Indiana Holds July Unemployment at 3.3% as Private Payrolls Shed 4,900 Jobs
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Updated · GIANT fm · Aug 25
Indiana Holds July Unemployment at 3.3% as Private Payrolls Shed 4,900 Jobs
3 articles · Updated · GIANT fm · Aug 25
Summary
Indiana’s July unemployment rate stayed at 3.3%, unchanged from June and still below the 4.1% national rate, according to state workforce data.
Private employment fell by 4,900 jobs to 2,843,900, even as Construction added 1,700 jobs, Private Educational and Health Services gained 1,200, and Trade, Transportation and Utilities rose by 600.
Indiana’s labor force participation rate held at 63.1%, above the U.S. rate of 61.4%, with the state labor force totaling 3,489,469.
101,704 open job postings were listed as of Aug. 1, while 18,092 continued unemployment claims were filed for the week ending Aug. 1, pointing to a labor market that remains active despite the payroll decline.
Marshall County posted a 3.4% July unemployment rate—47th among Indiana’s 92 counties—while Howard County had the state’s highest rate at 4.9% and Pulaski County the lowest at 2.7%.