Two temporary layoffs at a local Chrysler transmission plant occurred during the time period the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses to calculate unemployment for the month.

Indiana's unemployment rate is now the same as the national rate, after the U.S. rate improved last month.

Indiana's unemployment rate worsened last month for the first time in nearly a year, and extended a streak of 15 consecutive months without improving.

The state's unemployment rate remained unchanged last month, at 3.6 percent. It hasn't improved since February; that's the longest stretch without a decline in about six years.

Indiana's latest employment numbers are largely positive after the Hoosier private sector added jobs last month.

Some key Indiana employment metrics continue to show positive signs for the Hoosier economy.

The state's private sector increased jobs for the third consecutive month after a 2,500-person boost in September. But the unemployment rate remains at 3.5 percent.

The state's unemployment rate is the highest it's been in nearly a year. And August marked three months in a row in which the rate went up - the state's worst stretch since the height of the recession.

The Indiana unemployment rate climbed 0.2 percent over the last two months. It now stands at 3.4 percent, its highest point this year.

The rate increased a 0.01 percent, up to 3.3 percent in June. That's the first time it's gone up since July last year.