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

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