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Region 7 is located in west central Indiana. It is comprised of six counties: Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo. Three of those counties, Clay, Vermillion, and Vigo join to form the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

Unemployment Rates

                                          February 2007            March 2007  

                                    
Clay County
6.9%                                        6.3%                                          
Parke County 6.5%                                        6.1%                                          
Putnam County 6.5%                                        5.7%                                          
Sullivan County 6.2%                                        5.6%                                          
Vermillion County 7.5%                                        6.7%                                         
Vigo County 6.1%                                        5.7%                                          
State of Indiana 5.3%                                        5.0%                                           
U.S. 4.9%                                        4.5%                                           


January 2005 Available Workforce
Clay County 1,200
Parke County 625
Putnam County 1,320
Sullivan County 745
Vermillion County 725
Vigo County 3,710
Total 8,325

Average Unemployment Rates From Surrounding States

                                          March 2007 Preliminary                  

Illinois 4.5%                                        
Kentucky 5.8%                                          
Michigan 7.2%                                 
Ohio 5.5%                                 

2006 Population
Clay County 27,021
Parke County 17,021
Putnam County 36,978
Sullivan County 21,542
Vermillion County 16,645
Vigo County 103,009
Total 222,216

2006 Average Monthly Earnings
Clay County $2,308
Parke County $2,104
Putnam County $2,553
Sullivan County $2,464
Vermillion County $3,493
Vigo County $2,758
Average $2,613

2006 State of Indiana Per Capita Personal Income: $32,526.00


Region 7 Firms by Size
UNIT SIZE
(Number Employed) 		NUMBER OF BUSINESS
UNITS 2003
0-9 3,294
10-19 634
20-49 471
50-99 147
100-249 86
250 & up 46
TOTAL 4,678

Sources: Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Indiana LMI website: http://www.state.in.us/dwd/inews/lmi.asp
Kim Stevenson, Region 7 Labor Analyst KStevenson@dwd.state.in.us

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