Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kokomo rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 18.9% and is now 14.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.1 percentage points. You can also compare Kokomo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Indiana	3.5%	0.0	+0.2
Kokomo	4.2%	+0.1	+1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 5,023 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 427.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kokomo	1,617	0	+362

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.6%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	4.2%	1,617
January 2019	4.0%	3.5%	4.1%	1,617
December 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.4%	1,789
November 2018	3.7%	3.5%	6.4%	2,674
October 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.6%	1,438
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.3%	1,301
August 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%	1,364
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.5%	1,379
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	3.7%	1,483
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%	1,326
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.3%	1,307