Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Wayne fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Wayne peaked in February 2010 at 11.6% and is now 8.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in May 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Fort Wayne 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
Fort Wayne	2.7%	0.0	-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: Fort Wayne, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fort Wayne peaked in February 2010 at 24,054. There are now 18,369 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,666 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 19. Fort Wayne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fort Wayne	5,685	+19	-2,386

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	2.7%	5,685
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	2.7%	5,666
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.0%	6,256
November 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.4%	7,152
October 2017	4.1%	3.5%	3.8%	7,976
September 2017	4.2%	3.5%	3.9%	8,248
August 2017	4.4%	3.6%	3.5%	7,489
July 2017	4.3%	3.6%	2.8%	6,094
June 2017	4.3%	3.5%	2.7%	5,750
May 2017	4.3%	3.5%	2.7%	5,740
April 2017	4.4%	3.5%	2.9%	6,224