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Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN

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Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN Economy at a Glance:

Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)351.4	(2)350.8	354.7	354.1	351.1	(p)352.2
Employment(1)		(2)332.8	(2)331.9	332.9	332.0	334.6	(p)338.1
Unemployment(1)		(2)18.6	(2)18.9	21.8	22.1	16.6	(p)14.1
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)5.3	(2)5.4	6.1	6.2	4.7	(p)4.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		287.2	286.4	279.5	280.8	282.3	(p)284.6
12-month % change		0.2	0.2	-0.1	-0.2	0.1	(p)0.1
Mining and Logging(4)		0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	(p)0.1
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(4)		17.8	17.2	16.0	16.2	16.7	(p)17.3
12-month % change		-1.1	-2.3	-2.4	-0.6	-1.2	(p)-1.7
Manufacturing(4)		34.2	34.1	33.8	34.0	34.1	(p)34.1
12-month % change		-0.3	-0.9	-0.9	0.0	0.3	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		63.3	63.9	61.3	61.1	61.2	(p)61.2
12-month % change		1.9	2.6	1.7	1.3	1.7	(p)1.7
Information(4)		1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	(p)9.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.1	-1.1	(p)-1.1
Professional and Business Services(4)		28.5	28.4	27.7	27.8	28.2	(p)28.8
12-month % change		-1.7	-0.7	-2.8	-3.1	-1.4	(p)-1.0
Education and Health Services(4)		52.3	52.3	51.8	51.9	51.8	(p)52.2
12-month % change		3.0	3.6	2.6	1.2	1.8	(p)2.0
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		32.4	32.4	31.2	31.3	31.8	(p)32.5
12-month % change		-2.1	-2.1	-2.5	-2.5	-2.5	(p)-0.9
Other Services(4)		14.6	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	(p)14.7
12-month % change		2.1	0.7	2.1	2.1	1.4	(p)0.7
Government(4)		32.7	32.2	31.9	32.6	32.6	(p)32.5
12-month % change		-2.4	-3.9	-1.8	-0.9	-1.2	(p)-2.4
Consumer Price Index: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
CPI-U, All items(5)		294.542	294.757	298.213	298.457	299.831	299.983
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)		3.8	3.9	4.3	3.8	3.7	3.1
CPI-W, All items(6)		285.856	286.007	289.335	290.020	291.079	291.175
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)		3.9	4.0	4.3	3.9	3.5	2.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary