South Bend-Mishawaka, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for South Bend fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in South Bend peaked in December 2009 at 12.0% and is now 2.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.2% in April 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare South Bend 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
South Bend	9.8%	-0.2	-0.8

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: South Bend, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

South Bend, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in South Bend peaked in February 2010 at 18,264. There are now 3,177 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 13,799 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,288. South Bend employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in South Bend, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
South Bend	15,087	-133	-915

Number of Unemployed Persons

South Bend, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	South Bend Unemployment Rate	South Bend Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	9.8%	15,087
November 2011	8.7%	9.0%	10.0%	15,220
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	10.0%	15,316
September 2011	9.0%	8.9%	9.9%	15,098
August 2011	9.1%	8.7%	9.7%	14,766
July 2011	9.1%	8.5%	9.5%	14,470
June 2011	9.1%	8.3%	9.4%	14,251
May 2011	9.0%	8.2%	9.2%	13,928
April 2011	9.0%	8.2%	9.2%	13,799
March 2011	8.9%	8.5%	9.4%	14,094
February 2011	9.0%	8.8%	9.7%	14,665
January 2011	9.1%	9.1%	10.1%	15,314