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Employed residents in Fort Wayne, IN

Employed residents in Fort Wayne, IN was 134,077 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons134,077
Change on 2024+2%
Rank2nd of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high134,0772025
Series low84,7841991

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Employed residents in Fort Wayne, IN, 1990 to 2025

80K90K100K110K120K130K140K19901996200220082014202020251990: 85,739 persons1991: 84,784 persons1992: 86,205 persons1993: 89,071 persons1994: 92,043 persons1995: 94,557 persons1996: 94,368 persons1997: 96,057 persons1998: 96,690 persons1999: 95,747 persons2000: 102,682 persons2001: 101,007 persons2002: 100,868 persons2003: 101,978 persons2004: 100,814 persons2005: 107,381 persons2006: 121,727 persons2007: 121,261 persons2008: 120,634 persons2009: 114,082 persons2010: 109,610 persons2011: 110,900 persons2012: 109,809 persons2013: 111,146 persons2014: 113,966 persons2015: 116,819 persons2016: 122,188 persons2017: 123,579 persons2018: 126,490 persons2019: 128,291 persons2020: 120,523 persons2021: 125,470 persons2022: 129,353 persons2023: 130,414 persons2024: 131,404 persons2025: 134,077 persons80K100K120K140K19902002201420251990: 85,739 persons1991: 84,784 persons1992: 86,205 persons1993: 89,071 persons1994: 92,043 persons1995: 94,557 persons1996: 94,368 persons1997: 96,057 persons1998: 96,690 persons1999: 95,747 persons2000: 102,682 persons2001: 101,007 persons2002: 100,868 persons2003: 101,978 persons2004: 100,814 persons2005: 107,381 persons2006: 121,727 persons2007: 121,261 persons2008: 120,634 persons2009: 114,082 persons2010: 109,610 persons2011: 110,900 persons2012: 109,809 persons2013: 111,146 persons2014: 113,966 persons2015: 116,819 persons2016: 122,188 persons2017: 123,579 persons2018: 126,490 persons2019: 128,291 persons2020: 120,523 persons2021: 125,470 persons2022: 129,353 persons2023: 130,414 persons2024: 131,404 persons2025: 134,077 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
2025134,077
2024131,404
2023130,414
2022129,353
2021125,470
2020120,523
2019128,291
2018126,490
2017123,579
2016122,188
2015116,819
2014113,966
2013111,146
2012109,809
2011110,900
2010109,610
2009114,082
2008120,634
2007121,261
2006121,727
2005107,381
2004100,814
2003101,978
2002100,868
2001101,007
2000102,682
199995,747
199896,690
199796,057
199694,368
199594,557
199492,043
199389,071
199286,205
199184,784
199085,739

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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, Fort Wayne, 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, Fort Wayne, 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/fort-wayne-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Fort Wayne, 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/fort-wayne-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, Fort Wayne, 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/fort-wayne-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Fort Wayne, IN?

Employed residents in Fort Wayne, IN was 134,077 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Fort Wayne, IN?

134,077 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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