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Unemployment Rate In Indiana Continues To Drop

August employment data for Indiana counties and cities will be available Monday, September 21 at noon.

(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Indiana’s unemployment rate continues to drop.

The state’s jobless rate has dropped to 6.4 percent for August, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

The rate has gone down from what was seen in July with 7.9 percent and continues to remain below the national rate of 8.4 percent.

Indiana’s labor force had a net increase of 41,752 over the previous month. In total, the state’s labor force stands at 3.36 million, and the state’s 63.5 percent labor force participation rate is above the national rate of 61.7 percent.

August employment data for Indiana counties and cities will be available Monday, September 21 at noon.

As for neighboring states, Kentucky has the next best unemployment rate at 7.6 percent.

August 2020 Midwest Unemployment Rates

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