The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday, March 19, and restated its expectation of two rate cuts this year, despite growing uncertainty about the economic outlook.
Read MoreCongressman Rudy Yakym, IN-02, participated in his first Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing, Thursday, Feb. 6.
Read MoreBy Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle INDIANAPOLIS — Legislation nearly halving how long Hoosiers can collect unemployment insurance split a panel of lawmakers on Wednesday, Jan. 16 — alongside proposals loosening engineer registration requirements and raising certain pension benefits. The Senate’s Pensions and Labor Committee took only … Read More
Indiana Department of Workforce Development has recently released its monthly employment report.
Read MoreMore details have been released about the impact of Tyson Foods’ announcement that they will be closing their Cordyn plant, along with three others.
Read MoreIndiana’s unemployment rate in May stands at 3.1%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Read MoreAcross much of the country, the jobs market is as strong as it’s ever been, and Black women, young people and people with disabilities are among the workers benefiting, recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show.
Read MoreRichards Restaurant in Warsaw survived the pandemic but appears to be a victim of the national labor crisis.
Read MoreStaff Report WASHINGTON – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, May 8, that the nation’s jobless rate surged to 14.7 percent in April, making it the worst report since the World War II era. The economy lost an estimated 20.5 million jobs because of business closures … Read More
News Release INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today signed an executive order to speed up the review of unemployment insurance claim appeals during the fight against COVID-19.  The executive order 20-23 allows the Department of Workforce Development to hire additional staff to review the appeals.   The executive … Read More
WARSAW — While the jobless rate increased slightly in Kosciusko County in January, the rate is still below the national and state average. According to the January 2020 statistics released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Kosciusko County had a 3.1% unemployment rate. This is a .4% … Read More
INDIANA — Indiana’s unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percent to 4 percent in December, which marks its lowest point since 2001. The unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force. … Read More
GOSHEN — Goshen Coach told the state Wednesday, Aug. 31 it plans to close its Elkhart plant.
Read MoreINDIANA — The US Bureau of Labor Statistics had some good news for Indiana for June: The state’s unemployment rate dropped .2 percent to 4.8 percent. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported June was the second consecutive month Indiana has seen a decrease in unemployment. The department … Read More
By JOE FRANK Indiana Workforce Development INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined again in August by 0.1 percent to 4.6 percent. Last month marked the lowest rate of unemployment in the Hoosier State since August, 2007. Additionally, Indiana’s labor force increased by 5,629 individuals last month … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percent to 4.9 percent in June due mostly to a 2,200 worker increase in the labor force and a sizeable decrease in the number of unemployed Hoosiers. June marked the first month since February of 2008 the rate of unemployment in … Read More
