The state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly for the month of April and remains lower than the national rate. Indiana had a 2.9 percent unemployment rate in April while the U.S. has a rate of 3.7 percent.
According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Starke County showed an improvement of eight-tenths moving from 4.7 percent unemployment rate in March to 3.9 percent in April. Pulaski County showed a slight improvement as well moving from 3.2 percent in March to 2.9 percent unemployment in April. La Porte County also showed gains with a 3.9 percent unemployment rate up from a March rate of 4.6 percent.
Starke County ranks fifth in the state in terms of unemployment while La Porte ranks fourth. Pulaski ranks 48th and Marshall County is 56th.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development report also indicates that Indiana’s initial unemployment insurance claims continue to be at historical lows.
