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Civilian labor force in Indianapolis, IN

Civilian labor force in Indianapolis, IN was 472,607 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons472,607
Change on 2024+1.5%
Rank1st of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high472,6072025
Series low386,9711990

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Civilian labor force in Indianapolis, IN, 1990 to 2025

380K400K420K440K460K480K19901996200220082014202020251990: 386,971 persons1991: 387,973 persons1992: 394,449 persons1993: 402,148 persons1994: 414,049 persons1995: 419,624 persons1996: 414,560 persons1997: 415,619 persons1998: 414,369 persons1999: 410,838 persons2000: 413,038 persons2001: 417,791 persons2002: 419,115 persons2003: 421,785 persons2004: 417,892 persons2005: 417,552 persons2006: 419,495 persons2007: 417,485 persons2008: 422,429 persons2009: 417,739 persons2010: 410,594 persons2011: 414,204 persons2012: 416,227 persons2013: 421,003 persons2014: 423,973 persons2015: 428,233 persons2016: 442,282 persons2017: 442,235 persons2018: 449,064 persons2019: 452,590 persons2020: 450,226 persons2021: 451,014 persons2022: 453,569 persons2023: 457,693 persons2024: 465,684 persons2025: 472,607 persons375K400K425K450K475K19902002201420251990: 386,971 persons1991: 387,973 persons1992: 394,449 persons1993: 402,148 persons1994: 414,049 persons1995: 419,624 persons1996: 414,560 persons1997: 415,619 persons1998: 414,369 persons1999: 410,838 persons2000: 413,038 persons2001: 417,791 persons2002: 419,115 persons2003: 421,785 persons2004: 417,892 persons2005: 417,552 persons2006: 419,495 persons2007: 417,485 persons2008: 422,429 persons2009: 417,739 persons2010: 410,594 persons2011: 414,204 persons2012: 416,227 persons2013: 421,003 persons2014: 423,973 persons2015: 428,233 persons2016: 442,282 persons2017: 442,235 persons2018: 449,064 persons2019: 452,590 persons2020: 450,226 persons2021: 451,014 persons2022: 453,569 persons2023: 457,693 persons2024: 465,684 persons2025: 472,607 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
2025472,607
2024465,684
2023457,693
2022453,569
2021451,014
2020450,226
2019452,590
2018449,064
2017442,235
2016442,282
2015428,233
2014423,973
2013421,003
2012416,227
2011414,204
2010410,594
2009417,739
2008422,429
2007417,485
2006419,495
2005417,552
2004417,892
2003421,785
2002419,115
2001417,791
2000413,038
1999410,838
1998414,369
1997415,619
1996414,560
1995419,624
1994414,049
1993402,148
1992394,449
1991387,973
1990386,971

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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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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, Indianapolis, IN, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Indianapolis, 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/indianapolis-in. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Indianapolis, 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/indianapolis-in.

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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, Indianapolis, 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/indianapolis-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Indianapolis, IN?

Civilian labor force in Indianapolis, IN was 472,607 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 40 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

472,607 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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