Marshall County’s Unemployment Rate Climbs to 3.4 Percent

Unemployment is up in Marshall County. The county saw a 3.4-percent unemployment rate in October, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. That’s up from 2.8 percent in September and 2.6 percent in October of 2017. The county’s labor force grew slightly from September, but it’s smaller than it was in October of last year.

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Unemployment Goes up Slightly in Local Counties

The February unemployment figures released this week don’t show a lot of improvement from January.

In Starke County and La Porte County, the unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent which is two-tenths of an increase from January. The same increase was recorded in Marshall County where the rate went from 3.3 to 3.5 percent.

Pulaski County’s rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent.

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Final Marshall County Unemployment Rates for 2017

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development released the final unemployment rates for 2017 and Indiana’s rate stayed steady at 3.4 percent, still coming in lower than the national average of 4.1 percent.

In Marshall County, the unemployment rate dropped from 3 percent to 2.7 percent. Compare that to December of 2016 when Marshall County’s unemployment was at 3.4 and it appears that Marshall County is seeing lower unemployment.

However, just because there is a lower unemployment rate, that doesn’t necessarily mean more people are working. Continue reading

Start off 2018 by Strengthening Employee Skills with this Ancilla College Training Program

Last year, the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and Ancilla College worked in conjunction with local businesses to launch the Ancilla College Management and Leadership Training program. The program has continued into this year to continue developing the skills of our community’s team leaders.

After conducting interviews with local employers and finding that many of them were seeking more opportunities for management training, the program was created as a way to strengthen the existing workforce. Continue reading