Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Wayne fell 0.5 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Wayne peaked in August 2009 at 11.5% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fort Wayne 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
Fort Wayne	7.7%	-0.5	-0.7

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: Fort Wayne, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fort Wayne peaked in August 2009 at 23,943. There are now 7,431 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 16,406 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 106. Fort Wayne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fort Wayne	16,512	-1,096	-490

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.2%	7.7%	16,512
February 2012	8.3%	8.4%	8.2%	17,608
January 2012	8.3%	8.7%	8.8%	18,926
December 2011	8.5%	8.9%	9.2%	19,843
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	9.3%	19,940
October 2011	8.9%	9.1%	8.8%	18,829
September 2011	9.0%	9.2%	8.6%	18,136
August 2011	9.1%	9.3%	8.3%	17,399
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	8.0%	16,819
June 2011	9.1%	9.1%	8.0%	16,709
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	8.0%	16,423
April 2011	9.0%	8.8%	8.0%	16,406