Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kokomo fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 17.8% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kokomo 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
Kokomo	9.1%	-0.3	-0.6

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: Kokomo, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 8,091. There are now 4,182 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kokomo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kokomo, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kokomo	3,909	-135	-225

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.2%	9.1%	3,909
February 2012	8.3%	8.4%	9.4%	4,044
January 2012	8.3%	8.7%	9.8%	4,229
December 2011	8.5%	8.9%	10.1%	4,381
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	10.3%	4,439
October 2011	8.9%	9.1%	10.3%	4,397
September 2011	9.0%	9.2%	10.1%	4,308
August 2011	9.1%	9.3%	9.8%	4,203
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	9.6%	4,092
June 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.4%	3,983
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	9.2%	3,924
April 2011	9.0%	8.8%	9.3%	3,953