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The unemployment rate of the State of Indiana in May stood at 3.7 percent, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. By comparison, the national unemployment rate for May stands at 4.0 percent.
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Unemployment rates continue to drop in Starke and Pulaski counties. Starke County’s rate dropped from five percent in July to 4.4 percent in August, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Continue readingUnemployment rates are down in Starke and Pulaski counties, but so is the number of residents working.
Continue readingStarke and Pulaski County residents are heading back to work, but the unemployment rates keep inching higher.
Continue readingStarke and Pulaski County residents continue heading back to work, even as unemployment rates creep back up. Starke County’s May unemployment rate was five percent, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Continue readingMore Starke and Pulaski County residents headed back to work in April. Starke County’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Continue readingUnemployment benefits that were put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be ending in Indiana on June 19. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Monday that he plans to end the state’s participation in all federally-funded pandemic unemployment programs.
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Hoosiers getting unemployment benefits will once again have to prove that they’re looking for work. Starting June 1, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development will resume requiring weekly work search reports, according to the Governor’s Office.
Continue readingStarke and Pulaski counties’ unemployment rates moved closer to pre-pandemic levels last month.
Continue readingThe number of weekly initial unemployment claims in Indiana is down significantly from the peak a year ago, but some Hoosiers are still waiting for their claims to be processed.
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While Starke County’s population is not projected to grow, its housing market tells a different story. That’s what Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Lisa Dan recently told the North Judson Town Council.
Continue readingStarke County’s unemployment rate continues to rise. Its February unemployment rate was 6.1 percent, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. That’s up from 5.8 percent the month before and 4.8 percent in February of 2020.
Continue readingPulaski County’s unemployment rate appears to be back to pre-pandemic levels, while Starke County’s is heading back up. Pulaski County’s January unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Continue readingExpanded unemployment benefits have taken effect in recent weeks, but there are a number of challenges preventing the Indiana Department of Workforce Development from getting those payments out quickly, according to department commissioner Fred Payne.
Continue readingUnemployment rates continue to move lower in Starke and Pulaski counties, but they’re still above pre-COVID levels.
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Not only will Indiana National Guardsmen remain in long-term care facilities through the end of February, but they’ll also be allowed to administer COVID-19 vaccines. The deployment was set to expire at the end of the month, but on Tuesday, Governor Holcomb announced an extension.
Continue readingFewer Starke and Pulaski County residents were employed in November than the month before. Starke County’s November unemployment rate was 5.9 percent, while Pulaski County’s was four percent, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Continue readingThe Indiana Department of Workforce Development is responding to concerns about a backlog in unemployment claims.
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