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Unemployment rate in Marion County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 31 of 92 · Regions of Indiana Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Marion County · Indiana · United States · World
−1.3 pp since 2015
Marion County Indiana United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Marion County
3.7%
Indiana
3.7%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Marion County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 3.7% · 2025
First value 3.6% · 1990
Highest 10.2% · 2010
Lowest 2.7% · 1999
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearMarion CountyChange IndianaUnited StatesWorld
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

Ranking · Regions of Indiana

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Vermillion County 5.1%
2 Lake County 5.0%
3 Newton County 5.0%
4 Crawford County 4.8%
5 Starke County 4.7%
6 Greene County 4.4%
7 Delaware County 4.2%
8 Jasper County 4.2%
9 Parke County 4.2%
10 LaPorte County 4.2%
11 Lawrence County 4.2%
12 Switzerland County 4.2%
13 Fayette County 4.1%
14 Porter County 4.1%
15 Fountain County 4.0%
16 Grant County 4.0%
17 Vigo County 4.0%
18 Ohio County 4.0%
19 Owen County 4.0%
20 Perry County 4.0%
21 Randolph County 4.0%
22 Sullivan County 4.0%
23 Blackford County 3.9%
24 White County 3.9%
25 Dearborn County 3.8%
…
34 Wayne County 3.7%
35 Harrison County 3.6%
36 Howard County 3.6%
37 Marion County 3.6%
38 Morgan County 3.6%
39 St. Joseph County 3.6%
40 Benton County 3.5%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.