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Employed residents in East Chicago, IN

Employed residents in East Chicago, IN was 10,431 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons10,431
Change on 2024+1.6%
Rank40th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high12,4161998
Series low8,9042009

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Employed residents in East Chicago, IN, 1990 to 2025

8,0009,00010K11K12K13K19901996200220082014202020251990: 11,696 persons1991: 11,676 persons1992: 11,618 persons1993: 11,838 persons1994: 12,007 persons1995: 12,056 persons1996: 12,164 persons1997: 12,392 persons1998: 12,416 persons1999: 12,208 persons2000: 10,630 persons2001: 10,593 persons2002: 10,458 persons2003: 10,404 persons2004: 10,275 persons2005: 9,632 persons2006: 9,622 persons2007: 9,503 persons2008: 9,453 persons2009: 8,904 persons2010: 9,003 persons2011: 9,097 persons2012: 9,115 persons2013: 9,129 persons2014: 9,198 persons2015: 9,217 persons2016: 10,611 persons2017: 10,541 persons2018: 10,565 persons2019: 10,531 persons2020: 9,713 persons2021: 10,033 persons2022: 10,211 persons2023: 10,241 persons2024: 10,270 persons2025: 10,431 persons8,0009,00010K11K12K13K19902002201420251990: 11,696 persons1991: 11,676 persons1992: 11,618 persons1993: 11,838 persons1994: 12,007 persons1995: 12,056 persons1996: 12,164 persons1997: 12,392 persons1998: 12,416 persons1999: 12,208 persons2000: 10,630 persons2001: 10,593 persons2002: 10,458 persons2003: 10,404 persons2004: 10,275 persons2005: 9,632 persons2006: 9,622 persons2007: 9,503 persons2008: 9,453 persons2009: 8,904 persons2010: 9,003 persons2011: 9,097 persons2012: 9,115 persons2013: 9,129 persons2014: 9,198 persons2015: 9,217 persons2016: 10,611 persons2017: 10,541 persons2018: 10,565 persons2019: 10,531 persons2020: 9,713 persons2021: 10,033 persons2022: 10,211 persons2023: 10,241 persons2024: 10,270 persons2025: 10,431 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202510,431
202410,270
202310,241
202210,211
202110,033
20209,713
201910,531
201810,565
201710,541
201610,611
20159,217
20149,198
20139,129
20129,115
20119,097
20109,003
20098,904
20089,453
20079,503
20069,622
20059,632
200410,275
200310,404
200210,458
200110,593
200010,630
199912,208
199812,416
199712,392
199612,164
199512,056
199412,007
199311,838
199211,618
199111,676
199011,696

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, East Chicago, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, East Chicago, 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/employed-residents/east-chicago-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, East Chicago, 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/employed-residents/east-chicago-in.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, East Chicago, 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/employed-residents/east-chicago-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in East Chicago, IN?

Employed residents in East Chicago, IN was 10,431 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 40th 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in East Chicago, IN?

12,416 in 1998, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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