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September 2021 Indiana Employment Report

INDIANAPOLIS (October 22, 2021) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 4.0 percent for September, and the national rate is 4.8 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of the labor force.

Indiana’s labor force had a net decrease of 1,439 over the previous month. This was a result of a decrease of 2,595 unemployed residents and an increase of 1,156 employed residents.

Indiana's total labor force, which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment, stands at 3.34 million, and the state’s 63.0 percent labor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 61.6 percent.

Learn more about how unemployment rates are calculated here.

Midwest Unemployment Rates

Table of the September 2021 employment rate for IN and other locations. Shows employment rates for current and previous 2 months along with Monthly and Yearly Change. For specific details on this data reach out to DWDMedia@dwd.in.gov. Use the link associated with this image to read the full report.

EDITOR’S NOTES:

Data are sourced from September Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

September employment data for Indiana Counties, Cities and MSAs will be available Monday, October 25, 2021, at noon (Eastern) pending U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics validation.