Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Elkhart fell 0.5 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 Elkhart peaked in April 2009 at 19.7% and is now 10.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Elkhart 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
Elkhart	9.5%	-0.5	-1.0

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: 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 9,116 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Elkhart employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Elkhart, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Elkhart	8,941	-346	-470

Number of Unemployed Persons

Elkhart, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Elkhart Unemployment Rate	Elkhart Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.2%	9.5%	8,941
February 2012	8.3%	8.4%	10.0%	9,287
January 2012	8.3%	8.7%	10.6%	9,744
December 2011	8.5%	8.9%	11.2%	10,128
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	11.5%	10,285
October 2011	8.9%	9.1%	11.5%	10,272
September 2011	9.0%	9.2%	11.3%	9,971
August 2011	9.1%	9.3%	10.8%	9,550
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	10.7%	9,426
June 2011	9.1%	9.1%	10.6%	9,433
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	10.6%	9,449
April 2011	9.0%	8.8%	10.4%	9,331