Evansville, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Evansville rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Evansville peaked in February 2010 at 9.4% and is now 6.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Evansville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Indiana	3.2%	-0.1	-0.5
Evansville	2.8%	+0.1	-1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 14,946. There are now 10,336 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,383 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 227.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Evansville	4,610	+227	-1,662

Number of Unemployed Persons

Evansville, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployment Rate	Evansville Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	2.8%	4,610
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	2.7%	4,383
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.0%	4,809
November 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.4%	5,447
October 2017	4.1%	3.5%	3.6%	5,769
September 2017	4.2%	3.5%	3.7%	6,046
August 2017	4.4%	3.6%	3.7%	6,063
July 2017	4.3%	3.6%	3.3%	5,261
June 2017	4.3%	3.5%	3.0%	4,807
May 2017	4.3%	3.5%	3.0%	4,813
April 2017	4.4%	3.5%	3.2%	5,103