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Muncie, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Muncie fell 0.4 percentage points in November 2021 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Muncie peaked in April 2020 at 16.4% and is now 12.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Muncie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 4.2% -0.4 -2.5
Indiana 3.0% -0.3 -2.0
Muncie 3.7% -0.4 -1.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2021 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Muncie, Indiana, National

Muncie, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Muncie, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Muncie peaked in April 2020 at 8,384. There are now 6,452 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Muncie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Muncie, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Muncie 1,932 -227 -864

Number of Unemployed Persons

Muncie, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Indiana
Unemployment Rate		 Muncie
Unemployment Rate		 Muncie
Unemployed
December
2021		 3.9% — — —
November
2021		 4.2% 3.0% 3.7% 1,932
October
2021		 4.6% 3.3% 4.1% 2,159
September
2021		 4.7% 3.5% 4.4% 2,332
August
2021		 5.2% 4.1% 4.7% 2,459
July
2021		 5.4% 4.1% 4.7% 2,461
June
2021		 5.9% 4.1% 4.8% 2,506
May
2021		 5.8% 4.0% 4.7% 2,457
April
2021		 6.0% 3.9% 4.5% 2,368
March
2021		 6.0% 3.9% 4.5% 2,334
February
2021		 6.2% 4.0% 4.6% 2,382
January
2021		 6.4% 4.2% 4.6% 2,458

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. ↩

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