Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Michigan City fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2021 to 6.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Michigan City peaked in April 2020 at 21.6% and is now 15.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Michigan City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.3% | -0.4 | +2.8 |
Indiana | 4.2% | -0.4 | +1.0 |
Michigan City | 6.1% | -0.1 | +2.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Michigan City, Indiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Michigan City, Indiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Michigan City peaked in April 2020 at 10,394. There are now 7,478 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Michigan City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Michigan City, Indiana) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan City | 2,916 | -90 | +994 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Michigan City, Indiana Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Indiana Unemployment Rate |
Michigan City Unemployment Rate |
Michigan City Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.0% | — | — |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 2,916 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 3,006 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.0% | 7.7% | 3,691 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 3,776 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 4,149 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 4,205 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.6% | 11.1% | 5,313 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.1% | 16.0% | 8,095 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 12.0% | 15.7% | 7,747 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.9% | 21.6% | 10,394 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩