Starke County’s Unemployment Figure Rises

Indiana Workforce Development

Starke County’s unemployment figures are up again. The January figure shows Starke County’s rate at 12.1%, the eighth highest in the state. Starke County’s rate was 11.3% in December meaning that we jumped .8% in a month.

Five of the six surrounding counties also increased.
Pulaski County 8.6% +.5%
Marshall County 11.1% + .6%
LaPorte County 11.2% + .7%
Fulton County 10.5% +.9%
Porter County 8.6% + .5%

Only St. Joseph County went down and that was only .1% to 10.2%