Fewer Americans Applying For Unemployment
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits the week ending Saturday, Dec. 20, a sign that layoffs remain subdued even as other data point to a cooling U.S. labor market.
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US Consumer Confidence Lowest Since April, Unemployment Highest Since 2021
U.S. consumer confidence declined again in December, sinking to its lowest level since the spring rollout of broad tariffs and extending a steady slide driven by concerns about prices, trade policy and the job market.
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Consumer Confidence Fell To Three-Year Low In Wake Of Shutdown
American consumers grew increasingly pessimistic in the wake of a prolonged government shutdown, pushing overall sentiment to its lowest level in three years, according to new data from the University of Michigan.
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Unemployment In Northeast Indiana Sees August Decrease
New data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development shows unemployment rates across northeast Indiana declined in August.
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Consumer Confidence Slips In August As Job Market Weakens
Confidence in the U.S. economy dipped for Americans in August, reflecting rising concern over the labor market and persistent worries about inflation.
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Indiana Unemployment Drops To 3.6% Despite Private Sector Losses
Indiana’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.6% in June, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month, marking the sixth consecutive monthly decline, the state’s Department of Workforce Development reported.
Read MoreUnemployment Hits 12-Year High Among Recent College Graduates
As recent college graduates step into the job market this summer, they’re facing the toughest hiring climate in over a decade, one not seen since the early 2010s, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rate Unchanged, Predicts Inflation Growth
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.
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Yakym Pushes For Accountability On Rampant Unemployment Fraud
Congressman Rudy Yakym, IN-02, participated in his first Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing, Thursday, Feb. 6.
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Indiana lawmakers contemplate slashing unemployment insurance timespan
By 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
IDWD Releases September Employment Report
Indiana Department of Workforce Development has recently released its monthly employment report.
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Tyson Plant Closure In Cordyn To Affect 368 Workers
More details have been released about the impact of Tyson Foods’ announcement that they will be closing their Cordyn plant, along with three others.
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Unemployment Rate At 3.1%
Indiana’s unemployment rate in May stands at 3.1%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
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States See Record Low Unemployment Across The U.S.
Across 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.
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Lots Of Business, Too Few Workers – Richards Restaurant Is Closing
Richards Restaurant in Warsaw survived the pandemic but appears to be a victim of the national labor crisis.
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