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Unemployment rate in Marion County
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
| Year | Marion County | Change | Indiana | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7% | −0.4 pp | 3.7% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +0.7 pp | 4.0% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.1 pp | 3.4% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | −1.6 pp | 3.1% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | −3.2 pp | 3.9% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +4.8 pp | 7.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | −0.2 pp | 3.3% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | −0.1 pp | 3.4% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | −0.8 pp | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | −0.6 pp | 4.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | −1.5 pp | 4.8% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | −1.9 pp | 5.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | −0.7 pp | 7.5% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | −0.6 pp | 8.2% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | −0.5 pp | 8.9% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +1.0 pp | 10.0% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +3.6 pp | 10.2% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +1.0 pp | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | −0.3 pp | 4.6% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | −0.6 pp | 5.0% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | ±0.0 pp | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +0.2 pp | 5.4% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +0.2 pp | 5.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +1.3 pp | 5.1% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +1.1 pp | 4.2% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | ±0.0 pp | 3.0% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | −0.1 pp | 2.9% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | −0.2 pp | 3.0% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | −0.5 pp | 3.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | −0.6 pp | 3.9% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | −0.2 pp | 4.4% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | −0.1 pp | 4.6% | — | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | −0.9 pp | 5.1% | — | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +1.0 pp | 6.1% | — | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +0.7 pp | 5.7% | — | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | 5.1% | — | — |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Union County | 2.7% | |
| 91 | Boone County | 2.8% | |
| 90 | Wells County | 2.9% | |
| 89 | Pulaski County | 2.9% | |
| 88 | Hamilton County | 2.9% | |
| 87 | Dubois County | 2.9% | |
| 86 | Daviess County | 2.9% | |
| 85 | Montgomery County | 3.0% | |
| 84 | Martin County | 3.0% | |
| 83 | Hendricks County | 3.0% | |
| 82 | Gibson County | 3.0% | |
| 81 | Johnson County | 3.1% | |
| 80 | Hancock County | 3.1% | |
| 79 | Whitley County | 3.2% | |
| 78 | Warrick County | 3.2% | |
| 77 | Warren County | 3.2% | |
| 76 | Jackson County | 3.2% | |
| 75 | Clinton County | 3.2% | |
| 74 | Benton County | 3.2% | |
| 73 | Spencer County | 3.3% | |
| 72 | Shelby County | 3.3% | |
| 71 | Posey County | 3.3% | |
| 70 | Monroe County | 3.3% | |
| 69 | LaGrange County | 3.3% | |
| 68 | Huntington County | 3.3% | |
| … | |||
| 34 | Pike County | 3.7% | |
| 33 | Owen County | 3.7% | |
| 32 | Orange County | 3.7% | |
| 31 | Marion County | 3.7% | |
| 30 | Madison County | 3.7% | |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 3.7% | |
| 28 | Tipton County | 3.7% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.