South Bend-Mishawaka, Indiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for South Bend fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2021 to 5.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in South Bend peaked in April 2020 at 22.0% and is now 16.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare South Bend unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Indiana | 4.0% | -0.2 | +0.8 |
| South Bend | 5.1% | -0.1 | +1.6 |
Unemployment Rate: South Bend, Indiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
South Bend, Indiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in South Bend peaked in April 2020 at 34,116. There are now 26,220 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. South Bend employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in South Bend, Indiana) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend | 7,896 | -135 | +2,243 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
South Bend, Indiana Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Indiana Unemployment Rate |
South Bend Unemployment Rate |
South Bend Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 7,896 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 8,031 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 8,218 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 10,103 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 11,251 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 13,104 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 13,580 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 16,088 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.1% | 13.8% | 22,031 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 12.0% | 14.4% | 22,356 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.9% | 22.0% | 34,116 |
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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