Evansville, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Evansville fell 0.0 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Evansville peaked in May 2009 at 9.0% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.0% in April 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Evansville 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
Evansville	7.7%	0.0	-0.6

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: Evansville, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Evansville, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Evansville peaked in May 2009 at 16,272. There are now 1,986 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,752 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,534. Evansville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Evansville, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Evansville	14,286	-77	-765

Number of Unemployed Persons

Evansville, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	7.7%	14,286
November 2011	8.7%	9.0%	7.7%	14,363
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	7.8%	14,436
September 2011	9.0%	8.9%	7.6%	14,141
August 2011	9.1%	8.7%	7.5%	13,749
July 2011	9.1%	8.5%	7.3%	13,395
June 2011	9.1%	8.3%	7.1%	13,040
May 2011	9.0%	8.2%	7.0%	12,857
April 2011	9.0%	8.2%	7.0%	12,752
March 2011	8.9%	8.5%	7.3%	13,164
February 2011	9.0%	8.8%	7.6%	13,741
January 2011	9.1%	9.1%	7.9%	14,399