Unemployment Rates Remain Steady for SEI Counties

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 11:02 AM

Data was released earlier this week from the Dept. of Workforce Development.

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INDIANAPOLIS - Local unemployment rates did not fluctuate much from May to June.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development released this week June jobless rates for all 92 Indiana counties.

Locally, unemployment rates ranged from 3.1 to 3.6 percent with Ohio County boasting the lowest jobless rate of the five counties in the Eagle Country listening area.

	June 2023	May 2023	June 2022
USA	3.6	3.7	3.6
Indiana	3.2	3.1	2.9
Dearborn	3.5	3.4	2.8
Franklin	3.2	3.3	2.8
Ohio	3.1	3.2	2.3
Ripley	3.6	3.6	3.3
Switzerland	3.4	3.5	3.1

*Data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, and Switzerland counties all have an unemployment rate lower than the national rate of 3.6 percent.

Only Ohio and Franklin counties had a jobless rate at or below the statewide average of 3.2 percent.

See a full list of county unemployment rates below.

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