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Civilian labor force in Bloomington, IN

Civilian labor force in Bloomington, IN was 42,800 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons42,800
Change on 2024+0.7%
Rank7th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high42,8002025
Series low28,2821991

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Civilian labor force in Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025

25K30K35K40K45K19901996200220082014202020251990: 28,420 persons1991: 28,282 persons1992: 28,856 persons1993: 30,209 persons1994: 31,688 persons1995: 31,783 persons1996: 31,931 persons1997: 32,392 persons1998: 32,250 persons1999: 32,158 persons2000: 33,595 persons2001: 34,196 persons2002: 34,501 persons2003: 34,697 persons2004: 34,831 persons2005: 36,655 persons2006: 36,906 persons2007: 37,291 persons2008: 37,785 persons2009: 37,797 persons2010: 37,353 persons2011: 37,256 persons2012: 36,820 persons2013: 36,835 persons2014: 37,229 persons2015: 37,145 persons2016: 40,599 persons2017: 40,822 persons2018: 41,497 persons2019: 41,863 persons2020: 40,170 persons2021: 40,612 persons2022: 41,573 persons2023: 42,213 persons2024: 42,497 persons2025: 42,800 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202542,800
202442,497
202342,213
202241,573
202140,612
202040,170
201941,863
201841,497
201740,822
201640,599
201537,145
201437,229
201336,835
201236,820
201137,256
201037,353
200937,797
200837,785
200737,291
200636,906
200536,655
200434,831
200334,697
200234,501
200134,196
200033,595
199932,158
199832,250
199732,392
199631,931
199531,783
199431,688
199330,209
199228,856
199128,282
199028,420

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bloomington-in. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bloomington-in.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bloomington-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Bloomington, IN?

Civilian labor force in Bloomington, IN was 42,800 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Bloomington, IN?

42,800 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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