INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s unemployment rate fell from 2.7% in December 2021 to 2.4% in January 2022, continuing a record low for the state dating back to 1976, when the current method of compiling unemployment rates began, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
In addition, private sector employment increased by 1,500 jobs over the last month and has now grown for seven of the last eight months. This has resulted in a gain of 85,800 jobs year-over-year.
“With a 2.4% unemployment rate in January, even lower than the previous month, Indiana continues to outperform the nation as a whole,” DWD Commissioner Fred Payne said.
By comparison, the national unemployment rate increased from 3.9% in December to 4.0% in January.