Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Terre Haute rose 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Terre Haute peaked in January 2010 at 11.5% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.4% in April 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.1 percentage points. You can also compare Terre Haute 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
Terre Haute	10.5%	+0.1	-0.2

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: Terre Haute, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Terre Haute peaked in February 2010 at 9,210. There are now 868 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,375 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 967. Terre Haute employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Terre Haute, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Terre Haute	8,342	+48	-118

Number of Unemployed Persons

Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Terre Haute Unemployment Rate	Terre Haute Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	10.5%	8,342
November 2011	8.7%	9.0%	10.4%	8,294
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	10.3%	8,256
September 2011	9.0%	8.9%	10.1%	8,094
August 2011	9.1%	8.7%	9.9%	7,876
July 2011	9.1%	8.5%	9.7%	7,665
June 2011	9.1%	8.3%	9.5%	7,473
May 2011	9.0%	8.2%	9.4%	7,428
April 2011	9.0%	8.2%	9.4%	7,375
March 2011	8.9%	8.5%	9.6%	7,547
February 2011	9.0%	8.8%	10.0%	7,860
January 2011	9.1%	9.1%	10.3%	8,127