Overall unemployment rate moved up to 4.5% with the biggest shift in Construction, Mining, which gained 1,000 roles, based on the most recently available information published in April 2021.
Total employment in the Evansville, IN-KY market rose by 544 jobs in March and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 10 bps to 4.5%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 38 bps over the same time to 6.2%.
- Evansville, IN-KY unemployment rate is 168 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 100 bps above the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a negative.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in March versus prior month by 1.4% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.7% . Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 29,600; -200
- Education & Healthcare: 27,600; no change
- Manufacturing: 23,200; +200
- Business Services: 19,000; no change
- Government: 15,600; +100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 13,000; -100
- Construction, Mining: 8,500; +1,000
- Other Jobs: 6,500; no change
- Financial Services: 5,700; no change
- IT & Development: 1,600; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through March 2021 (Data published April 2021 and reports created on April 29, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.