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Unemployed people in South Bend, IN

Unemployed people in South Bend, IN was 2,092 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 12.6% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,092
Change on 2024-12.6%
Rank5th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high5,8592010
Series low1,8922017

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Unemployed people in South Bend, IN, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,991 persons1991: 4,157 persons1992: 4,607 persons1993: 3,689 persons1994: 3,164 persons1995: 3,141 persons1996: 2,952 persons1997: 2,493 persons1998: 2,097 persons1999: 2,317 persons2000: 2,555 persons2001: 3,613 persons2002: 4,227 persons2003: 4,143 persons2004: 4,176 persons2005: 3,083 persons2006: 2,914 persons2007: 2,767 persons2008: 3,552 persons2009: 5,844 persons2010: 5,859 persons2011: 5,425 persons2012: 4,896 persons2013: 4,470 persons2014: 3,428 persons2015: 2,641 persons2016: 2,429 persons2017: 1,892 persons2018: 1,948 persons2019: 1,947 persons2020: 5,217 persons2021: 3,006 persons2022: 1,981 persons2023: 2,128 persons2024: 2,393 persons2025: 2,092 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019902002201420251990: 3,991 persons1991: 4,157 persons1992: 4,607 persons1993: 3,689 persons1994: 3,164 persons1995: 3,141 persons1996: 2,952 persons1997: 2,493 persons1998: 2,097 persons1999: 2,317 persons2000: 2,555 persons2001: 3,613 persons2002: 4,227 persons2003: 4,143 persons2004: 4,176 persons2005: 3,083 persons2006: 2,914 persons2007: 2,767 persons2008: 3,552 persons2009: 5,844 persons2010: 5,859 persons2011: 5,425 persons2012: 4,896 persons2013: 4,470 persons2014: 3,428 persons2015: 2,641 persons2016: 2,429 persons2017: 1,892 persons2018: 1,948 persons2019: 1,947 persons2020: 5,217 persons2021: 3,006 persons2022: 1,981 persons2023: 2,128 persons2024: 2,393 persons2025: 2,092 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
20252,092
20242,393
20232,128
20221,981
20213,006
20205,217
20191,947
20181,948
20171,892
20162,429
20152,641
20143,428
20134,470
20124,896
20115,425
20105,859
20095,844
20083,552
20072,767
20062,914
20053,083
20044,176
20034,143
20024,227
20013,613
20002,555
19992,317
19982,097
19972,493
19962,952
19953,141
19943,164
19933,689
19924,607
19914,157
19903,991

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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, South Bend, 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, South Bend, 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/south-bend-in. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, South Bend, 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/south-bend-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, South Bend, 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/south-bend-in (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in South Bend, IN?

Unemployed people in South Bend, IN was 2,092 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 12.6% from 2024. That is the 5th 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 South Bend, IN?

5,859 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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