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Labour force in Lawrence
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
6 of 11 · Towns of Indianapolis
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
28,322
+1.6%
since 2024
Towns of Indianapolis · 2025
6 of 11
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+11%
+2.0% a year on average
share of Indiana
0.81%
Indiana: 3,506,284 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Lawrence 28,322
Indiana 3.5M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Lawrence · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
28,322 · 2025
First value
14,361 · 1990
Highest
28,322 · 2025
Lowest
14,361 · 1990
Average change
+2.0% a year on average
Data points
36
| Year | Lawrence | Change | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,322 | +1.6% | 3.5M |
| 2024 | 27,887 | +1.4% | 3.5M |
| 2023 | 27,490 | +0.9% | 3.4M |
| 2022 | 27,241 | +1.2% | 3.4M |
| 2021 | 26,922 | +1.4% | 3.3M |
| 2020 | 26,547 | −1.8% | 3.3M |
| 2019 | 27,021 | +1.0% | 3.4M |
| 2018 | 26,761 | +1.5% | 3.4M |
| 2017 | 26,370 | +0.3% | 3.3M |
| 2016 | 26,297 | +2.9% | 3.3M |
| 2015 | 25,566 | +1.2% | 3.3M |
| 2014 | 25,275 | +1.1% | 3.2M |
| 2013 | 25,000 | +1.5% | 3.2M |
| 2012 | 24,622 | +0.3% | 3.2M |
| 2011 | 24,546 | +0.8% | 3.2M |
| 2010 | 24,344 | +2.2% | 3.2M |
| 2009 | 23,825 | −0.6% | 3.2M |
| 2008 | 23,960 | +2.2% | 3.3M |
| 2007 | 23,453 | +0.6% | 3.2M |
| 2006 | 23,310 | +2.5% | 3.2M |
| 2005 | 22,741 | +3.9% | 3.2M |
| 2004 | 21,895 | −1.0% | 3.2M |
| 2003 | 22,105 | +0.6% | 3.2M |
| 2002 | 21,967 | +0.1% | 3.2M |
| 2001 | 21,935 | +1.0% | 3.1M |
| 2000 | 21,711 | +42% | 3.1M |
| 1999 | 15,262 | −0.9% | 3.1M |
| 1998 | 15,393 | −0.3% | 3.1M |
| 1997 | 15,434 | +0.3% | 3.1M |
| 1996 | 15,387 | −1.1% | 3.1M |
| 1995 | 15,562 | +1.4% | 3.1M |
| 1994 | 15,351 | +3.0% | 3M |
| 1993 | 14,910 | +2.1% | 2.9M |
| 1992 | 14,608 | +1.6% | 2.9M |
| 1991 | 14,385 | +0.2% | 2.8M |
| 1990 | 14,361 | 2.8M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis | 454K | |
| 2 | Fishers | 56,125 | |
| 3 | Carmel | 55,075 | |
| 4 | Greenwood | 34,104 | |
| 5 | Westfield | 29,943 | |
| 6 | Lawrence | 27,241 | |
| 7 | Plainfield | 17,875 | |
| 8 | Brownsburg | 17,074 | |
| 9 | Zionsville | 16,245 | |
| 10 | Greenfield | 13,111 | |
| 11 | Franklin | 12,470 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
GDP per person
$75,028
2024 · Indiana
GDP per person (PPP)
$75,028
2024 · Indiana
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.4%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.4%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
71.6%
2024 · Indiana
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$57,736
2024 · Indiana
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States