May 2008 Indiana Employment Report

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The latest monthly statistics show Indiana’s unemployment rate continues to be significantly lower than neighboring states and remains below the United States average, according to the monthly employment report released today by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD). 

In May, Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.3 percent, while the national average was 5.5 percent. The unemployment rate in Michigan is 8.5 percent – the highest of the surrounding states.  Michigan was followed by Illinois at 6.4 percent; Ohio at 6.3 percent; and Kentucky at 6.2 percent. 

“New business initiatives, such as life sciences, are diversifying the state’s economy and lessening the severity caused by the current global economic slowdown,” said Teresa Voors, DWD commissioner.   

Links to the data used to compile the monthly employment report are listed below: 

Employment Report (LAUS)

• Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
• Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
• Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates

Jobs Report (CES)

• Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Non-Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Detail Employment Listing – Statewide & MSAs

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