Evansville, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Evansville rose 0.4 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Evansville peaked in February 2010 at 9.4% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.0 percentage points. You can also compare Evansville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Indiana	3.5%	0.0	0.0
Evansville	3.7%	+0.4	+0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Evansville, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Evansville, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Evansville peaked in March 2010 at 14,904. There are now 8,857 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,410 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,637.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Evansville	6,047	+591	+909

Number of Unemployed Persons

Evansville, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.7%	6,047
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.3%	5,456
August 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.4%	5,648
July 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.2%	5,292
June 2018	4.0%	3.3%	3.2%	5,333
May 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.1%	5,166
April 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.0%	4,986
March 2018	4.1%	3.2%	2.8%	4,559
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	2.9%	4,646
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	2.7%	4,410
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	2.9%	4,710