The sheer amount and speed of layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic are putting enormous strain on the unemployment insurance system in Indiana. It's leaving some wondering how the system works -- and if it's prepared to handle this crisis.

More than 120,000 Hoosiers filed for unemployment insurance last week according to the Department of Workforce Development.

Compared to the same week last year, many Indiana counties saw an unemployment increase in the thousands.

Indiana Workforce Development Commissioner Fred Payne says help is coming for the self-employed and independent contractors.

School buildings are closed statewide for at least another month, and it's up to locally elected school boards to decide whether, and how, to pay hourly workers.

The order will shut down businesses that arent considered essential, leaving many without jobs starting Wednesday. The Department of Workforce Development is telling all workers finding themselves without a job to apply for unemployment insurance online.

Indianas unemployment insurance program has seen a significant increase in claims as business is disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.

Indianapolis-based Celadon, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday morning. The company shut down all business operations, which affects all 4,000 employees.

Indianapolis-based trucking company Celadon announced it filed for bankruptcy, leaving nearly 4,000 employees without a job. The announcement comes after two former Celadon executives were charged with fraud last week.

While unemployment rates stay low in Indiana, almost two-thirds of Hoosiers who are blind or visually impaired are jobless.