Indiana’s March unemployment rate is at its lowest point since 2001, according to state officials. They note the 3.9 percent rate is also well below the national average of 4.5 percent. The unemployment rate reflects the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force. Indiana’s labor force increased by more than 6,000 over the past month, according to Indiana Department of Workforce Development Commissioners Steven J. Braun. Statewide employment saw a 12,322 increase, and a 6,229 decrease in unemployment.
All 92 Indiana counties saw their jobless rates fall from February to March. Marshall County fell to 3.2 percent, which represents a drop of nine-tenths of a percent. Elkhart County has the lowest jobless rate in the area at 2.8 percent, followed by Kosciusko County at 3 percent. Fulton and St. Joseph Counties both tied the state average of 3.9, while Starke County has the highest unemployment rate among neighboring counties at 5 percent.
