Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington rose 0.5 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in April 2010 at 8.8% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in June 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.0 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Indiana	3.5%	0.0	0.0
Bloomington	4.4%	+0.5	+0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 6,865. There are now 3,548 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,569 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 748.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomington	3,317	+349	+513

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.5%	4.4%	3,317
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.9%	2,968
August 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.1%	3,152
July 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.9%	2,862
June 2018	4.0%	3.3%	3.8%	2,840
May 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.8%	2,861
April 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.5%	2,684
March 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.4%	2,569
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.5%	2,618
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.4%	2,570
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.5%	2,647