Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Wayne fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Wayne peaked in April 2020 at 19.5% and is now 16.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.0% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Fort Wayne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	January 2023	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.4%	-0.1	-0.6
Indiana	3.1%	0.0	+0.2
Fort Wayne	2.7%	0.0	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fort Wayne, Indiana, National

Fort Wayne, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fort Wayne peaked in April 2020 at 40,833. There are now 34,940 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,392 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,501. Fort Wayne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	January 2023	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fort Wayne	5,893	-120	+893

Number of Unemployed Persons