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For Immediate Release | 10/20/2015
Contact: Joe Frank
Phone: 317-234-7671
Email: jfrank@dwd.in.gov

September Indiana Employment Report

Hoosier Unemployment Rate Continues Decline

INDIANAPOLIS (October 20, 2015) – Indiana’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate declined 0.1 percent again last month and now stands at 4.5 percent. September marked the lowest rate of unemployment in the Hoosier State since July 2007. Additionally, Indiana’s labor force made further gains last month and continues to be a Midwest leader, adding 84,000 individuals since January 2013. At 63.5 percent, Indiana’s labor force participation rate remains more than a full percentage point above the national average.

Private sector employment increased by 6,600 in September and is now 9,200 jobs above March 2000 peak employment levels. Gains were concentrated in the Private Educational & Health Services (+3,000), Leisure and Hospitality (+2,900), Construction (+1,700) and Manufacturing (+500) sectors.

“In September, Indiana experienced another decrease in unemployment due to strong levels of reemployment and labor force gains,” said Steven J. Braun, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. “Indiana continues its robust economic recovery with consistent growth in private sector jobs, wages and labor force participation that are all above the national average.”

Braun also noted weekly claims for unemployment insurance in Indiana continue to be at their lowest levels in more than a decade.

Employment by Sector

Sectors showing gains in September include: Private Educational & Health Services (3,000), Leisure and Hospitality (2,900), Construction (1,700), and Manufacturing (500). The Professional & Business Services (-1,900), Trade, Transportation & Utilities (-500), and Financial Activities (-200) sectors declined in September. Total nonfarm employment decreased in September (-4,100).

Midwest Unemployment Rates

EDITOR’S NOTES:

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

There were no private sector jobs revisions for August by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

September employment data for Indiana Counties, Cities, and MSA’s will be available Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. pending U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics validation.

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