Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kokomo fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Kokomo peaked in May 2009 at 18.9% and is now 15.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in May 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Kokomo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Indiana	3.2%	-0.1	-0.5
Kokomo	3.2%	0.0	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 5,395 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,188 in May 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 57.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kokomo	1,245	+29	-459

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.2%	1,245
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.2%	1,216
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.2%	1,215
November 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.5%	1,349
October 2017	4.1%	3.5%	3.6%	1,390
September 2017	4.2%	3.5%	3.9%	1,527
August 2017	4.4%	3.6%	3.9%	1,539
July 2017	4.3%	3.6%	3.7%	1,449
June 2017	4.3%	3.5%	4.2%	1,651
May 2017	4.3%	3.5%	3.1%	1,188
April 2017	4.4%	3.5%	3.2%	1,249