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Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Elkhart rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2023 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Elkhart peaked in April 2020 at 31.0% and is now 27.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.7 percentage points. You can also compare Elkhart unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
Indiana 3.1% +0.1 +0.2
Elkhart 3.6% +0.1 +1.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Elkhart, Indiana, National

Elkhart, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Elkhart, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Elkhart peaked in April 2020 at 31,289. There are now 27,079 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,304 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,906. Elkhart employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Elkhart, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Elkhart 4,210 +106 +1,376

Number of Unemployed Persons

Elkhart, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Indiana
Unemployment Rate
Elkhart
Unemployment Rate
Elkhart
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 3.1% 3.6% 4,210
April
2023
3.4% 3.0% 3.5% 4,104
March
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.5% 4,108
February
2023
3.6% 3.1% 3.4% 3,977
January
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.2% 3,807
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 2.8% 3,356
November
2022
3.6% 3.2% 2.9% 3,369
October
2022
3.7% 3.2% 2.9% 3,372
September
2022
3.5% 3.2% 2.8% 3,320
August
2022
3.7% 3.1% 2.7% 3,234
July
2022
3.5% 3.0% 2.6% 3,117

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.