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 “stuck in neutral.” The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says the state’s unemployment rate was 8 percent in November, unchanged from the previous …read more.

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 footprint to better serve its customers. “Over the past several years, TriMas has launched numerous growth and productivity initiatives across our businesses, with the savings enabling us to fund our …read more.

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 at more than 96 percent of the 2007 pre-recession levels. Significant October job gains also resulted in a drop in Indiana’s unemployment …read more.

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 Indiana and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, is a searchable database of real time job statistics for every region of the state. The …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.

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 Development says the June unemployment rate was 8 percent, up from 7.9 percent in May. Unemployment in the Hoosier state is still below …read more.

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 percent to 8.2 percent, matching the national rate, which declined 0.1 percent from February. March was the fourth consecutive month the state’s rate …read more.