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Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Terre Haute fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Terre Haute peaked in April 2020 at 15.9% and is now 11.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Terre Haute unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Indiana 3.7% +0.1 +0.5
Terre Haute 4.1% 0.0 +0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Terre Haute, Indiana, National

Terre Haute, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Terre Haute peaked in April 2020 at 11,373. There are now 8,356 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,361 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 656. Terre Haute employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Terre Haute, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Terre Haute 3,017 +12 +373

Number of Unemployed Persons

Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Indiana
Unemployment Rate
Terre Haute
Unemployment Rate
Terre Haute
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.7% 4.1% 3,017
October
2023
3.8% 3.6% 4.1% 3,005
September
2023
3.8% 3.6% 4.1% 2,975
August
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.9% 2,887
July
2023
3.5% 3.3% 3.8% 2,796
June
2023
3.6% 3.2% 3.7% 2,669
May
2023
3.7% 3.1% 3.6% 2,601
April
2023
3.4% 3.0% 3.4% 2,461
March
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.4% 2,471
February
2023
3.6% 3.1% 3.4% 2,467
January
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.5% 2,527

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.