State receives $10.8 million grant to connect employers with dislocated workers
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development was awarded a $10.8 million grant to fund initiatives to connect employers with dislocated workers.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development was awarded a $10.8 million grant to fund initiatives to connect employers with dislocated workers.
Indiana’s jobless rate in September was 2.8%, which is unchanged from August.
Jobless rates edged higher in June from May across several northern Indiana metro areas, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported.
SkyWater Technology will invest $1.8 billion to build a semiconductor production facility in Indiana, which is expected to create 750 new jobs.
A nearly $4 million grant will help expand apprenticeship programs around Indiana.
DWD Commissioner Fred Payne is stepping down to become the next president and CEO of the United Way of Central Indiana.
Indiana’s unemployment rate in May remained unchanged from April, holding steady at 2.2%, the state said.
State officials credit job growth with driving down Indiana’s jobless rate to its lowest levels since the mid-1970s.
Unemployment rates in several northern Indiana metro areas fell in November when compared to the prior month.
Indiana’s jobless rate appears to be in a holding pattern.