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Unemployed people in West Lafayette, IN

Unemployed people in West Lafayette, IN was 688 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 9.2% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, persons688
Change on 2024-9.2%
Rank28th of 40Cities in Indiana ranked
Series high8482009
Series low3252000

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Unemployed people in West Lafayette, IN, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 416 persons1991: 407 persons1992: 537 persons1993: 501 persons1994: 543 persons1995: 455 persons1996: 461 persons1997: 394 persons1998: 352 persons1999: 374 persons2000: 325 persons2001: 439 persons2002: 546 persons2003: 576 persons2004: 603 persons2005: 566 persons2006: 501 persons2007: 473 persons2008: 543 persons2009: 848 persons2010: 777 persons2011: 715 persons2012: 704 persons2013: 695 persons2014: 623 persons2015: 754 persons2016: 671 persons2017: 545 persons2018: 585 persons2019: 583 persons2020: 696 persons2021: 476 persons2022: 498 persons2023: 596 persons2024: 758 persons2025: 688 persons2004006008001,00019902002201420251990: 416 persons1991: 407 persons1992: 537 persons1993: 501 persons1994: 543 persons1995: 455 persons1996: 461 persons1997: 394 persons1998: 352 persons1999: 374 persons2000: 325 persons2001: 439 persons2002: 546 persons2003: 576 persons2004: 603 persons2005: 566 persons2006: 501 persons2007: 473 persons2008: 543 persons2009: 848 persons2010: 777 persons2011: 715 persons2012: 704 persons2013: 695 persons2014: 623 persons2015: 754 persons2016: 671 persons2017: 545 persons2018: 585 persons2019: 583 persons2020: 696 persons2021: 476 persons2022: 498 persons2023: 596 persons2024: 758 persons2025: 688 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
2025688
2024758
2023596
2022498
2021476
2020696
2019583
2018585
2017545
2016671
2015754
2014623
2013695
2012704
2011715
2010777
2009848
2008543
2007473
2006501
2005566
2004603
2003576
2002546
2001439
2000325
1999374
1998352
1997394
1996461
1995455
1994543
1993501
1992537
1991407
1990416

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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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APA 7

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

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What is the unemployed people in West Lafayette, IN?

Unemployed people in West Lafayette, IN was 688 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 9.2% from 2024. That is the 28th 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 West Lafayette, IN?

848 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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