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Employed residents in South Bend, IN

Employed residents in South Bend, IN was 45,498 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons45,498
Change on 2024+1.1%
Rank6th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high54,2171998
Series low40,7902009

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Employed residents in South Bend, IN, 1990 to 2025

40K45K50K55K19901996200220082014202020251990: 47,785 persons1991: 47,258 persons1992: 47,482 persons1993: 49,403 persons1994: 52,224 persons1995: 53,566 persons1996: 53,114 persons1997: 54,171 persons1998: 54,217 persons1999: 53,626 persons2000: 49,349 persons2001: 48,280 persons2002: 48,006 persons2003: 47,704 persons2004: 47,850 persons2005: 45,739 persons2006: 45,840 persons2007: 44,899 persons2008: 44,185 persons2009: 40,790 persons2010: 40,991 persons2011: 41,701 persons2012: 40,970 persons2013: 41,123 persons2014: 42,509 persons2015: 43,735 persons2016: 47,027 persons2017: 47,371 persons2018: 47,994 persons2019: 48,013 persons2020: 43,707 persons2021: 45,010 persons2022: 45,796 persons2023: 45,570 persons2024: 44,983 persons2025: 45,498 persons40K45K50K55K19902002201420251990: 47,785 persons1991: 47,258 persons1992: 47,482 persons1993: 49,403 persons1994: 52,224 persons1995: 53,566 persons1996: 53,114 persons1997: 54,171 persons1998: 54,217 persons1999: 53,626 persons2000: 49,349 persons2001: 48,280 persons2002: 48,006 persons2003: 47,704 persons2004: 47,850 persons2005: 45,739 persons2006: 45,840 persons2007: 44,899 persons2008: 44,185 persons2009: 40,790 persons2010: 40,991 persons2011: 41,701 persons2012: 40,970 persons2013: 41,123 persons2014: 42,509 persons2015: 43,735 persons2016: 47,027 persons2017: 47,371 persons2018: 47,994 persons2019: 48,013 persons2020: 43,707 persons2021: 45,010 persons2022: 45,796 persons2023: 45,570 persons2024: 44,983 persons2025: 45,498 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
202545,498
202444,983
202345,570
202245,796
202145,010
202043,707
201948,013
201847,994
201747,371
201647,027
201543,735
201442,509
201341,123
201240,970
201141,701
201040,991
200940,790
200844,185
200744,899
200645,840
200545,739
200447,850
200347,704
200248,006
200148,280
200049,349
199953,626
199854,217
199754,171
199653,114
199553,566
199452,224
199349,403
199247,482
199147,258
199047,785

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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, South Bend, 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, South Bend, 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/south-bend-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, South Bend, 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/south-bend-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, South Bend, 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/south-bend-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in South Bend, IN?

Employed residents in South Bend, IN was 45,498 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 South Bend, IN?

54,217 in 1998, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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