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Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Terre Haute rose 0.2 percentage points in September 2023 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Terre Haute peaked in April 2020 at 15.9% and is now 11.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Terre Haute unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Indiana 3.6% +0.2 +0.4
Terre Haute 4.1% +0.2 +0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Terre Haute, Indiana, National

Terre Haute, Indiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Terre Haute peaked in April 2020 at 11,373. There are now 8,397 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,361 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 615. Terre Haute employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Terre Haute, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Terre Haute 2,976 +89 +298

Number of Unemployed Persons

Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Indiana
Unemployment Rate
Terre Haute
Unemployment Rate
Terre Haute
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 3.6%
September
2023
3.8% 3.6% 4.1% 2,976
August
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.9% 2,887
July
2023
3.5% 3.3% 3.8% 2,796
June
2023
3.6% 3.2% 3.7% 2,669
May
2023
3.7% 3.1% 3.6% 2,601
April
2023
3.4% 3.0% 3.4% 2,461
March
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.4% 2,471
February
2023
3.6% 3.1% 3.4% 2,467
January
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.5% 2,527
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.6% 2,639
November
2022
3.6% 3.2% 3.6% 2,644

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.