Indiana June 2024 Employment Report

The unemployment rate of the State of Indiana in June stood at 3.8%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. By comparison, the national unemployment rate for June stands at 4.1%.

In addition, Indiana’s labor force participation rate remained at 62.4% for June, remaining slightly below the national rate of 62.6%. This rate is the percentage of Hoosiers 16 and older who are either working or actively looking for work. Those not in the labor force include, primarily, students, retirees, and other non-working populations, such as individuals unable to work due to a disability or illness, or adults responsible for their family's childcare needs.

Marshall County’s June unemployment rate is 4.2%, ranking the county 44^th of the 92 counties in the state. Last month the county was ranked 36^th with an unemployment rate of 3.9%.  April’s rate was 3.4% and March was 4.2%.   

Looking at Marshall County’s unemployment rates over the last couple of years you see in 2023 our rate was similar at 4.2%.  In 2022 it was 2.6% and in 2021 the county’s unemployment rate was 3.4%.  The COVID year, 2020, Marshall County had an unemployment rate of 11.3%.  

Looking at the counties surrounding Marshall you find LaPorte at 13^th, St. Joseph at 14^th, and Starke County at 15^th on the list of counties, all with an unemployment rate of 4.9%.  Elkhart County moved from 29^th on the list in May to 30^th in June with a rate of 4.5%.  Kosciusko County is 32^nd on the list of counties with a rate of 4.5% and Fulton County is 41^st with an unemployment rate of 4.2%.   

Pulaski County dropped from 81st on the list of counties in May with an unemployment rate of 3.3. to 88^th on the list with a rate of 3.5%.  In April they were 70th with a rate of 2.9% and in March their rate was 3.5%.

Fayette County is at the top of the list of counties in June with an unemployment rate of 6.2% and Gibson County is at the bottom of the list with an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

Indiana’s total labor force stands at 3,378,707 - an increase of 1,527 from the previous month.

Private sector employment in Indiana increased by 5,100 jobs over the last month. In June of 2024, Indiana saw a gain of 41,900 jobs over this time last year in 2023. Indiana's June private employment stands at 2,854,800.

Industries that experienced job increases in June included:

Private Educational & Health Services (+ 3,600);

Construction (+1,700);

Leisure and Hospitality (+1,600); and

Professional and Business Services (+1,100); and

As of July 17, 2024, there were 96,433 open job postings throughout the state. As of the week ending on June 29, 2024, Indiana had 19,084 continued unemployment insurance claims filed.

Individuals looking for work, training or career information are encouraged to visit in.gov/dwd/job-seekers