Overall unemployment rate moved down to 5.8% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 800 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2021.
Total employment in the Michigan City-La Porte, IN market declined by 717 jobs in July and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 40 bps to 5.8%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 43 bps over the same time to 5.7%.
- Michigan City-La Porte, IN unemployment rate is 14 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 610 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) declined in July versus prior month by -0.3% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -2.0%. Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 8,500; -100
- Manufacturing: 8,100; +100
- Education & Healthcare: 5,700; +100
- Government: 5,300; -800
- Restaurants & Hotels: 4,700; -100
- Business Services: 2,700; no change
- Construction, Mining: 2,100; no change
- Financial Services: 1,300; no change
- Other Jobs: 1,100; no change
- IT & Development: 200; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through July 2021 (Data published September 2021 and reports created on September 1, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.