Evansville, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Evansville fell 4.5 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Evansville peaked in April 2020 at 15.2% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Evansville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Indiana	12.3%	-5.2	+9.0
Evansville	10.7%	-4.5	+7.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 24,392. There are now 6,420 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Evansville	17,972	-6,420	+12,883

Number of Unemployed Persons

Evansville, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.3%	10.7%	17,972
April 2020	14.7%	17.5%	15.2%	24,392
March 2020	4.4%	3.0%	3.0%	4,701
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	2.9%	4,791
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	3.0%	4,928
December 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.0%	4,957
November 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.0%	4,969
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	3.0%	4,977
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.0%	4,981
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	4,983
July 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	4,994