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Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kokomo fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2013 to 9.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 19.1% and is now 9.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.2% in March 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Kokomo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.5% -0.1 -0.6
Indiana 8.5% -0.2 +0.2
Kokomo 9.5% -0.2 +0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2013 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Kokomo, Indiana, National

Kokomo, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 8,137. There are now 4,137 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,898 in April 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 102. Kokomo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kokomo, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Kokomo 4,000 -77 +102

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Indiana
Unemployment Rate 		Kokomo
Unemployment Rate 		Kokomo
Unemployed
May
2013 		7.6% — — —
April
2013 		7.5% 8.5% 9.5% 4,000
March
2013 		7.6% 8.7% 9.7% 4,077
February
2013 		7.7% 8.7% 9.6% 4,076
January
2013 		7.9% 8.6% 9.5% 4,051
December
2012 		7.8% 8.3% 9.3% 3,964
November
2012 		7.8% 8.4% 9.3% 3,956
October
2012 		7.9% 8.4% 9.3% 3,952
September
2012 		7.8% 8.5% 9.3% 3,950
August
2012 		8.1% 8.4% 9.3% 3,948
July
2012 		8.2% 8.4% 9.3% 3,942
June
2012 		8.2% 8.4% 9.3% 3,930
May
2012 		8.2% 8.3% 9.2% 3,912

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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