Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Terre Haute fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.5%. 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 12.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.0 percentage points. You can also compare Terre Haute unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Indiana | 3.1% | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Terre Haute | 3.5% | -0.1 | +0.7 |
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 11,522. There are now 9,011 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 716. Terre Haute employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Terre Haute, Indiana) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terre Haute | 2,511 | -107 | +533 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Terre Haute, Indiana Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Indiana Unemployment Rate |
Terre Haute Unemployment Rate |
Terre Haute Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 2,511 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 2,618 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 2,668 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 2,636 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 2,545 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 2,520 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2,375 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2,134 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1,962 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1,844 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1,795 |
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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