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Unemployed people in Fort Wayne, IN

Unemployed people in Fort Wayne, IN was 4,945 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,945
Change on 2024-8.5%
Rank2nd of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high13,8212009
Series low3,3701998

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Unemployed people in Fort Wayne, IN, 1990 to 2025

2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K19901996200220082014202020251990: 5,601 persons1991: 6,419 persons1992: 6,787 persons1993: 5,748 persons1994: 4,998 persons1995: 4,454 persons1996: 4,150 persons1997: 3,427 persons1998: 3,370 persons1999: 3,528 persons2000: 3,716 persons2001: 5,674 persons2002: 6,843 persons2003: 7,325 persons2004: 7,474 persons2005: 6,431 persons2006: 6,392 persons2007: 6,176 persons2008: 8,155 persons2009: 13,821 persons2010: 13,622 persons2011: 11,957 persons2012: 10,587 persons2013: 9,430 persons2014: 7,331 persons2015: 5,973 persons2016: 5,468 persons2017: 4,291 persons2018: 4,134 persons2019: 4,183 persons2020: 11,108 persons2021: 5,716 persons2022: 4,081 persons2023: 4,377 persons2024: 5,404 persons2025: 4,945 persons05,00010K15K19902002201420251990: 5,601 persons1991: 6,419 persons1992: 6,787 persons1993: 5,748 persons1994: 4,998 persons1995: 4,454 persons1996: 4,150 persons1997: 3,427 persons1998: 3,370 persons1999: 3,528 persons2000: 3,716 persons2001: 5,674 persons2002: 6,843 persons2003: 7,325 persons2004: 7,474 persons2005: 6,431 persons2006: 6,392 persons2007: 6,176 persons2008: 8,155 persons2009: 13,821 persons2010: 13,622 persons2011: 11,957 persons2012: 10,587 persons2013: 9,430 persons2014: 7,331 persons2015: 5,973 persons2016: 5,468 persons2017: 4,291 persons2018: 4,134 persons2019: 4,183 persons2020: 11,108 persons2021: 5,716 persons2022: 4,081 persons2023: 4,377 persons2024: 5,404 persons2025: 4,945 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
20254,945
20245,404
20234,377
20224,081
20215,716
202011,108
20194,183
20184,134
20174,291
20165,468
20155,973
20147,331
20139,430
201210,587
201111,957
201013,622
200913,821
20088,155
20076,176
20066,392
20056,431
20047,474
20037,325
20026,843
20015,674
20003,716
19993,528
19983,370
19973,427
19964,150
19954,454
19944,998
19935,748
19926,787
19916,419
19905,601

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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, Fort Wayne, 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, Fort Wayne, 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/fort-wayne-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, Fort Wayne, 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/fort-wayne-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, Fort Wayne, 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/fort-wayne-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Fort Wayne, IN?

Unemployed people in Fort Wayne, IN was 4,945 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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 Fort Wayne, IN?

13,821 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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