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Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Terre Haute fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2010 to 11.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Terre Haute peaked in May 2009 at 10.6% and is now 0.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.7% in December 2009, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Indiana 10.2% +0.1 -0.2
Terre Haute 11.5% -0.1 +1.0
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August 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 June 2010 at 9,229. There are now 54 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Terre Haute employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Terre Haute, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Terre Haute 9,175 -54 +696

Number of Unemployed Persons

Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Indiana
Unemployment Rate
Terre Haute
Unemployment Rate
Terre Haute
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 10.2% 11.5% 9,175
June
2010
9.5% 10.1% 11.6% 9,229
May
2010
9.7% 10.0% 10.8% 8,528
April
2010
9.9% 10.0% 10.6% 8,357
March
2010
9.7% 9.9% 11.6% 9,073
February
2010
9.7% 9.8% 11.7% 9,067
January
2010
9.7% 9.7% 11.7% 9,119
December
2009
10.0% 9.7% 10.4% 8,112
November
2009
10.0% 9.8% 9.8% 7,715
October
2009
10.1% 9.9% 9.8% 7,751
September
2009
9.8% 10.1% 9.6% 7,594
August
2009
9.7% 10.3% 10.4% 8,245

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.