Unemployment Down, Federal Benefits Cut
Indiana’s private sector employment continues to grow, but it isn’t all good news. In March, the Hoosier state added 5,300 jobs in the private business sector. The state’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2...
View ArticleState Unemployment Rate Hits 8 Percent
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Although the private sector saw job growth of 6 percent in June, the unemployment rate increased for the first time in nearly a year. The Indiana Department of Workforce...
View ArticleIndiana Sees Unemployment Drop
Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent in September, down from 8.3 percent in August. This marks the first decline in the rate since April. Indiana also recorded its...
View ArticleWebsite Provides Better Matches For Job Seekers
A new online tool is taking a detailed and local approach to helping thousands of Hoosier job seekers and students identify what occupations are in demand in their area. IndianaSkills.com, from Ready...
View ArticleIndiana Job Growth Up In October
Indiana nearly doubled the national rate of job growth in October, adding 7,700 private sector jobs. This marks the largest monthly gain since May. Private sector employment in the Hoosier state is now...
View ArticleGoshen Plant Moving to Mexico
TriMas Corporation, a diversified global manufacturer of engineered and applied products, continues its progress and focus on productivity and expanding and optimizing its global manufacturing...
View ArticleEconomy ‘Stuck in Neutral’
Ball State economist Michael Hicks says it is no surprise that Indiana’s unemployment rate is holding at 8 percent for the second consecutive month because the state’s economy, like the nation’s, is...
View ArticleEconomist: Americans Have Low Expectations For Recovery
Ball State economist Michael Hicks says any enthusiasm over February’s employment summary would show just how low our expectations have become in this recovery. The Labor Department reported this...
View ArticleState Reports Increase In Unemployment Rates
Indiana added 8,200 private sector jobs in January, marking the 19th consecutive month of job growth. Over the past month the Hoosier State accounted for nearly 6 percent of the nation’s private sector...
View ArticleIndiana Unemployment Numbers Continue To Decrease
Indiana’s private sector added 9,000 jobs in May, the largest monthly increase since February of 2012. Growth occurred at twice the national average for the month (0.4 percent vs. 0.2 percent). Private...
View ArticleKosciusko Ranks Low For Unemployment Rates
Kosciusko County continues to tout itself among the counties with the lowest unemployment. In a listing of all Indiana counties from highest unemployment rate to lowest, Kosciusko ranked 79th out of 92...
View ArticleHoosier Unemployment Drops Below 8 Percent
Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by nearly one percentage point over the past three months to 7.5 percent. The decrease in unemployment in the Hoosier State signifies the largest...
View ArticleIndiana Unemployment Rate Drops
Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped 0.4 percent to 6.9 percent in December and is now at the lowest point since October 2008 (6.8 percent). The rate of unemployment in Indiana...
View ArticleIndiana Unemployment Rate Decreases
Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped 0.4 percent to 6.4 percent in January and is now at the lowest point since September 2008 (6.3 percent). The rate of unemployment in Indiana...
View ArticleHoosier Unemployment Rate Continues To Decline
The Indiana Department of Work Force Development reports the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the Hoosier State continued its significant downward trend in February. The rate stands at 6.1...
View ArticleIndiana Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
Indiana’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate held steady in May at 5.7 percent, mainly due to approximately 2,000 unemployed Hoosiers returning to the labor force to look for work. Indiana’s rate of...
View ArticleIndiana Unemployment Rate Drops
Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percent in August to 5.8 percent. Over the past year, unemployment in the Hoosier State has decreased by 1.7 percent, which is one of the...
View ArticleBus Drivers Asked To Return Jobless Benefits
Hundreds of school bus drivers and head start teachers from across Indiana are being asked to pay back jobless benefits they’d been receiving during the summer months for the past several years....
View ArticleIndiana DWD Releases January Employment Report
The Hoosier State added 8,600 private sector jobs in January, led primarily by the Trade, Transportation & Utilities (+6,700), and Manufacturing (+1,500) Sectors. Over the past two years, Indiana’s...
View ArticleUnemployment Rate Decreased In June
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percent to 4.9 percent in June due mostly to a 2,200 worker increase in the labor force and a sizeable decrease in the number of unemployed...
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