Indianapolis (incorporated) City, IN Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 371,291 | - | 3.8 | - |
| 1991 | 366,766 | -1.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | 368,514 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| 1993 | 382,523 | 3.8 | 4.7 | -1.1 |
| 1994 | 394,265 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | 401,233 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 400,683 | -0.1 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| 1997 | 403,170 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 403,531 | 0.1 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 401,805 | -0.4 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| 2000 | 404,139 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 402,627 | -0.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 396,821 | -1.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| 2003 | 396,301 | -0.1 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 393,546 | -0.7 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | 393,381 | 0.0 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | 397,720 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 399,499 | 0.4 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| 2008 | 397,581 | -0.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 366,555 | - | 4.0 | - |
| Feb | 366,879 | - | 4.0 | - |
| Mar | 366,703 | - | 3.6 | - |
| Apr | 367,342 | - | 4.1 | - |
| May | 373,011 | - | 3.6 | - |
| Jun | 377,375 | - | 3.9 | - |
| Jul | 378,091 | - | 3.9 | - |
| Aug | 375,091 | - | 3.8 | - |
| Sep | 372,203 | - | 3.7 | - |
| Oct | 371,985 | - | 3.6 | - |
| Nov | 371,552 | - | 3.6 | - |
| Dec | 368,699 | - | 3.9 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 360,092 | -1.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 359,547 | -2.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 361,559 | -1.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 366,046 | -0.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 370,044 | -0.8 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 374,975 | -0.6 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 374,675 | -0.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 371,093 | -1.1 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 366,673 | -1.5 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 366,119 | -1.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 366,470 | -1.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 363,904 | -1.3 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| 1992-Jan | 356,354 | -1.0 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 357,785 | -0.5 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 359,913 | -0.5 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 363,549 | -0.7 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| May | 370,220 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 375,728 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 377,145 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 374,424 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 370,217 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 372,732 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 372,208 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 371,892 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| 1993-Jan | 362,642 | 1.8 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 365,096 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 369,717 | 2.7 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 376,335 | 3.5 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| May | 381,956 | 3.2 | 5.0 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 391,378 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 395,804 | 4.9 | 4.3 | -2.2 |
| Aug | 393,078 | 5.0 | 4.2 | -1.7 |
| Sep | 386,638 | 4.4 | 4.3 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 389,265 | 4.4 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 389,352 | 4.6 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 389,019 | 4.6 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| 1994-Jan | 379,993 | 4.8 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 381,205 | 4.4 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 385,105 | 4.2 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 388,286 | 3.2 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 394,404 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 398,581 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 400,803 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 400,063 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 398,306 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 400,031 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 401,575 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 402,832 | 3.6 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| 1995-Jan | 393,386 | 3.5 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 394,409 | 3.5 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 397,418 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 398,640 | 2.7 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 402,068 | 1.9 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 405,339 | 1.7 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 407,380 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 405,205 | 1.3 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 402,618 | 1.1 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 405,252 | 1.3 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 402,191 | 0.2 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 400,890 | -0.5 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| 1996-Jan | 390,724 | -0.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 393,532 | -0.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 396,580 | -0.2 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 398,597 | 0.0 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| May | 402,153 | 0.0 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 405,382 | 0.0 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 405,890 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 402,414 | -0.7 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 400,661 | -0.5 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 404,495 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 404,352 | 0.5 | 2.9 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 403,414 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 1997-Jan | 392,910 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 393,418 | 0.0 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 398,229 | 0.4 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 400,491 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| May | 404,244 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 407,759 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 411,983 | 1.5 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 406,794 | 1.1 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 403,410 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 406,138 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 406,576 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 406,093 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 397,514 | 1.2 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 397,264 | 1.0 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 401,172 | 0.7 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 402,340 | 0.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 405,664 | 0.4 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 408,787 | 0.3 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 407,646 | -1.1 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 403,997 | -0.7 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 402,549 | -0.2 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 405,506 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 405,454 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 404,476 | -0.4 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 395,733 | -0.4 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 394,657 | -0.7 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 397,945 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 399,914 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 404,183 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 407,433 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 407,769 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 403,823 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 400,110 | -0.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 403,822 | -0.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 403,363 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 402,906 | -0.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 396,851 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 397,457 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 400,927 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 402,758 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 405,587 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 411,450 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 410,334 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 407,299 | 0.9 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 403,252 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 405,729 | 0.5 | 2.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 403,448 | 0.0 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 404,580 | 0.4 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 397,840 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 395,704 | -0.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 399,252 | -0.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 402,742 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| May | 405,033 | -0.1 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 409,408 | -0.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 410,835 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 405,490 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 401,187 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 403,360 | -0.6 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| Nov | 401,459 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 399,219 | -1.3 | 4.9 | 2.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 389,344 | -2.1 | 5.5 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 391,463 | -1.1 | 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 391,951 | -1.8 | 5.6 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 394,658 | -2.0 | 5.5 | 2.2 |
| May | 399,248 | -1.4 | 5.2 | 2.0 |
| Jun | 403,199 | -1.5 | 5.5 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 402,952 | -1.9 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| Aug | 400,891 | -1.1 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 397,806 | -0.8 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 399,010 | -1.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 396,497 | -1.2 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 394,838 | -1.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 388,156 | -0.3 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 388,212 | -0.8 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 389,153 | -0.7 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 395,278 | 0.2 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| May | 397,721 | -0.4 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 401,715 | -0.4 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 403,003 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 399,787 | -0.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 395,666 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 399,846 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 399,876 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 397,198 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 387,077 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 385,417 | -0.7 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 387,866 | -0.3 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 391,805 | -0.9 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 395,083 | -0.7 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 399,227 | -0.6 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 403,112 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 397,975 | -0.5 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 392,507 | -0.8 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 394,984 | -1.2 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 394,805 | -1.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 392,693 | -1.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| 2005-Jan | 382,305 | -1.2 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 381,980 | -0.9 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 385,060 | -0.7 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 389,831 | -0.5 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 395,142 | 0.0 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 399,533 | 0.1 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 402,909 | -0.1 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 400,071 | 0.5 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 395,111 | 0.7 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 397,298 | 0.6 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 396,591 | 0.5 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 394,742 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| 2006-Jan | 386,944 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 387,393 | 1.4 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 390,116 | 1.3 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 393,821 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| May | 399,915 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 403,201 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 404,312 | 0.3 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 401,473 | 0.4 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 398,866 | 1.0 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 402,588 | 1.3 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 403,377 | 1.7 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 400,635 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 393,075 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 391,469 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 395,660 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 397,439 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| May | 401,439 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 404,746 | 0.4 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 404,711 | 0.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 400,793 | -0.2 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 400,492 | 0.4 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 401,661 | -0.2 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 402,757 | -0.2 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 399,748 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 394,283 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 393,318 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 396,023 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 399,446 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 402,507 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 404,474 | -0.1 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 406,325 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 401,069 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 397,629 | -0.7 | 5.7 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 398,347 | -0.8 | 6.0 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 390,898 | -2.9 | 6.5 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 386,654 | -3.3 | 7.3 | 2.8 |
| 2009-Jan | 378,593 | -4.0 | 8.3 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 377,061 | -4.1 | 8.7 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 374,498 | -5.4 | 9.2 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 376,554 | -5.7 | 8.8 | 4.2 |
| May | 379,020 | -5.8 | 9.1 | 4.1 |
| Jun | 383,598 | -5.2 | 9.4 | 3.7 |
| Jul | 378,408 | -6.9 | 9.4 | 3.9 |
| Aug | 377,665 | -5.8 | 8.9 | 2.8 |
| Sep | 378,414 | -4.8 | 8.4 | 2.7 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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