The state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly for the month of April and remains lower than the national rate. Indiana had a 2.9 percent unemployment rate in April while the U.S. has a rate of 3.7 percent.
According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Marshall County had a rate of 2.7 percent in April which is an improvement from the March statistic of 3.1 percent rate in unemployment. Fulton County reported a 3.0 percent unemployment rate in April which shows gains from March. St. Joseph County also dropped from 3.4 percent in March to 3.0 percent in April. Starke County showed an improvement of eight-tenths moving from 4.7 percent unemployment rate in March to 3.9 percent in April.
Most figures are at the same level at this time last year.
Marshall County ranks 56th in the state in terms of unemployment while Fulton County ranks 39th, St. Joseph County ranks 44th and Starke County 5th.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development report also indicates that Indiana’s initial unemployment insurance claims continue to be at historical lows.
