Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kokomo rose 0.3 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 18.9% and is now 15.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Kokomo 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
Kokomo	3.6%	+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: Kokomo, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 6,640. There are now 5,200 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,190 in December 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 250.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kokomo	1,440	+139	+165

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.6%	1,440
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.3%	1,301
August 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.4%	1,364
July 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.5%	1,379
June 2018	4.0%	3.3%	3.7%	1,483
May 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.4%	1,326
April 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.3%	1,307
March 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.1%	1,235
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.2%	1,255
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.1%	1,210
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.1%	1,190