Statewide — According to the Department of Workforce Development, Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 4.2 % for January, and the national rate is 6.3 %. The state was at 4.3% in December of 2020.
Indiana’s labor force had a net increase of 3,803 over the previous month. This was a result of a decrease of 12,700 unemployed residents and an increase of 16,503 employed residents.
Indiana’s total labor force, which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment, stands at 3.35 million, and the state’s 63.3 percent labor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 61.4 percent.
