Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomington fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomington peaked in April 2010 at 8.8% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in June 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Indiana	3.5%	0.0	+0.2
Bloomington	3.9%	-0.1	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 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 6,865. There are now 3,731 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 565.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomington	3,134	-10	+516

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomington, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployment Rate	Bloomington Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.6%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.9%	3,134
January 2019	4.0%	3.5%	4.0%	3,144
December 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.1%	3,077
November 2018	3.7%	3.5%	4.4%	3,318
October 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.3%	3,306
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.9%	2,968
August 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.1%	3,152
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.9%	2,862
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	3.8%	2,840
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.8%	2,861
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.5%	2,684