More Hoosiers are back at work, according to the latest
unemployment numbers.
Indiana Workforce Development says unemployment fell .1% to 8.3%
in September. It is the first decline in the state's rate since April. IWD says
the state also recorded its first increase in the labor force in 7 months,
which they say could be a signal that more Hoosiers are again looking for work.
Locally, every Michiana county and city saw their unemployment
rates decrease.
| Location |
Sept 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
Change |
|
US
|
7.8% |
8.1% |
-.3% |
| Indiana |
8.2% |
8.3% |
-.1%
|
| Elkhart/Goshen MSA |
8.4% |
8.7% |
-.3% |
| Michigan City MSA |
8.8% |
9.7% |
-.9% |
| South Bend MSA |
8.2% |
8.8% |
-.6% |
| Elkhart County |
8.4% |
8.7% |
-.3% |
| Fulton County |
7.5% |
8.0% |
-.5% |
| Kosciusko County |
6.6% |
6.9% |
-.4% |
| LaGrange County |
7.0% |
7.4% |
-.4% |
| LaPorte County |
8.8% |
9.7% |
-.9% |
| Marshall County |
7.8% |
8.1% |
-.3% |
| Pulaski County |
6.1% |
6.8% |
-.7%
|
| St. Joseph County |
8.6% |
9.2% |
-.6% |
| Starke County |
8.9% |
9.7% |
-.8%
|
| Elkhart City |
10.0% |
10.9% |
-.9%
|
| Goshen |
8.1% |
8.3% |
-.2% |
| Michigan City |
10.5% |
11.6% |
-1.1%
|
| Mishawaka |
8.6% |
9.3% |
-.7% |
| South Bend |
10.4% |
11.1% |
-.7% |
