Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kokomo fell 11.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 22.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 9.8 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Kokomo peaked in April 2020 at 33.8% and is now 11.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kokomo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Indiana	12.3%	-5.2	+9.0
Kokomo	22.1%	-11.7	+18.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 13,841. There are now 4,367 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kokomo	9,474	-4,367	+8,085

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kokomo, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployment Rate	Kokomo Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	11.2%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.3%	22.1%	9,474
April 2020	14.7%	17.5%	33.8%	13,841
March 2020	4.4%	3.0%	3.6%	1,288
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	3.5%	1,300
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	3.5%	1,309
December 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.5%	1,280
November 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.5%	1,290
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	3.5%	1,302
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.6%	1,315
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.6%	1,329
July 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.7%	1,344