Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lafayette fell 2.4 percentage points in July 2020 to 6.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Lafayette peaked in April 2020 at 13.8% and is now 7.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lafayette unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	10.2%	-0.9	+6.5
Indiana	7.9%	-3.2	+4.7
Lafayette	6.7%	-2.4	+3.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lafayette, Indiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lafayette, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lafayette peaked in April 2020 at 13,779. There are now 6,503 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lafayette employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lafayette, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lafayette	7,276	-2,875	+4,024

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lafayette, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	Lafayette Unemployment Rate	Lafayette Unemployed
August 2020	8.4%	6.4%	—	—
July 2020	10.2%	7.9%	6.7%	7,276
June 2020	11.1%	11.1%	9.1%	10,151
May 2020	13.3%	12.3%	12.2%	12,964
April 2020	14.7%	17.5%	13.8%	13,779
March 2020	4.4%	3.0%	2.8%	3,136
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	2.7%	3,156
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	2.8%	3,178
December 2019	3.5%	3.2%	2.7%	3,126
November 2019	3.5%	3.2%	2.7%	3,154
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	2.8%	3,186
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	2.8%	3,217