In late September, Indiana reported to the U.S. Department of Labor it may have overpaid around 34,000 claims on regular unemployment insurance alone. Thousands more cases were listed as overpaid on newer federal unemployment programs, too.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development will reopen a federal program on Jan. 22 that extends unemployment benefits.

When Indiana depleted a trust fund that pays unemployment benefits earlier this year, it started getting advances from the federal government to continue payments.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development is trying to speed up the process for resolving disputes about unemployment eligibility by making unscheduled phone calls.

Two northeastern Indiana factories are slated to close in the coming months, eliminating more than 130 jobs.

New claims for unemployment benefits have been steadily rising since mid-October. Economists say its further proof that COVID-19 not government restrictions is hurting the economy.

Indiana's unemployment rate fell to 5 percent, continuing an encouraging downward trajectory since the start of the pandemic. But the number of people in the labor force is falling too -- and that's not a good sign.

The state is now enlisting the help of community leaders to reach people who could benefit from the program most.

Eaton Corp. has notified state officials that it intends to begin layoffs at the Auburn factory in February and completely close in May the factory that makes clutches for heavy-duty truck transmissions.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says the online system for managing unemployment claims will be down temporarily.