Evansville, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Evansville fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.1%. 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 9.3% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Evansville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Indiana	3.4%	-0.1	-0.1
Evansville	3.1%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 14,760. There are now 9,645 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,931 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 184.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Evansville	5,115	+36	-279

Number of Unemployed Persons

Evansville, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.1%	5,115
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.1%	5,079
May 2019	3.6%	3.6%	3.1%	5,158
April 2019	3.6%	3.6%	3.2%	5,274
March 2019	3.8%	3.6%	3.2%	5,324
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.2%	5,306
January 2019	4.0%	3.5%	3.2%	5,303
December 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.2%	5,311
November 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.2%	5,312
October 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.2%	5,313