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Unemployed people in Muncie, IN

Unemployed people in Muncie, IN was 1,348 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.1% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,348
Change on 2024-7.1%
Rank12th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high3,5092010
Series low1,0912022

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Unemployed people in Muncie, IN, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,293 persons1991: 2,703 persons1992: 3,079 persons1993: 2,730 persons1994: 2,547 persons1995: 2,289 persons1996: 2,048 persons1997: 1,739 persons1998: 1,803 persons1999: 1,455 persons2000: 1,421 persons2001: 2,017 persons2002: 2,449 persons2003: 2,568 persons2004: 2,547 persons2005: 2,302 persons2006: 2,010 persons2007: 1,791 persons2008: 2,145 persons2009: 3,289 persons2010: 3,509 persons2011: 3,196 persons2012: 2,992 persons2013: 2,769 persons2014: 2,257 persons2015: 1,918 persons2016: 1,714 persons2017: 1,394 persons2018: 1,304 persons2019: 1,251 persons2020: 2,470 persons2021: 1,418 persons2022: 1,091 persons2023: 1,208 persons2024: 1,451 persons2025: 1,348 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 2,293 persons1991: 2,703 persons1992: 3,079 persons1993: 2,730 persons1994: 2,547 persons1995: 2,289 persons1996: 2,048 persons1997: 1,739 persons1998: 1,803 persons1999: 1,455 persons2000: 1,421 persons2001: 2,017 persons2002: 2,449 persons2003: 2,568 persons2004: 2,547 persons2005: 2,302 persons2006: 2,010 persons2007: 1,791 persons2008: 2,145 persons2009: 3,289 persons2010: 3,509 persons2011: 3,196 persons2012: 2,992 persons2013: 2,769 persons2014: 2,257 persons2015: 1,918 persons2016: 1,714 persons2017: 1,394 persons2018: 1,304 persons2019: 1,251 persons2020: 2,470 persons2021: 1,418 persons2022: 1,091 persons2023: 1,208 persons2024: 1,451 persons2025: 1,348 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
20251,348
20241,451
20231,208
20221,091
20211,418
20202,470
20191,251
20181,304
20171,394
20161,714
20151,918
20142,257
20132,769
20122,992
20113,196
20103,509
20093,289
20082,145
20071,791
20062,010
20052,302
20042,547
20032,568
20022,449
20012,017
20001,421
19991,455
19981,803
19971,739
19962,048
19952,289
19942,547
19932,730
19923,079
19912,703
19902,293

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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, Muncie, 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, Muncie, 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/muncie-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, Muncie, 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/muncie-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, Muncie, 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/muncie-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Muncie, IN?

Unemployed people in Muncie, IN was 1,348 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.1% from 2024. That is the 12th 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 Muncie, IN?

3,509 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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