INDIANAPOLIS  – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for March and remains lower than the national rate of 4.4 percent.

Indiana’s labor force had a net decrease of 119,073 over the previous month. This was a result of a decrease of 391 unemployed residents and a decrease of 118,682 employed residents. Indiana’s total labor force, which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment, stands at 3.27 million, and the state’s 62.2 percent labor force participation rate is below the national rate of 62.7 percent.

Much of the COVID-19 affect on the economy and unemployment rate will likely not be visible until the April jobless numbers are released.