Ohio County Unemployment Rates Drops To Area-Best 2.7 Percent

Monday, September 20, 2021 at 1:18 PM

Three southeastern Indiana counties saw their jobless rate decrease in August.

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(INDIANAPOLIS) - Three southeastern Indiana counties saw their unemployment rate decrease last month.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development released employment data for counties on Monday.

Locally, Ohio County had the best unemployment rate in August at 2.7 percent, down from 3.0 percent a month prior.

Franklin County's jobless rate fell from 3.1 percent in July to 3.0 percent in August. Ripley County's unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percent to 3.1 percent.

Dearborn and Switzerland counties saw their jobless rate hold steady in August.

Of the five counties in the Eagle Country coverage area, all five currently have unemployment rates below the state average of 4.1 percent.

	AUGUST 2021	JULY 2021	AUGUST 2020
USA	5.2	5.4	8.4
INDIANA	4.1	4.1	7.3
DEARBORN	3.4	3.4	6.5
FRANKLIN	3.0	3.1	4.8
OHIO	2.7	3.0	6.9
RIPLEY	3.1	3.3	5.4
SWITZERLAND	3.9	3.9	7.2

*Data via the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

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