Indiana unemployment rate ticks up to 9.8 percent
The state’s jobless rate has been either 9.8 percent or 9.7 percent the past four months.
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Logistics firm CEVA to lay off 250 workers in Plainfield
CEVA Logistics U.S. Inc. plans to permanently lay off nearly all of its workers at its warehouse operations in Plainfield,
resulting in the loss of more than 250 jobs.
Weather blamed for unexpected rise in jobless claims
New claims for unemployment benefits jumped unexpectedly last week, mostly because state agencies processed a backlog of
claims caused by snowstorms the previous week.
Cardinal Health laying off 49 at local warehouse
Cardinal Health notified the state on Feb. 3 that it laid off 37 workers at the end of January and plans to lay off 12 more
effective April 3.
National unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent
January’s report offers hope that employers may start adding jobs soon. Excluding the beleaguered construction industry, the private sector as a whole added 63,000 positions.
Republic Airways to shut down Lynx Aviation
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. will shut down Lynx Aviation, a regional flying unit that operates Bombardier
Q400 propeller planes. The changes will mean 175 people will lose their jobs.
Job cuts begin at east-side steering parts plant
Fifteen employees at an east-side automotive plant operated by a Ford subsidiary will lose their jobs on March 31. More job
cuts are expected, as the factory prepares to close by the end of 2011.
Source: WISH-TV lays off news, production workers
WISH-TV Channel 8 laid off employees late last week as local TV market is battered by swooning economy.
Gunite Corp. cutting 100-plus jobs at Elkhart plant
Beleaguered Elkhart took another hit this week when Illinois-based Gunite Corp. announced plans to move 110 manufacturing
jobs to Rockford, Ill., and Brillion, Wis.
More economy woes: Retail sales sink, jobless claims rise
For the year, retail sales fell 6.2 percent, the biggest decline on government records that go back to 1992.
ISU may cut 100 jobs to trim budget
Indiana State University’s president says the college will eliminate 80 to 100 jobs as a result of state budget cuts.
Jobless claims fall unexpectedly as layoffs ease
The Labor Department said today that new claims for unemployment insurance fell by 22,000, to a seasonally adjusted 432,000,
the lowest since July 2008.
Humvee slowdown costs 250 jobs in northern Indiana
AM General Corp. plans to lay off 250 workers from its Humvee plant in Mishawaka, because the U.S. military is buying fewer
of the vehicles.
New jobless claims rise unexpectedly
The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of new jobless claims rose to 480,000 last week, up 7,000 from the previous
week.
Cummins lays off another 200-plus in Columbus
Cummins Engine Co. will idle 195 workers at its fuel systems plant in Columbus; another 22 workers will take voluntary leave.
Jobless rate unexpectedly falls to 10 percent
The Labor Department said the economy shed only 11,000 jobs last month, a vast improvement from October’s revised total of
111,000.
Productivity surges 8.1 percent, most in 6 years
The U. S. Commerce Department said productivity rose at an annual rate of 8.1 percent in the third quarter, the biggest jump
since 2003.
Cummins to lay off 400-plus workers in New York
Columbus engine maker Cummins Inc. will idle at least 400 workers at a manufacturing facility in Jamestown, N.Y., because
of a change in emission standards that will cut production from 500 engines a day to 100.
State’s jobless rate ticks up
Indiana’s unemployment rate inched up to 9.8 percent in October, reversing small declines recorded in the previous three months,
the Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday morning.
Layoff euphemisms
Corporations simply don’t like direct language, a Butler University professor says.