U.S. jobless claims hold steady for second straight week
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting some gains in the job market.
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U.S. jobless rate slips despite dismal employment report
Employers added fewer workers than predicted in April, but the jobless rate unexpectedly fell as workers left the labor force. The participation rate, which indicates the share of working-age people in the labor force, fell to it lowest mark since 1981.
U.S. applications for unemployment aid drop
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by the most in nearly a year. But the four-week average, a less volatile measure, ticked up.
Firm finds opportunity helping employers with hiring
Rushville-based Barada Associates Inc. specializes in helping business clients make good hiring decisions—services that have become more popular as companies find themselves inundated with eager applicants looking for work.
State’s unemployment rate dips to 8.2 percent
Indiana’s jobless rate is the lowest it’s been since December 2008 and matches the national jobless rate for March, also at 8.2 percent.
U.S. unemployment claims signal slower hiring
Applications have started to tick up in recent weeks after months of steady declines. And employers added only 120,000 jobs in March — half the pace of the previous three months.
Stalled recovery? Gas prices, optimism on collision course
Nearly two-thirds of Hoosier business owners in a new survey said they are optimistic or moderately optimistic about the Indiana economy over the next six months. But high gas prices may dampen the enthusiasm.
U.S. unemployment rate dips, but job growth slows
The job market slowed in March as companies hit the brakes on hiring amid uncertainty about the economy's growth prospects. The unemployment rate fell slightly, but mostly because more Americans stopped looking for work.
New data brightens Indy area’s jobs picture
Bureau of Labor Statistics revises numbers, but region is still 30,000 jobs short of pre-recession peak.
Indiana unemployment rate drops to 8.4 percent
Indiana’s unemployment rate took a sizable dip in February, falling to 8.4 percent, as new jobless claims hit a seven-year low.
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to lowest level in four years
The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment benefit applications fell by 5,000, to a seasonally adjusted 359,000. That's the smallest number of applicants since April 2008. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, declined to 365,000.
Lower unemployment means no more extended benefits
About 10,000 Indiana residents who have been unemployed for more than 79 weeks will no longer be eligible to receive 20 more weeks of extended federal benefits after April 15 because the state's three-month average unemployment rate is no longer 110 percent higher than it was three years ago.
State unemployment rate dips to 8.7 percent
Indiana’s unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in January as the state added 13,000 private-sector jobs, the largest monthly increase in more than a year.
Economy adds 227,000 jobs, jobless rate unchanged
U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February to complete three of the best months of hiring since the recession ended.
U.S. unemployment rate ticks down after hiring burst
Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month, to 8.3 percent, its lowest point in nearly three years.
State employers add 12,000 jobs, but jobless rate stays flat
Indiana added 12,000 private-sector jobs in December, but the state’s unemployment rate held steady at 9 percent as a huge wave of Hoosiers entered the labor force.
U.S. jobless claims hit lowest weekly level since 2008
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008. The decline added to evidence that the job market is strengthening.
U.S. jobless rate falls as employers add 200,000 jobs
The Labor Department said Friday that employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest since February 2009.
Unemployment claims rise after steady declines
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week after three weeks of declines. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, dropped for the fourth straight week.
Indiana jobless rate stays at 9 percent
The state’s unemployment rate held steady in November at a seasonally adjusted 9 percent, slightly higher than the overall U.S. rate that dropped to 8.6 percent, the state’s Department of Workforce Development said Tuesday morning.