Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Elkhart fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 11.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Elkhart peaked in April 2009 at 19.7% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 10.4% in April 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Elkhart 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
Elkhart	11.2%	-0.3	-1.0

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: Elkhart, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Elkhart, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Elkhart peaked in April 2009 at 18,057. There are now 7,929 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,331 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 797. Elkhart employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Elkhart, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Elkhart	10,128	-157	-901

Number of Unemployed Persons

Elkhart, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Elkhart Unemployment Rate	Elkhart Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	11.2%	10,128
November 2011	8.7%	9.0%	11.5%	10,285
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	11.5%	10,272
September 2011	9.0%	8.9%	11.3%	9,971
August 2011	9.1%	8.7%	10.8%	9,550
July 2011	9.1%	8.5%	10.7%	9,426
June 2011	9.1%	8.3%	10.6%	9,433
May 2011	9.0%	8.2%	10.6%	9,449
April 2011	9.0%	8.2%	10.4%	9,331
March 2011	8.9%	8.5%	10.5%	9,411
February 2011	9.0%	8.8%	10.9%	9,829
January 2011	9.1%	9.1%	11.5%	10,371