Indiana’s labor market appeared to remain stagnantly tight in July, according to new preliminary federal estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Indiana’s 3.3 percent July unemployment rate is still near record lows for the state.

Indiana’s 3.3 percent July unemployment rate is still near record lows for the state.

Despite that growth and an employment total near record highs for most of the year, more than 30 percent of the state’s working-age population still isn’t working or looking for work.

The state’s information industry — which includes librarians and computer programmers — has posted more significant year-over-year losses each month since 2023 began.