Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Workforce Development
August 19, 2022
Holcomb names new Department of Workforce Development commissioner
David Adams is the new commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development. Gov. Eric Holcomb announced his selection Friday.
Read MoreApril 26, 2022
Walmart won’t reopen Plainfield fulfillment center destroyed by fire
The closure could put 1,132 people out of work. Of the 2,089 employed at warehouse before the fire, 957 have accepted new positions with the company.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2022
Indiana workforce officials say economy is seeing a great "reassessment" not "resignation"
As record numbers of people have quit their jobs — some for better ones — some pundits have taken to calling it the great resignation. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says thats not exactly accurate its more of a great reassessment.
Read MoreNovember 22, 2021
Indiana workforce officials hope to connect 700 Afghan refugees with in-state jobs
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said it is working to connect roughly 700 Afghan refugees at Camp Atterbury with jobs in the state and employers are eager to hire them.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2021
September unemployment improves, but still a lot of open jobs and not enough workers
Indiana's unemployment rate for September was 4 percent, dropping very slightly from the month before.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2021
Court says Indiana could end unemployment benefits early, but it's too late to matter now
Federal unemployment benefits were set to expire in September. Earlier this year, Indiana officials tried to end them early.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2021
As Unemployment Shrinks, Hoosiers Still Face Long Waits For Benefit Appeals
Hoosiers appealing issues with their unemployment benefits may still have to wait about six or seven months before they can get a hearing. Before the pandemic, that process took about 12 weeks.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2021
Federal Unemployment Benefits Have Now Ended In Indiana
Programs including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) ended on Sept. 4.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2021
Indiana Agency Struggling With Unemployment Appeals Backlog
The agency started August with more than 17,000 pending appeals after peaking with nearly 22,000 such appeals in January. Only California, Texas and Virginia -- states with much larger populations -- had more unsettled cases.
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