Anderson, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Anderson fell 0.4 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Anderson peaked in February 2010 at 11.8% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Anderson unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Indiana	8.2%	-0.2	-0.6
Anderson	9.5%	-0.4	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Anderson, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Anderson, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Anderson peaked in February 2010 at 7,266. There are now 1,459 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,746 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 61. Anderson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Anderson, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Anderson	5,807	-211	-172

Number of Unemployed Persons

Anderson, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Anderson Unemployment Rate	Anderson Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.2%	9.5%	5,807
February 2012	8.3%	8.4%	9.9%	6,018
January 2012	8.3%	8.7%	10.3%	6,269
December 2011	8.5%	8.9%	10.7%	6,442
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	10.7%	6,457
October 2011	8.9%	9.1%	10.5%	6,333
September 2011	9.0%	9.2%	10.3%	6,188
August 2011	9.1%	9.3%	10.1%	6,037
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	9.9%	5,896
June 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.7%	5,790
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	9.6%	5,746
April 2011	9.0%	8.8%	9.6%	5,784