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Employed residents in Merrillville, IN

Employed residents in Merrillville, IN was 17,473 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons17,473
Change on 2024+1.6%
Rank28th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high17,4732025
Series low13,5081992

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Employed residents in Merrillville, IN, 1990 to 2025

13K14K15K16K17K18K19901996200220082014202020251990: 13,598 persons1991: 13,576 persons1992: 13,508 persons1993: 13,764 persons1994: 13,960 persons1995: 14,017 persons1996: 14,143 persons1997: 14,407 persons1998: 14,435 persons1999: 14,193 persons2000: 15,546 persons2001: 15,493 persons2002: 15,294 persons2003: 15,215 persons2004: 15,026 persons2005: 15,273 persons2006: 15,614 persons2007: 15,770 persons2008: 16,224 persons2009: 15,489 persons2010: 14,950 persons2011: 15,332 persons2012: 15,424 persons2013: 15,576 persons2014: 15,739 persons2015: 15,830 persons2016: 16,723 persons2017: 16,697 persons2018: 16,850 persons2019: 16,896 persons2020: 15,687 persons2021: 16,274 persons2022: 16,625 persons2023: 16,817 persons2024: 17,203 persons2025: 17,473 persons13K14K15K16K17K18K19902002201420251990: 13,598 persons1991: 13,576 persons1992: 13,508 persons1993: 13,764 persons1994: 13,960 persons1995: 14,017 persons1996: 14,143 persons1997: 14,407 persons1998: 14,435 persons1999: 14,193 persons2000: 15,546 persons2001: 15,493 persons2002: 15,294 persons2003: 15,215 persons2004: 15,026 persons2005: 15,273 persons2006: 15,614 persons2007: 15,770 persons2008: 16,224 persons2009: 15,489 persons2010: 14,950 persons2011: 15,332 persons2012: 15,424 persons2013: 15,576 persons2014: 15,739 persons2015: 15,830 persons2016: 16,723 persons2017: 16,697 persons2018: 16,850 persons2019: 16,896 persons2020: 15,687 persons2021: 16,274 persons2022: 16,625 persons2023: 16,817 persons2024: 17,203 persons2025: 17,473 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
202517,473
202417,203
202316,817
202216,625
202116,274
202015,687
201916,896
201816,850
201716,697
201616,723
201515,830
201415,739
201315,576
201215,424
201115,332
201014,950
200915,489
200816,224
200715,770
200615,614
200515,273
200415,026
200315,215
200215,294
200115,493
200015,546
199914,193
199814,435
199714,407
199614,143
199514,017
199413,960
199313,764
199213,508
199113,576
199013,598

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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, Merrillville, 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, Merrillville, 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/merrillville-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, Merrillville, 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/merrillville-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, Merrillville, 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/merrillville-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Merrillville, IN?

Employed residents in Merrillville, IN was 17,473 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 28th 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 Merrillville, IN?

17,473 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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