More Starke, Pulaski County Residents Working But Unemployment Rate Also Up

Local unemployment rates are heading back up, even as the number of residents working is also increasing. Pulaski County’s unemployment rate rose a full percentage point to 10.4 percent, according to the June report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Starke County had a smaller increase from 12.4 percent in May to 12.6 in June.

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Number of New Unemployment Claims Remains High but Down Significantly from March Peak

Those filing for unemployment benefits continue to get some guidance from the state. More than 57,000 initial unemployment claims were filed in Indiana last week, according to the Department of Workforce Development. Commissioner Fred Payne says that’s significantly lower than the peak in March, but still more than double the pre-COVID-19 peak.

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