Evansville, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Evansville fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Evansville peaked in February 2010 at 9.4% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Evansville 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
Evansville	3.2%	0.0	+0.3

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: 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 9,574 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 920.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Evansville	5,330	+21	+684

Number of Unemployed Persons

Evansville, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.6%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.2%	5,330
January 2019	4.0%	3.5%	3.2%	5,309
December 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.3%	5,401
November 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.6%	5,878
October 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.6%	6,037
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.3%	5,456
August 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%	5,648
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.2%	5,292
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	3.2%	5,333
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.1%	5,166
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.0%	4,986