The local economy of Indiana and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
3.3%
-0.4 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Pulaski County 2.7%, highest Lake County 4.8%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,356
+2.7%vs a year ago
3,160,699 jobs at 197,708 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
27,672
-8.6%this year vs last year
Most in Hamilton County 5,733, Tippecanoe County 1,719.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
+4,366
+0.8 per 1,000residents
122,469 moved in and 118,103 moved out. Most newcomers came from Illinois.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
Indiana gas price
$3.87
+$0.95vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Orange County $3.65, highest White County $4.00. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Indiana, October 9, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
156K
+1.3%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
2.92M
+1.7%vs 2022
Largest sector: Manufacturing (17.9%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$168.2B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$57,497
Highest sector: Management of Companies and Enterprises $118,202.
Per employee per year
Share of Indiana's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 243,226 | $19,836 |
| Employment Services | 126,425 | $41,271 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 120,642 | $69,060 |
| Offices of Physicians | 71,294 | $106,110 |
| General Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 65,750 | $28,534 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 61,185 | $64,968 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 55,876 | $118,202 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | 51,930 | $60,046 |
| Warehousing and Storage | 51,626 | $51,027 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 49,957 | $75,414 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | 45,296 | $41,535 |
| Individual and Family Services | 44,429 | $31,106 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
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. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for Indiana, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
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.
Regular gasoline in Indiana averaged $3.87 per gallon on October 9, 2026, up $0.95 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.66. Among its counties, Orange County had the lowest regular price ($3.65) and White County the highest ($4.00).
Manufacturing (524,995 employees), Health Care and Social Assistance (465,689 employees), Retail Trade (335,879 employees) were the largest sectors in Indiana in 2023. In all, 155,692 business locations employed 2,924,989 people at an average pay of $57,497 a year.