Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in April 2010 at 8.8% and is now 5.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Indiana	3.4%	-0.1	-0.1
Bloomington	3.5%	0.0	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 6,860. There are now 4,167 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomington	2,693	-54	-246

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.5%	2,693
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.5%	2,747
May 2019	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	2,869
April 2019	3.6%	3.6%	3.7%	2,974
March 2019	3.8%	3.6%	3.8%	3,046
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.8%	3,051
January 2019	4.0%	3.5%	3.8%	3,023
December 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.8%	2,963
November 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.8%	2,966
October 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.8%	2,965