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September Unemployment Rates Released by DWD

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 11:14 AM

By Brianna Simpson

Ohio County holds best jobless rate.

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has released September employment data for local counties.

Ohio County continues to have the best jobless rate dropping to 1.8%

All five counties in the area had their jobless rate fall in September compared to August.

	September 2022	August 2022	September 2021
US	3.3	3.7	4.7
Indiana	2.8	2.8	3.1
Dearborn	1.9	2.6	2.4
Franklin	1.9	2.4	2.2
Ohio	1.8	2.0	2.0
Ripley	2.2	2.7	2.3
Switzerland	2.1	3.0	2.7

*Data by Indiana Department of Workforce Development

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