
The State’s unemployment rate increased slightly in June. It inched up from 8.2% to 8.3%. Indiana, though, is still below the national average of 9.2%.
Starke County moved into the number five unemployment slot with the June report. Starke has an unemployment rate of 10.3%. That’s up slightly from the May report.
Pulaski, Marshall, LaPorte, and Fulton were also up slightly. Pulaski was at 7.4%, Marshall 9.2%, LaPorte 9.5% and Fulton 8.6%.