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Columbus, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Columbus fell 0.3 percentage points in April 2013 to 6.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Columbus peaked in July 2009 at 10.2% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.2% in March 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Columbus unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.5% -0.1 -0.6
Indiana 8.5% -0.2 +0.2
Columbus 6.6% -0.3 +0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2013 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Columbus, Indiana, National

Columbus, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Columbus, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Columbus peaked in July 2009 at 3,897. There are now 1,176 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,544 in March 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 177. Columbus employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Columbus, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Columbus 2,721 -134 +174

Number of Unemployed Persons

Columbus, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Indiana
Unemployment Rate 		Columbus
Unemployment Rate 		Columbus
Unemployed
May
2013 		7.6% — — —
April
2013 		7.5% 8.5% 6.6% 2,721
March
2013 		7.6% 8.7% 6.9% 2,855
February
2013 		7.7% 8.7% 6.9% 2,898
January
2013 		7.9% 8.6% 6.9% 2,880
December
2012 		7.8% 8.3% 6.6% 2,737
November
2012 		7.8% 8.4% 6.5% 2,707
October
2012 		7.9% 8.4% 6.5% 2,681
September
2012 		7.8% 8.5% 6.4% 2,662
August
2012 		8.1% 8.4% 6.4% 2,649
July
2012 		8.2% 8.4% 6.4% 2,634
June
2012 		8.2% 8.4% 6.3% 2,610
May
2012 		8.2% 8.3% 6.3% 2,577

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. ↩

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