Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in April 2010 at 8.8% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in June 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Indiana	3.2%	-0.1	-0.5
Bloomington	3.4%	0.0	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bloomington, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bloomington, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bloomington peaked in April 2010 at 6,884. There are now 4,279 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,261 in June 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 344.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomington	2,605	+43	-678

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.4%	2,605
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.4%	2,562
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.6%	2,727
November 2017	4.1%	3.4%	4.0%	3,079
October 2017	4.1%	3.5%	4.0%	3,109
September 2017	4.2%	3.5%	4.2%	3,237
August 2017	4.4%	3.6%	4.1%	3,183
July 2017	4.3%	3.6%	3.3%	2,524
June 2017	4.3%	3.5%	3.0%	2,261
May 2017	4.3%	3.5%	3.2%	2,435
April 2017	4.4%	3.5%	3.5%	2,681