Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Terre Haute rose 0.2 percentage points in April 2021 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Terre Haute peaked in April 2020 at 16.3% and is now 11.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.6% in March 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Terre Haute unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.1% | +0.1 | -8.7 |
| Indiana | 3.9% | 0.0 | -13.0 |
| Terre Haute | 4.8% | +0.2 | -11.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Terre Haute, Indiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Terre Haute peaked in April 2020 at 11,479. There are now 8,124 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,294 in March 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 61. Terre Haute employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Terre Haute, Indiana) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terre Haute | 3,355 | +61 | -8,124 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Indiana Unemployment Rate |
Terre Haute Unemployment Rate |
Terre Haute Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 |
5.8% | — | — | — |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 3,355 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 3,294 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 3,375 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 3,570 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 3,818 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 4,045 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 4,375 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 4,822 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 5,416 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 6,233 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 7,383 |
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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