Staff Report WASHINGTON – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, May 8, that the nation’s jobless rate surged to 14.7 percent in April, making it the worst report since the World War II era. The economy lost an estimated 20.5 million jobs because of business closures and disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, according …read more.

News Release INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today signed an executive order to speed up the review of unemployment insurance claim appeals during the fight against COVID-19.  The executive order 20-23 allows the Department of Workforce Development to hire additional staff to review the appeals.    The executive order also waives paperwork requirements to help …read more.

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.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana boasts a 3.2 percent unemployment rate, below the current national average of 3.8 percent as of August, according to a news release from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. All current unemployment rates were compared against the benchmark set at the same time the previous year. Compared to a year ago, Indiana …read more.

INDIANA — Indiana’s unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percent to 4 percent in December, which marks its lowest point since 2001. The unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force. Indiana’s total labor force stands at over …read more.

GOSHEN — Goshen Coach told the state Wednesday, Aug. 31 it plans to close its Elkhart plant.

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.

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 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.

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 largest rates of decline in the United States. Over this same period, Indiana’s labor force has increased by more than 51,000 workers, …read more.

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 unemployment remains more than one-half of a percentage point below the national rate. Indiana’s labor force gains also continue to outpace the national rate, as …read more.

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 percent, down from an initially reported 6.4 percent in January. The number of unemployed Hoosiers is less than 200,000 for the first time since August 2008. The …read more.

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 remains below all neighboring states and is now lower than the national rate by 0.2 percent. Prior to the benchmarking process, the last time …read more.

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 remains below all neighboring states. One of the major factors in Indiana’s unemployment rate decline is the number of individuals returning to the labor …read more.

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 three-month drop in more than 20 years (September 1993), according to Workforce Development. Indiana began the year with a rate of 8.6 percent and was …read more.

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 counties. This places Kosciusko in the top 15 counties for lowest unemployment rates with a rate of 6.9 percent. According to Kosciusko Economic Development …read more.

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 sector employment in the Hoosier State is now at pre-recession levels not seen since July of 2008. Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also …read more.

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 employment increase while adding jobs at three times the national rate (0.3 percent versus 0.1 percent). Since July 2009, the low point …read more.

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 morning that the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008, as 236,000 jobs were created last month. “The good news was that …read more.

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 first increase in the labor force in seven months, signaling more Hoosiers may be encouraged by strong job growth throughout the year and are …read more.

Indiana again posted significant private sector job gains adding 7,700 new jobs in May. This marks the seventh consecutive month of job growth and the best December to May period in over a decade, so announced Workforce Development. The Hoosier state accounted for almost 10 percent of the total U.S. increase. For 2012, Indiana’s private …read more.