WARSAW — Kosciusko County and much of Indiana saw the number of unemployment claims in March skyrocket in late March. Kosciusko County saw a huge jump in claims filed for the week ending March 21 with 468 initial claims – a 1,237% increase from last year, according to data from the Indiana Department of Workforce …read more.

WARSAW — While the jobless rate increased slightly in Kosciusko County in January, the rate is still below the national and state average. According to the January 2020 statistics released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Kosciusko County had a 3.1% unemployment rate. This is a .4% increase in unemployment from statistics released for …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County ranks among the counties in northeast Indiana with jobless rates below the national and state average. According to December 2019 statistics released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Kosciusko County has a 2.7% unemployment rate. The county ranks with many counties in the northeast part of the state that possess …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — A Warsaw man was ordered to repay more than $30,000 to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development earlier this month. Leroy Konkle, 67, pleaded guilty to unemployment insurance fraud in Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 on Jan. 4 and was sentenced to four years of probation. Through the use of agency records, a …read more.

SYRACUSE — In the fall, the Wawasee school board approved the donation of the former Veterans of Foreign Wars building on Chicago Street in Syracuse to the school corporation.

WARSAW — The Indiana Department of Workforce Development receives wage reports and new hire data from Hoosier employers documenting who is employed and receiving compensation. The agency’s unemployment insurance fraud investigation taskforce examines claims of individuals who intentionally provide false, misreported or unreported information in order to fraudulently claim benefits. As a result of the …read more.

INDIANA — The US Bureau of Labor Statistics had some good news for Indiana for June: The state’s unemployment rate dropped .2 percent to 4.8 percent. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported June was the second consecutive month Indiana has seen a decrease in unemployment. The department also reported 8,594 Hoosiers found jobs while the …read more.

WARSAW — Charges of welfare fraud have been filed against Kelly J. Nichols, 55, 1138 E. 300S, Warsaw. Nichols was booked at the county jail Sunday morning, May 8. The charge is a class C felony. Filed April 25, the affidavit of probable cause was filed by Monica Portillo, fraud investigator for Indiana Department of …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Joshua J. Bradley, 29, 208 S. Clay St., Claypool, was arrested on a class C felony of welfare fraud Monday, March 21. He was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 9:12 p.m. The charge states he knowingly concealed information for the purpose of receiving public relief or assistance which he was not …read more.

WARSAW — Cheyenne D. Ritenour, 36, 1829 Nye St., Warsaw, has been arrested on a charge of welfare fraud, a class C felony. Documents state he received $14,394 in unemployment compensation benefits he was not entitled. Documents filed in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 on Oct. 26, by Indiana Department of Workforce Development Investigator Monica Portillo, …read more.

Mary Jane Rico WARSAW — Mary J. Rico, 50, 7534 N. SR 13, North Webster, was sentenced Monday, Feb. 8, after she plead guilty to welfare fraud. She will spend the first year of her sentence on probation, followed by 1 1/2 years in jail. Her jail time will begin Feb. 9, 2017. Rico has …read more.

WARSAW — John L. Cantrell, 51, 809 E. Clark St., Warsaw, was arrested Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, on charges of welfare fraud, a level 5 felony. Documents filed in Kosciusko Superior Court 1, on Nov. 25, state on Dec. 2, 2010, Cantrell applied for unemployment compensation benefits. He reported he had been laid off from …read more.

By JOE FRANK Indiana Workforce Development INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined again in August by 0.1 percent to 4.6 percent. Last month marked the lowest rate of unemployment in the Hoosier State since August, 2007. Additionally, Indiana’s labor force increased by 5,629 individuals last month and has experienced a growth of nearly …read more.

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 Hoosiers. June marked the first month since February of 2008 the rate of unemployment in the Hoosier State has been below 5 …read more.

The Hoosier State is nearing record-level private sector employment, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics released data today, June 19, by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. “The Indiana economy continues regional leadership in job creation, which emboldens our economic development efforts,” said Victor Smith, Indiana Secretary of Commerce. “We are telling Indiana’s …read more.

Indiana’s unemployment rate declined by 0.1 percent to 5.8 percent in March. The unemployment rate in the Hoosier State is now down by 2.4 percentage points over the past two years, and the labor force has grown by roughly 72,000 individuals. Although Indiana’s labor force participation rate declined by 0.2 percent to 63.6 percent in …read more.

Female workers continue to make less than male workers in northeast Indiana, despite achieving the same and sometimes higher levels of education, according to the April Labor Market Information Report issued by Northeast Indiana Works. The findings are similar to those reported nationally, including a recent report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research that …read more.

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 private sector has grown by 98,600 jobs. During this period, monthly job growth has averaged 4,100, and the state has experienced gains in 19 of the …read more.

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. According to Fox News, many teachers and bus drivers had filed for and received unemployment benefits while school was out in the past. A law …read more.

State Representative Greg Beumer (R-Modoc) has authored a bill which would allow the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to provide further reemployment services and training for unemployed Hoosiers. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 77-17 and will now go to the Senate for further consideration and debate. According to the …read more.

Indiana gained 4,000 private sector jobs in December and ended 2014 with a total of 51,500 jobs added. The Hoosier state’s continued job growth encouraged the return this month of more than 9,000 Hoosiers to the labor force to look for work. The large influx of jobseekers drove Indiana’s unemployment rate up 0.1 percent to …read more.

Below are the 2015 release dates for the national, state, and local employment reports from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Once released, reports will also be posted to the Ink Free News business page. [table id=4 /]  

Harvey Industries LLC announced that as of Dec. 31, 2014, it would lay off a significant number of employees at its Wabash facility. In a letter to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Harvey Industries stated that approximately 141 hourly works and two salaried employees would be laid off. The company expects the layoffs to …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – According to data compiled by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, (DWD), the Hoosier state will grow approximately 336,640 new jobs by 2022. This number signifies an employment growth rate of 11.86 percent during that period. Based on these projections, the bulk of the growth will come from the manufacturing, retail trade, and …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Below are the revised 2014 release dates for the National, State, and Local Employment Reports from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.