Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Wayne fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2021 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Wayne peaked in April 2020 at 19.3% and is now 15.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in April 2021, 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 | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Indiana | 4.1% | 0.0 | -4.5 |
| Fort Wayne | 4.1% | -0.1 | -4.5 |
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 April 2020 at 40,356. There are now 31,451 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Fort Wayne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | 8,905 | -215 | -9,699 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Indiana Unemployment Rate |
Fort Wayne Unemployment Rate |
Fort Wayne Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 8,905 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 9,120 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 9,048 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 9,057 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 9,445 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 10,398 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 11,942 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 9,500 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 10,389 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 11,598 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 13,175 |
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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