According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development's preliminary report, Allen County unemployment rate is at 10.8%. Allen County sits nestled between some counties with unemployment rates going as high as 17.5% in Noble. Allen County even surpasses the State's average of 10.6%.
This is a preliminary report unemployment report. But one thing is clear the numbers are huge. As far as surrounding states' unemployment, Michigan is the run away with a 12.6% unemployment rate. A 2% lead on the State of Indiana. Illinois is 9.1%, Kentucky 9.8%, and Ohio 9.7%, all below Indiana.
Allen County could be in denial as it finds itself only slightly behind the State of Indiana overall unemployment at 0.2%. Especially, when in March 2008, the State of Indiana was 5.5% while Allen County was almost a percent higher at 6.3%. The State of Indiana unemployment almost doubling in a year, but Allen unemployment growing only 4.7%
What is not clear what's driving the unemployment rate and when will the numbers stop climbing? Allen County 10.8% unemployment rate has the potential of reaching the 1982 State of Indiana 12.8% unemployment rate.
It's going to be a long hot summer.
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www.realmatch.com (matches you to jobs)
good luck to those looking.