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Columbus, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Columbus fell 0.2 percentage points in November 2020 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Columbus peaked in April 2020 at 17.7% and is now 13.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Columbus unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.7% -0.2 +3.1
Indiana 5.0% -0.5 +1.8
Columbus 4.7% -0.2 +2.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Columbus, Indiana, National

Columbus, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Columbus, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Columbus peaked in April 2020 at 7,817. There are now 5,733 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Columbus employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Columbus, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Columbus 2,084 -96 +966

Number of Unemployed Persons

Columbus, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Indiana
Unemployment Rate		 Columbus
Unemployment Rate		 Columbus
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% — — —
November
2020		 6.7% 5.0% 4.7% 2,084
October
2020		 6.9% 5.5% 4.9% 2,180
September
2020		 7.8% 6.3% 5.4% 2,432
August
2020		 8.4% 6.4% 5.6% 2,479
July
2020		 10.2% 7.9% 7.0% 3,060
June
2020		 11.1% 11.1% 10.7% 4,742
May
2020		 13.3% 12.3% 13.0% 5,907
April
2020		 14.8% 17.5% 17.7% 7,817
March
2020		 4.4% 3.0% 2.3% 995
February
2020		 3.5% 3.1% 2.3% 1,046
January
2020		 3.5% 3.1% 2.4% 1,097

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. ↩

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