Unemployment benefit requests jump again
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week to the highest level in three months, another sign that the job market remains depressed.
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This year’s metro area job losses deeper than in peer cities
As the national economy sputters, the Indianapolis area is losing jobs faster than its peers, falling to levels not seen since 2002.
State’s unemployment rate rises to 8.5 percent
Indiana’s jobless rate moved up from 8.3 percent in June. The rate had held steady at 8.2 percent the previous two months.
Federal cuts in training funds hit at awkward time
Funding for the state’s work-force-development agencies to help Hoosiers develop job skills has fallen sharply, even as unemployment remains high and the economy is still shaky.
Unemployment aid applications fall to 4-month low
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week below 400,000 for the first time in four months, a sign that the job market may be improving again slowly after a recent slump.
U.S. jobless rate dips as economy adds 117,000 jobs
Hiring picked up slightly in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent, an optimistic sign after the worst day on Wall Street in nearly three years.
U.S. unemployment applications slip slightly
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week but has been at or above 400,000 for 17 straight weeks.
Economy growing at slowest pace since recession
The economy expanded at a meager 1.3-percent annual rate in the spring after scarcely growing at all in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department said Friday. The combined growth for the first six months of the year was the weakest since the recession ended two years ago.
Indiana’s unemployment rate ticks up to 8.3 percent
After remaining stagnant in April and May, the state’s jobless rate rose one-tenth of a point in June.
U.S. unemployment claims drop to 7-week low
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in seven weeks, although applications remain elevated.
State limits on jobless benefits take effect Friday
Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Mark Everson says the changes will help ensure that only the truly unemployed receive benefits.
HICKS: Jobless compensation and the incentive to work
In essence, the body of research tells us that longish periods of unemployment compensation tend to cause longish periods of unemployment.
State’s jobless rate holds steady at 8.2 percent
Indiana’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in May from the previous month. Because the rate has been at or below 8.5 percent for three consecutive months, the state is no longer eligible for a portion of extended unemployment benefits.
Unemployment aid applications stuck at high level
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits hardly changed for a second straight week, stuck at a high level that points to a slowing job market.
State’s jobless rate falls again, to 8.2 percent
Despite a decrease in private sector jobs, Indiana’s unemployment rate in April dropped 0.3 percentage points, to 8.2 percent, the lowest it’s been since December 2008.
Economy adds 244,000 jobs, but unemployment rate ticks up
The job gains were widespread. Retailers, factories, financial companies, education and health care and even construction companies all added jobs. Federal, state and local governments cut jobs.
State’s unemployment rate drops to 8.5 percent
Indiana’s unemployment rate last month declined by 0.3 percentage points compared to February and is the lowest it’s been in more than two years.
Applications for unemployment benefits rise nationally
The government says applications for unemployment benefits rose 27,000, to a seasonally adjusted 412,000 for the week ended April 9. That left applications at their highest point since mid-February.
Young workers in Indiana still face tough job market
The number of Indiana teens and college students with jobs fell sharply during the recession, and their employment prospects might not improve this year.
U.S. unemployment rate falls to two-year low
The nation added 216,000 jobs last month, with private employers adding more than 200,000 jobs for a second straight month. However, a big factor in the lower jobless rate is that many people who stopped looking for jobs still aren’t looking for one.