The local economy of Indiana and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data.
Unemployment rate
3.3%
August 2026, 3.7% a year ago
Average weekly pay
$1,356
Q1 2026, 3,160,699 jobs
New homes permitted
27,672
Last 12 months to August 2026
Net people moving in
+4,366
2022 to 2023
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for its history.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for Indiana, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for Indiana is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row.
The unemployment rate in Indiana was 3.3% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 3.7% a year earlier. 3,373,544 people were employed out of a labor force of 3,488,019. Among its counties, Pulaski County had the lowest rate (2.7%) and Lake County the highest (4.8%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in Indiana was $1,356 in Q1 2026, up 2.7% from a year earlier, across 3,160,699 jobs at 197,708 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 2,150 new homes in Indiana in August 2026 (1,891 single-family and 173 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 18,729, down 8.6% from the same months last year, and 27,672 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Hamilton County (5,733), Tippecanoe County (1,719), Marion County (1,542) over the last 12 months.
Yes. From 2022 to 2023, 122,469 people moved to Indiana and 118,103 moved away, a net gain of 4,366 (+0.8 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from Illinois, Florida, Kentucky, and most people who left went to Illinois, Florida, Kentucky.
The weekly survey does not publish a separate price for Indiana. In its region, Midwest, regular gasoline averaged $4.29 per gallon in the week of September 28, 2026.