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Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Terre Haute rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Indiana rate. The unemployment rate in Terre Haute peaked in April 2020 at 16.2% and is now 13.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Terre Haute unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.6% 0.0 -2.4
Indiana 2.2% 0.0 -1.9
Terre Haute 2.6% +0.1 -2.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2022 data as May 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 11,522. There are now 9,679 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,795 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 48. Terre Haute employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Terre Haute, Indiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
Terre Haute 1,843 +48 -1,655

Number of Unemployed Persons

Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Indiana
Unemployment Rate		 Terre Haute
Unemployment Rate		 Terre Haute
Unemployed
May
2022		 3.6% — — —
April
2022		 3.6% 2.2% 2.6% 1,843
March
2022		 3.6% 2.2% 2.5% 1,795
February
2022		 3.8% 2.3% 2.6% 1,821
January
2022		 4.0% 2.4% 2.8% 1,978
December
2021		 3.9% 2.7% 3.2% 2,240
November
2021		 4.2% 2.7% 3.1% 2,224
October
2021		 4.6% 2.8% 3.2% 2,268
September
2021		 4.7% 3.1% 3.5% 2,473
August
2021		 5.2% 3.4% 3.9% 2,746
July
2021		 5.4% 3.7% 4.3% 3,037
June
2021		 5.9% 3.9% 4.6% 3,269

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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