Evansville, Indiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Evansville fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2022 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Evansville peaked in April 2020 at 15.4% and is now 13.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Evansville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Indiana | 2.2% | 0.0 | -1.9 |
Evansville | 2.3% | 0.0 | -1.7 |
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 23,452. There are now 19,835 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,572 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 45.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Evansville | 3,617 | +45 | -2,716 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Evansville, Indiana Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Indiana Unemployment Rate |
Evansville Unemployment Rate |
Evansville Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3,617 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3,572 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 3,612 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3,852 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 4,249 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 4,225 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 4,308 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4,659 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 5,106 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 5,568 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 5,939 |
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. ↩