COLUMBUS, Ind. — Unemployment in Indiana for October dropped another one-tenth of a percent to 4.4 percent. The rate is 0.5 percent lower than the national figure.
“While Indiana’s low unemployment rate is a positive economic indicator, it has also created a challenge for Hoosier businesses to find skilled workers, particularly in fields like information technology and advanced manufacturing,” said Steven J. Braun, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development . “Fortunately, local WorkOne Career Centers can assist unemployed and underemployed Hoosiers in attaining the in-demand skills required to fill the thousands of good-paying jobs currently available across the state.”
During 2016, Indiana’s labor participation rate increased 2.5 percent to a total of 3.3 million. Private sector employment increased by 26,900 over the same period.
