Articles tagged as: Indiana unemployment rate
November 9, 2020
Extended Unemployment Benefits Set To End This Week
Due to federal rules, as Indiana's unemployment rate drops, the Department of Workforce Development will be turning off the extended benefits program this week.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2020
Indiana Unemployment Rate Falls, But So Does Labor Force
Despite the encouraging sign, the labor force -- defined as the number of people working, or looking for work -- shrunk significantly.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2020
Indiana's Unemployment Rate Drops By 3 Points, So Does Labor Force
Although a significant amount of people found work, Indiana's labor force dropped by more than 75,000 people.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2020
Indiana Unemployment Rate Falls, But Benefits Data Shows Many Workers Still Struggling
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates unemployment in Indiana dropped just more than 1 percent in June from 12.3 percent to 11.2 percent.
Read MoreJune 26, 2020
New Unemployment Claims Trend Upward For Three Weeks In A Row
New claims for unemployment benefits in Indiana have continued to rise slightly for three weeks in a row. At the same time, the number of people continuing to get benefits is slowly decreasing.
Read MoreJune 25, 2020
Indiana Jobless Claims Up By Nearly A Third Last Week
The number of new claims totaled 31,885 during the week of June 20, compared to an adjusted number of 24,017 the week before, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. That's an increase of 7,868.
Read MoreMay 22, 2020
Indiana Hits Record-Breaking Unemployment Rate In April
Aprils 16.9 percent unemployment rate smashes the previous record of 12.6 percent, recorded in 1982.
Read MoreMay 22, 2020
Indiana Jobless Rate Hits 16.9% With Coronavirus Closures
The Indiana jobless rate was higher than the 14.7 percent national rate. April's mark was much worse than the state's peak unemployment rate of 11 percent in 2010 during the last recession, according to federal statistics released Friday.
Read MoreMay 21, 2020
Initial Unemployment Claim Numbers Hold Steady, But Still Larger Than Usual
After six weeks of steep declines, the number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits in Indiana remained largely unchanged last week. Thats based on data released Thursday by the Department of Labor.
Read MoreMay 14, 2020
New Claims Continue To Fall But Unemployment May Still Be Growing
A little more than 30,000 Hoosiers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the economic impact of COVID-19 drags on. That adds to the quarter of a million people who continue to get unemployment benefits from the state.
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