July 2025

Released August 19, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In July, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 6, rose in 15, and remained unchanged in 30.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.9 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent.

• In July, payroll jobs rose in 31 states and fell in 20. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Missouri. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Wyoming.

Indiana

Employment snapshot

• In July, Indiana added 9,000 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent. In the prior month, Indiana added 3,200 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Indiana added 36,700 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.7 percentage points from 4.3 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 73,000 in July, or 0 percent. Indiana is tied for 18th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In July, Indiana’s private sector added 7,000 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 29,300 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Indiana remained unchanged with 0 net private payroll jobs.

• In July, employment in Indiana fell by 126, and over the past 12 months it rose by 47,403.

• Indiana’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 63.7 percent in July and ranks 20th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has remained unchanged.

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Indiana

Payroll employment

• Indiana added 9,000 net payroll jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during July. In the prior month, Indiana added 3,200 jobs. Indiana nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 73,000 in July, or 0 percent. Indiana is tied for 18th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Indiana added 7,000 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during July. In the prior month, Indiana remained unchanged with 0 jobs. Indiana private sector payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 83,000 jobs in July, or 0.1 percent. Indiana is tied for 23rd in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From June 2025 to July 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+4,900) and State and Local Government (+1,900).
• The worst performing sectors were Other Services (-1,000) and Leisure and Hospitality (-600).

From July 2024 to July 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+17,700) and Professional and Business Services (+10,300).
• The worst performing sectors were Financial Activities (-3,300) and Construction (-1,300).

Indiana

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Indiana remained unchanged at 63.7 percent in July.

• Indiana ranks 20th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Indiana was 65.2 percent in June 2018, and the 10-year low was 60.9 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.2 percent in July.