10/24/11 Indiana added 8,800 private sector jobs in September, but also experienced an uptick in the unemployment rate. The preliminary seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate went from 8.7 to 8.9 percent in September. The U.S. rate remained flat at 9.1 percent this month. Indiana continues to be below all of our neighboring states for the eighth...
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10/10/11 Beginning Sunday, October 16, unemployed Hoosiers can file for an additional six weeks of unemployment insurance benefits, also known as tier four. The state is eligible for the fourth tier of federally funded extended benefits because Indiana’s three-month average unemployment rate is 8.5 percent. The additional six weeks of benefits allows unemployment insurance...
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09/29/11 Hoosiers receiving unemployment insurance will notice changes to eligibility requirements beginning October 1, 2011. These new rules are part of a law passed by the General Assembly making several changes to unemployment insurance over the next year. “This is a part of an overall push to make the system fair for employers and...
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09/19/11 Indiana and our neighboring states saw an uptick in the August unemployment rate. The preliminary seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate went from 8.5 to 8.7 percent in August. The U.S. rate remained flat at 9.1 percent this month. Indiana continues to be below the national average and that of all neighboring states for the seventh...
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08/22/11 Like other neighboring states, Indiana saw an uptick in its unemployment rate in July. The preliminary seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate went from 8.3 to 8.5 percent in July. The U.S. rate declined to 9.1 percent this month. Indiana continues to be significantly below the national average and that of all neighboring states for the...
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07/25/11 Indiana’s preliminary seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is 8.3 percent for June. The U.S. rate rose to 9.2 percent this month. Indiana continues to be significantly below the national average and that of all neighboring states for the fifth month in a row. Private sector employment decreased by 6,200 in June. “This month, the nation...
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07/01/11 Hoosiers receiving unemployment insurance will notice changes to eligibility requirements on July 1, 2011. The new rules are part of laws passed by the General Assembly making several changes to unemployment insurance over the next year. “The new laws close loopholes in eligibility requirements,” said Mark W. Everson, Commissioner of the Department of...
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05/24/11 Indiana’s preliminary seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percent, to 8.2 percent in April. Indiana’s rate is below the national average of 9 percent and below that of all neighboring states for the third month in a row. Private sector employment decreased by 2,700 in April. “Indiana is 0.8 percent below the national rate...
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04/20/11 Indiana’s preliminary seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percent, to 8.5 percent in March. Indiana’s rate is below the national average of 8.8 percent and below that of all neighboring states for the second month in a row. In addition, the state added 9,700 jobs in March. “We haven’t seen the unemployment rate drop...
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02/21/11 Due to bank and federal government observance of Presidents’ Day, unemployment insurance benefits will not be posted on debit cards on Monday, February 21, 2011. However, Indiana Department of Workforce Development offices and WorkOne Centers will be open. Payments for eligible vouchers filed on Sunday, February 20, and Monday, February 21 will be...
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