Indiana's unemployment rate fell to 4% in September, down from 4.1% the previous month.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says the state lost 300 private sector jobs, primarily in the construction and private educational and health services sectors.

Putnam County experienced a drop of a half-point to a reported 2.9 percent unemployment in September.

Hendricks, Parke, Morgan and Owen counties all saw unemployment decrease four-tenths of a point from August to September.  Montgomery County was down three-tenths of a point.

Clay County experienced the largest decline in area unemployment, down .6 to 3.7 percent.  That 3.7% is still the highest unemployment rate among Putnam and neighboring counties.

Figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show Indiana's labor force saw a net decrease of nearly 1,500 over the previous month. The state's total labor force, which includes Hoosiers who are either employed or seeking employment, stands at more than 3.3 million for September.

Indiana continues to have the lowest unemployment among the surrounding states. Only Minnesota and Wisconsin have lower unemployment in the Midwest at 3.7% and 3.9%, respectively.