August unemployment rates have been released, and Starke County appears to have ticked up a bit from the previous month.
Unemployment Down in Starke County, Up Slightly in Pulaski County
Unemployment rates have dropped in Starke County, but are up slightly in Pulaski County. Continue reading
Unemployment Largely Unchanged for June in Local Area
Unemployment Report Indicates Strong Local Economy
Starke County’s May unemployment rate is equal to that of the state for the first time in at least a quarter of a century. Both are 5 percent for the month. County unemployment records were first maintained in 1990, according to officials with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation. Continue reading
Starke County Reports Jobless Increase in December
Local Unemployment Rates Increase During Otherwise Positive Year
Starke County’s unemployment rate increased in November, climbing to 5.6 percent. That’s up from the previous two months, when the rate bottomed out at 5.0 percent. Continue reading
Area Counties Report Low October Unemployment
Starke County’s October unemployment rate is holding steady at 5 percent. That’s unchanged from September, when it hit its lowest point in eight years. It’s slightly higher than the state rate of 4.4 percent but equal to the national unemployment rate for October. Continue reading
Unemployment Rates Drop
Unemployment rates continue to fall. Continue reading
Area Counties See Declines in Unemployment
Unemployment in Starke County declined slightly from July to August, according to the latest job numbers released by the state. All but one county saw decreases in unemployment rates. Starke County dropped from 5.8 to 5.5 percent. That’s still higher than the state average unemployment of 4.6 percent or the national 5.1 percent jobless figure. Continue reading
Starke County May Jobless Rate Slightly Higher Than National Average
Starke County saw a fractional uptick in unemployment for the month of May, according to figures released this week by the state. The jobless rate of 5.9 percent is up one-tenth of a percent. Statewide May unemployment is at 5.1 percent for the month. Continue reading
April Unemployment Rates Tumble
Starke County’s April unemployment rate hits a seven-year low. The local jobless rate tumbled from 7-point-6 percent in March to 5-point-8 percent in April. That’s the lowest it’s been since November of 2007. All 92 counties saw drops in unemployment, according to figures released by the state. Continue reading
March County Unemployment Rates Reflect Two Extremes
The March unemployment rates in Starke, LaPorte and Jasper Counties are well above the state average, while Marshall and Pulaski Counties are slightly under that number. That’s according to figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Continue reading
Unemployment Rates Dropped in February
State Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly
The state’s unemployment rate went up a tenth of a percent to 5.8 percent. Since December 2013, Indiana’s labor force has grown by over 83,000 people that is nearly twice of any neighboring state, according to Indiana Workforce Development. December was the first month where Indiana’s unemployment rate has exceeded the U.S. rate. The U.S. rate has declined by two-tenths of a percent to 5.6 percent, mainly due to a decrease of 273,000 in the national labor force.
Good News for Job Seekers Surfaces out of the 2014 Workforce Summit
The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board hosted this year’s Workforce Summit in Merrillville. The most pressing piece of information to surface from this year’s summit was the state of Starke County’s unemployment rate. Continue reading
Unemployment Increases in Starke, Surrounding Counties
The unemployment rate in Starke County increased slightly in November. Starke County rose to 6.9 percent which ranks the county 11th in the state. The rate in October was 6.1 percent.
Pulaski County remains the lowest in the area in terms of unemployment at 4.9 percent which ranks the county 82nd in the state. Marshall County comes in at 5.7 percent, Fulton County at 5.9 percent, St. Joseph County and Porter County at 6.3 percent and LaPorte County is at 7.5 percent unemployment.
Unemployment Dips Slightly in October
Unemployment slipped a little in October for Starke County, but still remains low compared to previous reports. In all, 77 counties saw a slide in unemployment in October.
Starke County had an October unemployment rate of 6.1 percent. The percentage fell two points in October. Starke County is ranked 15th in the state.
Unemployment Rate Continues to Decrease
The unemployment rate in Starke County dropped another two-tenths of a percent in August to 6.3 percent which ranks the county 16th in the state.
Pulaski County reported the same type of drop. The county stands at 4.2 percent in terms of unemployment which ranks the county 87th in the state. Marshall County reported a rate of 5.2 percent, LaPorte County had 7.0 percent, Fulton County had 5.4 percent , St. Joseph County had 6.4 percent while Porter County had 5.9 percent.
Unemployment Numbers Drop in Starke County
The unemployment numbers for Starke County continue to decrease.
Ron Gifford from the Starke County Economic Development Foundation said the numbers have been quite encouraging.
“Since January of this year, we’ve seen our labor force grow by almost three hundred more people out there actively seeking a position,” said Gifford. “There’s almost five hundred more people employed than there were in January and the ranks of our unemployed have depleted down by about 180. They’re actually finding jobs and the people that had been out of the job market for some period of time apparently are coming back to it.”
