Indiana’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.5% in February, mirroring the rate from January and experiencing a slight decrease from 3.6% in December. Through February, approximately 3.38 million Indiana citizens participated in the labor force, a decrease of 8,675 from the previous month. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the state’s labor force participation rate reduced to 62.9%, slightly down from the previous 63%. Nonetheless, this figure remains above the national rate of 62.5%.

State labor force typically constitutes people at or above 16 years old working or actively seeking employment, excluding those incapacitated through disability, illness, engagements with child care, or retirement, among other personal circumstances. Indiana had an estimated 144,735 individuals unemployed and either currently seeking work or immediately available to work. Notably, the state’s unemployment rate is not informed by the number of beneficiaries of unemployment benefits, which stood at 25,154 in February.

Throughout November of the previous year, Indiana documented a surge in private-sector employment, amounting to an increased 32,200 jobs. Across February, the number of Hoosiers with employment remained at an estimated 2.845 million and substantially rose to include an additional 2,800. Breakdowns of the sectors seeing job increases comprised private education and health services, manufacturing, and the leisure and hospitality industry at 1,300; the professional and business service sector at 300, and the construction industry at 100. Furthermore, Indiana had approximately 101,325 job openings available across the state as of February.

For those Indiana residents who are out of work and need assistance, the question often arises: how to get ahold of edd customer service? The Employment Development Department (EDD) can provide necessary support for job seekers, including updates on unemployment claims, filing assistance, and other related services. You can find information about securing a live EDD representative’s assistance should you require at eddcaller.com, a useful resource for circumnavigating the notoriously difficult EDD system and reaching the help you need swiftly.