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Employed residents in West Lafayette, IN

Employed residents in West Lafayette, IN was 21,616 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons21,616
Change on 2024+1%
Rank23rd of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high21,6162025
Series low11,8101991

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Employed residents in West Lafayette, IN, 1990 to 2025

10K12K14K16K18K20K22K19901996200220082014202020251990: 11,838 persons1991: 11,810 persons1992: 11,876 persons1993: 12,348 persons1994: 12,617 persons1995: 13,190 persons1996: 13,232 persons1997: 13,365 persons1998: 13,518 persons1999: 13,690 persons2000: 13,004 persons2001: 13,052 persons2002: 13,121 persons2003: 12,682 persons2004: 12,707 persons2005: 13,325 persons2006: 13,594 persons2007: 14,128 persons2008: 14,268 persons2009: 13,754 persons2010: 12,452 persons2011: 12,765 persons2012: 12,974 persons2013: 13,194 persons2014: 13,958 persons2015: 20,045 persons2016: 18,202 persons2017: 18,352 persons2018: 19,120 persons2019: 19,813 persons2020: 18,767 persons2021: 19,875 persons2022: 20,574 persons2023: 20,987 persons2024: 21,412 persons2025: 21,616 persons10K12.5K15K17.5K20K22.5K19902002201420251990: 11,838 persons1991: 11,810 persons1992: 11,876 persons1993: 12,348 persons1994: 12,617 persons1995: 13,190 persons1996: 13,232 persons1997: 13,365 persons1998: 13,518 persons1999: 13,690 persons2000: 13,004 persons2001: 13,052 persons2002: 13,121 persons2003: 12,682 persons2004: 12,707 persons2005: 13,325 persons2006: 13,594 persons2007: 14,128 persons2008: 14,268 persons2009: 13,754 persons2010: 12,452 persons2011: 12,765 persons2012: 12,974 persons2013: 13,194 persons2014: 13,958 persons2015: 20,045 persons2016: 18,202 persons2017: 18,352 persons2018: 19,120 persons2019: 19,813 persons2020: 18,767 persons2021: 19,875 persons2022: 20,574 persons2023: 20,987 persons2024: 21,412 persons2025: 21,616 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
202521,616
202421,412
202320,987
202220,574
202119,875
202018,767
201919,813
201819,120
201718,352
201618,202
201520,045
201413,958
201313,194
201212,974
201112,765
201012,452
200913,754
200814,268
200714,128
200613,594
200513,325
200412,707
200312,682
200213,121
200113,052
200013,004
199913,690
199813,518
199713,365
199613,232
199513,190
199412,617
199312,348
199211,876
199111,810
199011,838

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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, West Lafayette, 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, West Lafayette, 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/west-lafayette-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, West Lafayette, 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/west-lafayette-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, West Lafayette, 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/west-lafayette-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in West Lafayette, IN?

Employed residents in West Lafayette, IN was 21,616 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 23rd 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 West Lafayette, IN?

21,616 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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