|
Rate |
4.9 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
8.6 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
|
MAR 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labor Force |
21,875 |
38,403 |
13,720 |
22,572 |
11,090 |
14,123 |
121,783 |
|
Number Employed |
20,968 |
36,896 |
12,934 |
21,041 |
10,492 |
13,301 |
115,632 |
|
Number Unemployed |
907 |
1,507 |
786 |
1,531 |
598 |
822 |
6,151 |
|
Rate |
4.1 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development,
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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