Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Wayne rose 0.3 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Wayne peaked in April 2010 at 11.5% and is now 8.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Fort Wayne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Indiana	3.5%	0.0	0.0
Fort Wayne	3.3%	+0.3	+0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 April 2010 at 23,804. There are now 16,623 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,027 in December 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,154. Fort Wayne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fort Wayne	7,181	+681	+615

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.3%	7,181
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.0%	6,500
August 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.3%	7,174
July 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.1%	6,866
June 2018	4.0%	3.3%	3.2%	7,004
May 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	6,587
April 2018	3.9%	3.2%	2.9%	6,170
March 2018	4.1%	3.2%	2.8%	6,079
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.0%	6,366
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	2.9%	6,099
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	2.9%	6,027