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Unemployed people in Portage, IN

Unemployed people in Portage, IN was 884 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.9% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons884
Change on 2024-5.9%
Rank23rd of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high2,0302009
Series low5581998

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Unemployed people in Portage, IN, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 690 persons1991: 777 persons1992: 985 persons1993: 971 persons1994: 891 persons1995: 905 persons1996: 734 persons1997: 597 persons1998: 558 persons1999: 619 persons2000: 619 persons2001: 843 persons2002: 1,107 persons2003: 1,124 persons2004: 1,109 persons2005: 969 persons2006: 955 persons2007: 809 persons2008: 1,083 persons2009: 2,030 persons2010: 1,891 persons2011: 1,733 persons2012: 1,597 persons2013: 1,471 persons2014: 1,327 persons2015: 1,122 persons2016: 1,104 persons2017: 850 persons2018: 797 persons2019: 814 persons2020: 1,859 persons2021: 994 persons2022: 756 persons2023: 821 persons2024: 939 persons2025: 884 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 690 persons1991: 777 persons1992: 985 persons1993: 971 persons1994: 891 persons1995: 905 persons1996: 734 persons1997: 597 persons1998: 558 persons1999: 619 persons2000: 619 persons2001: 843 persons2002: 1,107 persons2003: 1,124 persons2004: 1,109 persons2005: 969 persons2006: 955 persons2007: 809 persons2008: 1,083 persons2009: 2,030 persons2010: 1,891 persons2011: 1,733 persons2012: 1,597 persons2013: 1,471 persons2014: 1,327 persons2015: 1,122 persons2016: 1,104 persons2017: 850 persons2018: 797 persons2019: 814 persons2020: 1,859 persons2021: 994 persons2022: 756 persons2023: 821 persons2024: 939 persons2025: 884 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025884
2024939
2023821
2022756
2021994
20201,859
2019814
2018797
2017850
20161,104
20151,122
20141,327
20131,471
20121,597
20111,733
20101,891
20092,030
20081,083
2007809
2006955
2005969
20041,109
20031,124
20021,107
2001843
2000619
1999619
1998558
1997597
1996734
1995905
1994891
1993971
1992985
1991777
1990690

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Portage, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Portage, 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/unemployed-people/portage-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Portage, 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/unemployed-people/portage-in.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Portage, 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/unemployed-people/portage-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Portage, IN?

Unemployed people in Portage, IN was 884 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.9% from 2024. That is the 23rd 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Portage, IN?

2,030 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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