Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Wayne fell 6.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Wayne peaked in April 2020 at 20.0% and is now 6.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fort Wayne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Indiana	12.3%	-5.2	+9.0
Fort Wayne	14.0%	-6.0	+11.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 2020 at 43,122. There are now 12,331 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	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fort Wayne	30,791	-12,331	+24,247

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	11.2%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.3%	14.0%	30,791
April 2020	14.7%	17.5%	20.0%	43,122
March 2020	4.4%	3.0%	3.0%	6,471
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	3.0%	6,705
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	3.1%	6,735
December 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.1%	6,772
November 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.1%	6,824
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	3.1%	6,847
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.1%	6,838
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	6,777
July 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.0%	6,665