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Unemployed people in Bloomington, IN

Unemployed people in Bloomington, IN was 1,525 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.4% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,525
Change on 2024-7.4%
Rank10th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high2,8752010
Series low8831999

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Unemployed people in Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,072 persons1991: 1,124 persons1992: 1,391 persons1993: 1,382 persons1994: 1,431 persons1995: 1,255 persons1996: 1,029 persons1997: 904 persons1998: 977 persons1999: 883 persons2000: 1,013 persons2001: 1,445 persons2002: 1,685 persons2003: 1,631 persons2004: 1,768 persons2005: 1,625 persons2006: 1,427 persons2007: 1,284 persons2008: 1,608 persons2009: 2,312 persons2010: 2,875 persons2011: 2,709 persons2012: 2,672 persons2013: 2,556 persons2014: 2,237 persons2015: 1,959 persons2016: 1,719 persons2017: 1,375 persons2018: 1,395 persons2019: 1,323 persons2020: 2,180 persons2021: 1,249 persons2022: 1,117 persons2023: 1,298 persons2024: 1,647 persons2025: 1,525 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019902002201420251990: 1,072 persons1991: 1,124 persons1992: 1,391 persons1993: 1,382 persons1994: 1,431 persons1995: 1,255 persons1996: 1,029 persons1997: 904 persons1998: 977 persons1999: 883 persons2000: 1,013 persons2001: 1,445 persons2002: 1,685 persons2003: 1,631 persons2004: 1,768 persons2005: 1,625 persons2006: 1,427 persons2007: 1,284 persons2008: 1,608 persons2009: 2,312 persons2010: 2,875 persons2011: 2,709 persons2012: 2,672 persons2013: 2,556 persons2014: 2,237 persons2015: 1,959 persons2016: 1,719 persons2017: 1,375 persons2018: 1,395 persons2019: 1,323 persons2020: 2,180 persons2021: 1,249 persons2022: 1,117 persons2023: 1,298 persons2024: 1,647 persons2025: 1,525 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,525
20241,647
20231,298
20221,117
20211,249
20202,180
20191,323
20181,395
20171,375
20161,719
20151,959
20142,237
20132,556
20122,672
20112,709
20102,875
20092,312
20081,608
20071,284
20061,427
20051,625
20041,768
20031,631
20021,685
20011,445
20001,013
1999883
1998977
1997904
19961,029
19951,255
19941,431
19931,382
19921,391
19911,124
19901,072

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/bloomington-in. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/bloomington-in.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Bloomington, IN, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/bloomington-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Bloomington, IN?

Unemployed people in Bloomington, IN was 1,525 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.4% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Bloomington, IN?

2,875 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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