Muncie, Indiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Muncie fell 0.4 percentage points in January 2021 to 5.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Muncie peaked in April 2020 at 17.2% and is now 11.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Muncie 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 |
| Muncie | 5.4% | -0.4 | +1.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Muncie, Indiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Muncie, Indiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Muncie peaked in April 2020 at 8,986. There are now 6,132 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Muncie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Muncie, Indiana) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muncie | 2,854 | -231 | +834 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Muncie, Indiana Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Indiana Unemployment Rate |
Muncie Unemployment Rate |
Muncie Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.0% | — | — |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 2,854 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 3,085 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 3,333 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 3,524 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 3,634 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.3% | 7.0% | 3,676 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 4,203 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 5,794 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 6,511 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 8,986 |
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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