Evansville, Indiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Evansville rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2023 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Evansville peaked in April 2020 at 15.4% and is now 12.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in December 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Evansville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| Indiana | 3.1% | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| Evansville | 3.0% | +0.1 | 0.0 |
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 23,542. There are now 18,763 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,545 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 234.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville | 4,779 | +208 | -40 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Evansville, Indiana Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Indiana Unemployment Rate |
Evansville Unemployment Rate |
Evansville Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4,779 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 4,571 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4,577 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4,566 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4,604 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4,749 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4,756 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4,779 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4,815 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4,842 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4,856 |
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. ↩
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