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Unemployed people in Merrillville, IN

Unemployed people in Merrillville, IN was 1,062 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,062
Change on 2024-4.3%
Rank18th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high2,0402020
Series low2791998

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Unemployed people in Merrillville, IN, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 417 persons1991: 454 persons1992: 549 persons1993: 499 persons1994: 463 persons1995: 456 persons1996: 374 persons1997: 301 persons1998: 279 persons1999: 282 persons2000: 331 persons2001: 436 persons2002: 571 persons2003: 534 persons2004: 566 persons2005: 899 persons2006: 909 persons2007: 845 persons2008: 971 persons2009: 1,707 persons2010: 1,683 persons2011: 1,646 persons2012: 1,589 persons2013: 1,509 persons2014: 1,354 persons2015: 1,169 persons2016: 1,135 persons2017: 907 persons2018: 950 persons2019: 973 persons2020: 2,040 persons2021: 1,334 persons2022: 901 persons2023: 977 persons2024: 1,110 persons2025: 1,062 persons05001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 417 persons1991: 454 persons1992: 549 persons1993: 499 persons1994: 463 persons1995: 456 persons1996: 374 persons1997: 301 persons1998: 279 persons1999: 282 persons2000: 331 persons2001: 436 persons2002: 571 persons2003: 534 persons2004: 566 persons2005: 899 persons2006: 909 persons2007: 845 persons2008: 971 persons2009: 1,707 persons2010: 1,683 persons2011: 1,646 persons2012: 1,589 persons2013: 1,509 persons2014: 1,354 persons2015: 1,169 persons2016: 1,135 persons2017: 907 persons2018: 950 persons2019: 973 persons2020: 2,040 persons2021: 1,334 persons2022: 901 persons2023: 977 persons2024: 1,110 persons2025: 1,062 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
20251,062
20241,110
2023977
2022901
20211,334
20202,040
2019973
2018950
2017907
20161,135
20151,169
20141,354
20131,509
20121,589
20111,646
20101,683
20091,707
2008971
2007845
2006909
2005899
2004566
2003534
2002571
2001436
2000331
1999282
1998279
1997301
1996374
1995456
1994463
1993499
1992549
1991454
1990417

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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, Merrillville, 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, Merrillville, 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/merrillville-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, Merrillville, 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/merrillville-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, Merrillville, 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/merrillville-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Merrillville, IN?

Unemployed people in Merrillville, IN was 1,062 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 18th 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 Merrillville, IN?

2,040 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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