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Unemployed people in East Chicago, IN

Unemployed people in East Chicago, IN was 680 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.4% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons680
Change on 2024-7.4%
Rank29th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high1,8081992
Series low6432018

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Unemployed people in East Chicago, IN, 1990 to 2025

5007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,372 persons1991: 1,494 persons1992: 1,808 persons1993: 1,646 persons1994: 1,526 persons1995: 1,504 persons1996: 1,231 persons1997: 993 persons1998: 919 persons1999: 928 persons2000: 929 persons2001: 1,222 persons2002: 1,603 persons2003: 1,500 persons2004: 1,589 persons2005: 1,015 persons2006: 829 persons2007: 740 persons2008: 969 persons2009: 1,465 persons2010: 1,433 persons2011: 1,334 persons2012: 1,307 persons2013: 1,155 persons2014: 1,088 persons2015: 916 persons2016: 885 persons2017: 694 persons2018: 643 persons2019: 675 persons2020: 1,438 persons2021: 1,108 persons2022: 681 persons2023: 677 persons2024: 734 persons2025: 680 persons5001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 1,372 persons1991: 1,494 persons1992: 1,808 persons1993: 1,646 persons1994: 1,526 persons1995: 1,504 persons1996: 1,231 persons1997: 993 persons1998: 919 persons1999: 928 persons2000: 929 persons2001: 1,222 persons2002: 1,603 persons2003: 1,500 persons2004: 1,589 persons2005: 1,015 persons2006: 829 persons2007: 740 persons2008: 969 persons2009: 1,465 persons2010: 1,433 persons2011: 1,334 persons2012: 1,307 persons2013: 1,155 persons2014: 1,088 persons2015: 916 persons2016: 885 persons2017: 694 persons2018: 643 persons2019: 675 persons2020: 1,438 persons2021: 1,108 persons2022: 681 persons2023: 677 persons2024: 734 persons2025: 680 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
2025680
2024734
2023677
2022681
20211,108
20201,438
2019675
2018643
2017694
2016885
2015916
20141,088
20131,155
20121,307
20111,334
20101,433
20091,465
2008969
2007740
2006829
20051,015
20041,589
20031,500
20021,603
20011,222
2000929
1999928
1998919
1997993
19961,231
19951,504
19941,526
19931,646
19921,808
19911,494
19901,372

Rankings

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, East Chicago, 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, East Chicago, 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/east-chicago-in. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, East Chicago, 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/east-chicago-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, East Chicago, 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/east-chicago-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in East Chicago, IN?

Unemployed people in East Chicago, IN was 680 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.4% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 East Chicago, IN?

1,808 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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