Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kokomo fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 18.9% and is now 14.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in November 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Kokomo 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
Kokomo	4.3%	-0.1	+0.7

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: Kokomo, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 6,629. There are now 4,997 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,274 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 358.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kokomo	1,632	-50	+281

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.3%	1,632
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	4.4%	1,682
May 2019	3.6%	3.6%	4.6%	1,785
April 2019	3.6%	3.6%	4.9%	1,906
March 2019	3.8%	3.6%	4.5%	1,731
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	4.6%	1,772
January 2019	4.0%	3.5%	4.7%	1,800
December 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.8%	1,407
November 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.8%	1,407
October 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.7%	1,397