Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Wayne fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Wayne peaked in November 2009 at 11.4% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Fort Wayne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Indiana	3.4%	-0.1	-0.1
Fort Wayne	3.1%	0.0	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 January 2010 at 23,590. There are now 16,823 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,422 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 345. Fort Wayne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fort Wayne	6,767	+59	-161

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fort Wayne, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployment Rate	Fort Wayne Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.1%	6,767
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.1%	6,708
May 2019	3.6%	3.6%	3.1%	6,784
April 2019	3.6%	3.6%	3.2%	6,950
March 2019	3.8%	3.6%	3.2%	7,054
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.2%	6,976
January 2019	4.0%	3.5%	3.1%	6,848
December 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.1%	6,763
November 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.1%	6,756
October 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.1%	6,770