Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Wayne fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Wayne peaked in April 2020 at 19.4% and is now 16.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Fort Wayne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
| Indiana | 3.7% | +0.1 | +0.5 |
| Fort Wayne | 3.4% | 0.0 | +0.6 |
Unemployment Rate: Fort Wayne, Indiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Fort Wayne peaked in April 2020 at 40,998. There are now 33,386 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,725 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,887. Fort Wayne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | 7,612 | +3 | +1,406 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Indiana Unemployment Rate |
Fort Wayne Unemployment Rate |
Fort Wayne Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2023 |
3.7% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 7,612 |
| October 2023 |
3.8% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 7,609 |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 7,511 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 7,313 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 7,055 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 6,763 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 6,516 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 6,134 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 6,073 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 6,001 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 6,023 |
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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