Indiana unemployment rate continues decline to 8.4%

Today, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced that Indiana’s unemployment rate for February 2012 fell slightly t0 8.4 percent, while the U.S. rate held steady at 8.3 percent.

Indiana’s unemployment rate remains lower than neighboring states Illinois (9.1 percent), Kentucky (8.7 percent) and Michigan (8.8 percent) however, is now higher than the unemployment rate in Ohio (7.6 percent).

• County with the highest unemployment rate: Vermillion 12.5%
• County with the lowest unemployment rate: Hamilton 5.9%

Employment Report (LAUS)

• Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
• Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
• Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates

Jobs Report (CES)

• Seasonally – Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Non-Seasonally – Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Detail Employment Listing – Statewide & MSAs

Indiana unemployment rate remains unchanged

On Friday, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development(DWD) announced that Indiana’s unemployment rate for May 2011 remains unchanged at 8.2 percent.  Indiana’s unemployment rate continues to sit below the U.S. rate of 9.1 percent, and stands lower than neighboring states Illinois (8.9 percent), Ohio (8.6 percent), Kentucky (9.8 percent) and Michigan (10.3 percent).

• County with the highest unemployment rate: Fayette 12.0%
  
• County with the lowest unemployment rate: Daviess 5.4%
  

Employment Report (LAUS)

• Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
• Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
• Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates

Jobs Report (CES)

• Seasonally – Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Non-Seasonally – Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Detail Employment Listing – Statewide & MSAs

Indiana unemployment rate drops to 8.2% in April 2011

On Friday, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced that Indiana’s unemployment rate for April 2011 again dropped by a small margin. The Hoosier unemployment rate now stands at 8.2 percent, down 0.3 percent from March’s rate of 8.5 percent.

Indiana’s unemployment rate continues to sit below the U.S. rate of 9 percent, and stands lower than neighboring states Illinois (8.7 percent), Ohio (8.6 percent), Kentucky (10 percent) and Michigan (10.2 percent).

• County with the highest unemployment rate: Fayette – 11.7%
  
• County with the lowest unemployment rate: Daviess – 4.9%
  

Employment Report (LAUS)

• Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
• Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
• Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates

Jobs Report (CES)

• Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Non-Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Detail Employment Listing- Stateside & MSAs

Indiana unemployment rate drops to 8.5%

On Tuesday, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced that Indiana’s unemployment rate for March 2011 dropped below the national average for the second month in a row. The Hoosier unemployment rate now stands at 8.5 percent, down 0.3 percent from February’s rate of 8.8 percent.

• County with the highest unemployment rate: Fayette – 12.5%
  
• County with the lowest unemployment rate: Daviess – 5.3%
  

Indiana’s unemployment rate continues to sit below the U.S. rate of 8.8 percent, and stands lower than neighboring states Illinois (8.8 percent), Ohio (8.9 percent), Kentucky (10.2 percent) and Michigan (10.3 percent).

Employment Report (LAUS)

• Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
• Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
• Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates

Jobs Report (CES)

• Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Non-Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Detail Employment Listing- Stateside & MSAs

February ’11 unemployment rate at 8.8%

On Friday, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced that Indiana’s unemployment rate for February 2011 dropped below 9% for the first time since December 2008. The Hoosier unemployment rate now stands at 8.8%, down 0.3% from January’s rate of 9.1%.

• County with the highest unemployment rate: Vermillion 13.7%
  
• County with the lowest unemployment rate: Daviess 5.7%
  

Indiana’s unemployment rate now rests just below the U.S. rate of 8.9%, and continues to stand lower than neighboring states Illinois (8.9%), Ohio (9.2%), Kentucky (10.4%) and Michigan (10.4%).

Also available from DWD:

• Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
• Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
• Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates

Jobs report (CES):

• Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Non-Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Detail Employment Listing – Statewide & MSAs

January ’11 unemployment rate at 9.1%

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced Thursday morning that Indiana’s unemployment rate for January 2011 dropped by 0.4%. The Hoosier unemployment rate now stands at 9.1%, down from the December 2010 rate of 9.5%.

• County with the highest unemployment rate: Vermillion 13.0%
• County with the lowest unemployment rate: Daviess 5.6%

Indiana’s unemployment rate was lower than neighboring states Ohio (9.4%), Kentucky (10.4%) and Michigan (10.7%). Most notably on the rise for Hoosier workers are employment opportunities in a number of private sectors:

• Construction (5,000)
• Trade, Transportation and Utilities (4,500)
• Manufacturing (3,100)
• Financial Activities (1,500)
• All other (1,400)

Non-farm employment opportunities are also on the rise with the creation of 13,900 new jobs from December 2010 to January 2011.

Also available from DWD:

• Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
• Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
• Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates

Jobs Report (CES):

• Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Non-Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Detail Employment Listing – Statewide & MSAs

Indiana’s unemployment rate in line with national rate

The Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development (DWD) announced Friday morning that Indiana’s unemployment rate for November 2010 decreased to 9.8%, down from the October 2010 rate of 9.9%. The slight decrease brings the state in line with the national unemployment rate of 9.8%.

* County with the highest unemployment rate: Elkhart 13.3%
* County with the lowest unemployment rates: Daviess 5.7%

Also available from DWD:

• Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
• Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
• Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates

Jobs Report (CES)

• Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Non-Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Detail Employment Listing – Statewide & MSAs

Budget Brief: Workforce Development, Transportation & Professional Licensing

Hearing Date: December 7, 2010

Testifying Agencies:

DWD

Presentation

Agency Overview

Performance Measures

Organization Chart

Operating Budget Request

BMV

Presentation

Transmittal Letter

Performance Measures

Operating Account Summary

Operating Budget Request

PLA

Transmittal Letter

Performance Measures

LA Working Groups Handout

Organization Chart

Operating Budget Request

INDOT

Presentation

Transmittal Letter

Performance Measures

Capital Budget Request

Operating Budget Request

DOE (covered in a separate Budget Brief>>)

Presentation Highlights:

Update: Federal unemployment benefit extension

On July 22, President Obama signed The Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213). The bill extends unemployment benefits through the end of November and retroactively restores benefits to the roughly 2.5 million long-term unemployed whose benefits ran out at the end of May.

According to the Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development (DWD), approximately 220,000 unemployment vouchers have been filed totaling $54 million in benefits through the federal unemployment extensions since July 28. Payments on eligible vouchers filed over the weekend are expected to be completed today.

WorkOne offices have extended hours this week and will be open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. through Friday, Aug 6. WorkOne Express offices will maintain normal business hours.

Who qualifies?

Unemployed Hoosiers who exhausted the regular state unemployment or emergency unemployment extension after May 29, 2010, may be eligible. Hoosiers who had a balance remaining on Extended Benefits when that program ended on June 12 may also be eligible.

Those who fully exhausted Extended Benefits are not eligible.

How do Hoosiers apply?

Complete online vouchers for each week of benefits to collect. Verify unemployment, report weekly job searches and applications, and report any outside income earned each week.

Hoosiers who have exhausted their Tier 4 benefits are required to apply in person at the local WorkOne Center and will not see vouchers online. A letter from will be received from DWD with instructions for filing for extended benefits at the local WorkOne Center.

What happened to the additional $25 benefit?

This new federal legislation changes the $25 weekly federal additional payment. Anyone who previously collected the $25 per week will continue to collect this money weekly.

Individuals who file new initial unemployment claims after May 29, 2010, will not receive the additional $25 per week.

Resources for more information

Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development: July 2010 Federal Extensions Frequently Asked Questions

Unemployment numbers increase slightly in June

The state announced Tuesday morning that Indiana’s unemployment rate for June 2010 increased slightly (not statistically significant) by 0.1 percent to 10.1%,  up from the May 2010 rate of 10%.

• County with highest unemployment: Fayette  at 14.0%
• County with lowest unemployment: Elkhart at 13.6%

According to  the Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development (DWD), “Indiana’s economy added thousands of jobs in retail, manufacturing and finance, but those gains did not overcome a drop in hiring by temporary staffing companies.”

Indiana’s unemployment rate in June 2009 was 10.8%.

Also available from DWD:

• Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
• Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
• Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates

Jobs Report (CES)

• Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Non-Seasonally-Adjusted Employment Table for Indiana
• Detail Employment Listing – Statewide & MSAs

Click here to view a complete list of June 2010 U.S. unemployment numbers.