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Unemployed people in Lafayette, IN

Unemployed people in Lafayette, IN was 1,437 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.2% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,437
Change on 2024-3.2%
Rank11th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high3,7872009
Series low5051998

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Unemployed people in Lafayette, IN, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 596 persons1991: 584 persons1992: 770 persons1993: 718 persons1994: 778 persons1995: 652 persons1996: 661 persons1997: 565 persons1998: 505 persons1999: 537 persons2000: 933 persons2001: 1,258 persons2002: 1,567 persons2003: 1,652 persons2004: 1,731 persons2005: 1,787 persons2006: 1,562 persons2007: 1,485 persons2008: 1,899 persons2009: 3,787 persons2010: 3,460 persons2011: 2,965 persons2012: 2,717 persons2013: 2,598 persons2014: 1,903 persons2015: 1,602 persons2016: 1,505 persons2017: 1,212 persons2018: 1,128 persons2019: 1,014 persons2020: 3,211 persons2021: 1,786 persons2022: 1,220 persons2023: 1,171 persons2024: 1,484 persons2025: 1,437 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 596 persons1991: 584 persons1992: 770 persons1993: 718 persons1994: 778 persons1995: 652 persons1996: 661 persons1997: 565 persons1998: 505 persons1999: 537 persons2000: 933 persons2001: 1,258 persons2002: 1,567 persons2003: 1,652 persons2004: 1,731 persons2005: 1,787 persons2006: 1,562 persons2007: 1,485 persons2008: 1,899 persons2009: 3,787 persons2010: 3,460 persons2011: 2,965 persons2012: 2,717 persons2013: 2,598 persons2014: 1,903 persons2015: 1,602 persons2016: 1,505 persons2017: 1,212 persons2018: 1,128 persons2019: 1,014 persons2020: 3,211 persons2021: 1,786 persons2022: 1,220 persons2023: 1,171 persons2024: 1,484 persons2025: 1,437 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
20251,437
20241,484
20231,171
20221,220
20211,786
20203,211
20191,014
20181,128
20171,212
20161,505
20151,602
20141,903
20132,598
20122,717
20112,965
20103,460
20093,787
20081,899
20071,485
20061,562
20051,787
20041,731
20031,652
20021,567
20011,258
2000933
1999537
1998505
1997565
1996661
1995652
1994778
1993718
1992770
1991584
1990596

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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, Lafayette, 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, Lafayette, 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/lafayette-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, Lafayette, 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/lafayette-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, Lafayette, 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/lafayette-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Lafayette, IN?

Unemployed people in Lafayette, IN was 1,437 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.2% from 2024. That is the 11th 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 Lafayette, IN?

3,787 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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