Workforce
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The Starke County Labor Force has been quite steady over the past year despite
very high unemployment rates during that same period of time. Chart 1 below
shows the total available labor force over the past 12 months, along with the
numbers of employed and unemployed workers. Chart 2 below shows the
unemployment rates in the County for each of the last five years by month.
Chart 3 below depicts the average annual unemployment rates in Starke County and
compares those rates with the State of Indiana and the United States.
Chart #1
Chart #2
Chart #3
For additional workforce statistics for Starke County, there are three excellent
sources for statistical data on Starke County:
- STATS Indiana is the information resource for the State of Indiana. It is a service
of the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University’s Kelly School of
Business.
- Hoosiers by the Numbers provides research and analysis for economic
development and is sponsored by Indiana Workforce Development.
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United States Census
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