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Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in April 2020 at 11.1% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Indiana 3.1% 0.0 +0.2
Bloomington 2.8% 0.0 +0.8
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bloomington, Indiana, National

Bloomington, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bloomington, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bloomington peaked in April 2020 at 7,976. There are now 5,722 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,506 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 748.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Bloomington 2,254 -34 +664

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Indiana
Unemployment Rate
Bloomington
Unemployment Rate
Bloomington
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.1% 2.8% 2,254
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 2.8% 2,288
November
2022
3.6% 3.2% 2.9% 2,357
October
2022
3.7% 3.2% 2.8% 2,321
September
2022
3.5% 3.2% 2.7% 2,197
August
2022
3.7% 3.1% 2.7% 2,191
July
2022
3.5% 3.0% 2.6% 2,091
June
2022
3.6% 2.9% 2.3% 1,860
May
2022
3.6% 2.9% 2.1% 1,720
April
2022
3.6% 2.8% 2.0% 1,584
March
2022
3.6% 2.8% 1.9% 1,527

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.