 Unemployment rate up 17% last month |
 Mar 14 2019, 03:06 PM
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 Spends WAY too much time at CBTL  Group: Admin Posts: 16,420 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2  |
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/jobs-and-...6af9bfc2.html#1
QUOTE LaPorte County ranked sixth out of Indiana's 92 counties at 5.5 percent unemployment in January, which was up from 4.7 percent in December. Joblessness in the Michigan City-LaPorte metro area, which is just LaPorte County, also rose by 0.8 percentage points month-over-month. Joblessness rose in December in Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Merrillville, Michigan City, Portage, Schererville, and Valparaiso, rising by as much as 1.2 percent in East Chicago and 0.9 percent in Hobart and Portage. Schererville posted the smallest increase month-over-month, of just 0.3 percent. |
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Mar 14 2019, 03:09 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,420 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Michigan City's rates have gone from 3.8% in September, to 4.3% in October, 4.5 in November, and 4.7 in December. 500 more people are out of work according to the BLS stats.
Our Metro areas is 2nd worst in the state, 2nd only to Gary. https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/in_michigancity_msa.htm |
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Southsider2k12 Unemployment rate up 17% last month Mar 14 2019, 03:06 PM
exsteel5
Michigan City's rates have gone from 3.8% in ... Apr 16 2019, 11:17 AM Southsider2k12
This is what needs attention in Michigan City. St... Apr 16 2019, 01:39 PM exsteel5
Good timing. The February numbers just came out.... Apr 16 2019, 08:39 PM |
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