Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kokomo fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 17.8% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.2% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Kokomo 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
Kokomo	10.1%	-0.2	-1.4

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: 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 3,710 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,924 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 457. Kokomo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kokomo, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kokomo	4,381	-58	-551

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	10.1%	4,381
November 2011	8.7%	9.0%	10.3%	4,439
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	10.3%	4,397
September 2011	9.0%	8.9%	10.1%	4,308
August 2011	9.1%	8.7%	9.8%	4,203
July 2011	9.1%	8.5%	9.6%	4,092
June 2011	9.1%	8.3%	9.4%	3,983
May 2011	9.0%	8.2%	9.2%	3,924
April 2011	9.0%	8.2%	9.3%	3,953
March 2011	8.9%	8.5%	9.7%	4,134
February 2011	9.0%	8.8%	10.3%	4,408
January 2011	9.1%	9.1%	11.0%	4,706