According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the state’s labor force participation rate was at its highest on record in September after steadily increasing for the third month in a row.

The percentage of working-age people in Indiana who have jobs, or are actively looking for work, is at 63 percent — nationally, it stands at 62.7. That measure has increased since June when it stood at 62.4 percent. And Indiana’s total labor force is currently more than 3.4 million.

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In September, the state’s private employment peaked with over 2.8 million jobs reported.

The private education and health services, and construction industries added more than 1,000 jobs each.

Timoria is our labor and employment reporter. Contact her at tcunningham@wfyi.org.