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Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in May 2010 at 8.1% and is now 0.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.5% in April 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.3 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.5% -0.2 -0.9
Indiana 9.0% 0.0 -0.5
Bloomington 7.8% -0.1 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bloomington, Indiana, National

Bloomington, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bloomington, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bloomington peaked in June 2010 at 7,854. There are now 302 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,221 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,331. Bloomington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bloomington, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
Bloomington 7,552 -60 +253

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Indiana
Unemployment Rate
Bloomington
Unemployment Rate
Bloomington
Unemployed
January
2012
8.3%
December
2011
8.5% 9.0% 7.8% 7,552
November
2011
8.7% 9.0% 7.9% 7,612
October
2011
8.9% 9.0% 8.0% 7,686
September
2011
9.0% 8.9% 7.8% 7,488
August
2011
9.1% 8.7% 7.4% 7,117
July
2011
9.1% 8.5% 7.2% 6,874
June
2011
9.1% 8.3% 6.7% 6,469
May
2011
9.0% 8.2% 6.5% 6,264
April
2011
9.0% 8.2% 6.5% 6,221
March
2011
8.9% 8.5% 6.7% 6,427
February
2011
9.0% 8.8% 7.0% 6,722
January
2011
9.1% 9.1% 7.3% 6,972

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.