Unemployment figures for June have been released and Marshall County sits at 3.9-percent.
That figure, courtesy of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation, suggests Marshall County has seen a .3 percentage point increase compared to June of 2015. It puts Marshall County as one of the lowest jobless rates in Indiana.
Pulaski County sits at 4.4-percent for the month of June. That also constitutes a .1-percentage increase over the same period one year ago. Starke County sits at 5.3-percent unemployment and St. Joseph County checked in at 4.8-percent. Every county in the immediate area saw a negligible increase year-over-year.
Indiana’s unemployment rate was reported at 4.8-percent unemployment; a .2-percent drop. Indiana still compares well with its neighbors. Ohio saw 5-percent unemployment, Kentucky 5, Michigan 4.6, and Illinois at 6.2-percent unemployment.
Dubois County Indiana led the state with an unemployment rate of 3.3-percent.
