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Employed residents in Gary, IN

Employed residents in Gary, IN was 22,421 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons22,421
Change on 2024+1.6%
Rank22nd of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high42,8081998
Series low20,8602020

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Employed residents in Gary, IN, 1990 to 2025

20K25K30K35K40K45K19901996200220082014202020251990: 40,324 persons1991: 40,259 persons1992: 40,057 persons1993: 40,818 persons1994: 41,398 persons1995: 41,567 persons1996: 41,940 persons1997: 42,724 persons1998: 42,808 persons1999: 42,092 persons2000: 36,560 persons2001: 36,436 persons2002: 35,968 persons2003: 35,783 persons2004: 35,337 persons2005: 33,395 persons2006: 33,401 persons2007: 33,034 persons2008: 32,875 persons2009: 30,978 persons2010: 24,211 persons2011: 24,442 persons2012: 24,383 persons2013: 24,415 persons2014: 24,618 persons2015: 24,679 persons2016: 22,773 persons2017: 22,629 persons2018: 22,685 persons2019: 22,607 persons2020: 20,860 persons2021: 21,516 persons2022: 21,918 persons2023: 21,998 persons2024: 22,076 persons2025: 22,421 persons20K30K40K50K19902002201420251990: 40,324 persons1991: 40,259 persons1992: 40,057 persons1993: 40,818 persons1994: 41,398 persons1995: 41,567 persons1996: 41,940 persons1997: 42,724 persons1998: 42,808 persons1999: 42,092 persons2000: 36,560 persons2001: 36,436 persons2002: 35,968 persons2003: 35,783 persons2004: 35,337 persons2005: 33,395 persons2006: 33,401 persons2007: 33,034 persons2008: 32,875 persons2009: 30,978 persons2010: 24,211 persons2011: 24,442 persons2012: 24,383 persons2013: 24,415 persons2014: 24,618 persons2015: 24,679 persons2016: 22,773 persons2017: 22,629 persons2018: 22,685 persons2019: 22,607 persons2020: 20,860 persons2021: 21,516 persons2022: 21,918 persons2023: 21,998 persons2024: 22,076 persons2025: 22,421 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
202522,421
202422,076
202321,998
202221,918
202121,516
202020,860
201922,607
201822,685
201722,629
201622,773
201524,679
201424,618
201324,415
201224,383
201124,442
201024,211
200930,978
200832,875
200733,034
200633,401
200533,395
200435,337
200335,783
200235,968
200136,436
200036,560
199942,092
199842,808
199742,724
199641,940
199541,567
199441,398
199340,818
199240,057
199140,259
199040,324

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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, Gary, 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, Gary, 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/gary-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, Gary, 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/gary-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, Gary, 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/gary-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Gary, IN?

Employed residents in Gary, IN was 22,421 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 22nd 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 Gary, IN?

42,808 in 1998, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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