Fewer Hoosiers are losing their jobs, as employers continue holding onto workers. Indiana logged 2,056 new unemployment
claims for the week ending June 20, a drop from the week before. The U.S. Labor Department released the numbers Thursday, saying they’re the kind of steady filings you see when employers are trying to hold onto their workers. They say this pattern points to a slow, steady adjustment in the job market, not a surge, not a slide, just an economy that isn’t booming but isn’t cooling off either.
According to the Department of Workforce Development, the state’s unemployment rate for May sits at 3.3 percent, well below the national rate of 4.3 percent. Indiana added 3,800 private-sector jobs last month, driven by gains in construction and hospitality. Right now, there are over 94,000 open job postings statewide. If you are looking for work, resources are available online at in.gov/dwd.
