South Bend-Mishawaka, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for South Bend rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in South Bend peaked in February 2010 at 12.5% and is now 9.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare South Bend unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Indiana	3.2%	0.0	-0.3
South Bend	3.5%	+0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 February 2010 at 19,345. There are now 13,665 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,294 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 386. South Bend employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in South Bend, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
South Bend	5,680	+229	+29

Number of Unemployed Persons

South Bend, Indiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Indiana Unemployment Rate	South Bend Unemployment Rate	South Bend Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	3.2%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.5%	5,680
March 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.4%	5,451
February 2018	4.1%	3.2%	3.5%	5,539
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.3%	5,294
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.6%	5,717
November 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.7%	5,844
October 2017	4.1%	3.5%	3.8%	6,005
September 2017	4.2%	3.5%	3.9%	6,188
August 2017	4.4%	3.6%	3.9%	6,158
July 2017	4.3%	3.6%	3.7%	5,856
June 2017	4.3%	3.5%	3.6%	5,641