WORKFORCE OVERVIEW
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Wayne County | Labor Market Information 2019 Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment
The annual labor force in the Wayne County has been growing steadily year over year since 2015, though there is still fluctuation between quarters. The labor force change from 2018 to 2019 is an increase of 11,061 individuals, or 1.4 percent. Employment in the county has been on the rise since 2011, with an increase of 12,264 workers since 2018. Unemployment for the county, recorded as 41,540 unemployed jobseekers in 2018, fell 2.9 percent. This decrease of 1,204 workers brought 2019 annual unemployment down to 40,337 workers. The unemployment rate also decreased by 0.2 percentage points, leading to an annual 2019 unemployment rate of 5.0 percent. Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment Rate 1990-2019
Data: BLS | Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network
Annual Labor Market Data 2010 - 2019
Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics
