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Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate

Gary, IN had the highest unemployment rate of 40 cities in December 2025, at 6.7%. Zionsville, IN had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Indiana was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest6.7Gary, IN
Lowest1.9Zionsville, IN
Median2.740 cities
Indiana3.5History

All cities, December 2025

Gary, IN: 6.7 %Gary, IN6.7East Chicago, IN: 4.7 %East Chicago, IN4.7Merrillville, IN: 4.5 %Merrillville, IN4.5Kokomo, IN: 4.2 %Kokomo, IN4.2Hammond, IN: 4.1 %Hammond, IN4.1Hobart, IN: 4 %Hobart, IN4Crown Point, IN: 3.6 %Crown Point, IN3.6Michigan City, IN: 3.6 %Michigan City, IN3.6Portage, IN: 3.4 %Portage, IN3.4Anderson, IN: 3.3 %Anderson, IN3.3Marion, IN: 3.3 %Marion, IN3.3Schererville, IN: 3.3 %Schererville, IN3.3South Bend, IN: 3.3 %South Bend, IN3.3Muncie, IN: 3.1 %Muncie, IN3.1Terre Haute, IN: 3.1 %Terre Haute, IN3.1Elkhart, IN: 3 %Elkhart, IN3Evansville, IN: 2.9 %Evansville, IN2.9Mishawaka, IN: 2.9 %Mishawaka, IN2.9New Albany, IN: 2.9 %New Albany, IN2.9Indianapolis, IN: 2.7 %Indianapolis, IN2.7Lawrence, IN: 2.7 %Lawrence, IN2.7Richmond, IN: 2.7 %Richmond, IN2.7Fort Wayne, IN: 2.6 %Fort Wayne, IN2.6Jeffersonville, IN: 2.6 %Jeffersonville, IN2.6Columbus, IN: 2.5 %Columbus, IN2.5Goshen, IN: 2.5 %Goshen, IN2.5Lafayette, IN: 2.5 %Lafayette, IN2.5Valparaiso, IN: 2.5 %Valparaiso, IN2.5Franklin, IN: 2.4 %Franklin, IN2.4Bloomington, IN: 2.3 %Bloomington, IN2.3Greenfield, IN: 2.2 %Greenfield, IN2.2Greenwood, IN: 2.2 %Greenwood, IN2.2Noblesville, IN: 2.2 %Noblesville, IN2.2Plainfield, IN: 2.2 %Plainfield, IN2.2Brownsburg, IN: 2 %Brownsburg, IN2Carmel, IN: 2 %Carmel, IN2Fishers, IN: 2 %Fishers, IN2Westfield, IN: 2 %Westfield, IN2West Lafayette, IN: 1.9 %West Lafayette, IN1.9Zionsville, IN: 1.9 %Zionsville, IN1.9Gary, IN: 6.7 %Gary, IN6.7East Chicago, IN: 4.7 %East Chicago, IN4.7Merrillville, IN: 4.5 %Merrillville, IN4.5Kokomo, IN: 4.2 %Kokomo, IN4.2Hammond, IN: 4.1 %Hammond, IN4.1Hobart, IN: 4 %Hobart, IN4Crown Point, IN: 3.6 %Crown Point, IN3.6Michigan City, IN: 3.6 %Michigan City, IN3.6Portage, IN: 3.4 %Portage, IN3.4Anderson, IN: 3.3 %Anderson, IN3.3Marion, IN: 3.3 %Marion, IN3.3Schererville, IN: 3.3 %Schererville, IN3.3South Bend, IN: 3.3 %South Bend, IN3.3Muncie, IN: 3.1 %Muncie, IN3.1Terre Haute, IN: 3.1 %Terre Haute, IN3.1Elkhart, IN: 3 %Elkhart, IN3Evansville, IN: 2.9 %Evansville, IN2.9Mishawaka, IN: 2.9 %Mishawaka, IN2.9New Albany, IN: 2.9 %New Albany, IN2.9Indianapolis, IN: 2.7 %Indianapolis, IN2.7Lawrence, IN: 2.7 %Lawrence, IN2.7Richmond, IN: 2.7 %Richmond, IN2.7Fort Wayne, IN: 2.6 %Fort Wayne, IN2.6Jeffersonville, IN: 2.6 %Jeffersonville, IN2.6Columbus, IN: 2.5 %Columbus, IN2.5Goshen, IN: 2.5 %Goshen, IN2.5Lafayette, IN: 2.5 %Lafayette, IN2.5Valparaiso, IN: 2.5 %Valparaiso, IN2.5Franklin, IN: 2.4 %Franklin, IN2.4Bloomington, IN: 2.3 %Bloomington, IN2.3Greenfield, IN: 2.2 %Greenfield, IN2.2Greenwood, IN: 2.2 %Greenwood, IN2.2Noblesville, IN: 2.2 %Noblesville, IN2.2Plainfield, IN: 2.2 %Plainfield, IN2.2Brownsburg, IN: 2 %Brownsburg, IN2Carmel, IN: 2 %Carmel, IN2Fishers, IN: 2 %Fishers, IN2Westfield, IN: 2 %Westfield, IN2West Lafayette, IN: 1.9 %West Lafayette, IN1.9Zionsville, IN: 1.9 %Zionsville, IN1.9
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Gary, IN6.7-1.6 pts
2East Chicago, IN4.7-1.5 pts
3Merrillville, IN4.5-1.3 pts
4Kokomo, IN4.2-2.9 pts
5Hammond, IN4.1-1.3 pts
6Hobart, IN4-1 pts
7Crown Point, IN3.6-0.8 pts
7Michigan City, IN3.6-1 pts
9Portage, IN3.4-1.3 pts
10Anderson, IN3.3-0.8 pts
10Marion, IN3.3-1.1 pts
10Schererville, IN3.3-0.8 pts
10South Bend, IN3.3-1.3 pts
14Muncie, IN3.1-1.1 pts
14Terre Haute, IN3.1-1 pts
16Elkhart, IN3-1.6 pts
17Evansville, IN2.9-0.7 pts
17Mishawaka, IN2.9-1.3 pts
17New Albany, IN2.9-0.9 pts
20Indianapolis, IN2.7-1 pts
20Lawrence, IN2.7-0.6 pts
20Richmond, IN2.7-2 pts
23Fort Wayne, IN2.6-1 pts
23Jeffersonville, IN2.6-0.8 pts
25Columbus, IN2.5-1 pts
25Goshen, IN2.5-1.5 pts
25Lafayette, IN2.5-1.1 pts
25Valparaiso, IN2.5-0.9 pts
29Franklin, IN2.4-0.8 pts
30Bloomington, IN2.3-0.7 pts
31Greenfield, IN2.2-1 pts
31Greenwood, IN2.2-0.9 pts
31Noblesville, IN2.2-0.7 pts
31Plainfield, IN2.2-1 pts
35Brownsburg, IN2-0.7 pts
35Carmel, IN2-0.7 pts
35Fishers, IN2-0.7 pts
35Westfield, IN2-0.6 pts
39West Lafayette, IN1.9-0.9 pts
39Zionsville, IN1.9-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). 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 rate (measure 03) (Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate, 2025-12) [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 rate (measure 03), Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate, 2025-12. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/indiana-cities?period=2025-12. 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 rate (measure 03). Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate, 2025-12. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/indiana-cities?period=2025-12.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate, 2025-12 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/indiana-cities?period=2025-12 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Gary, IN, with 6.7% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Zionsville, IN, with 1.9% in December 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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