From collection New Albany Public Library News Collection
Unemployment dips in Indiana
Indiana below national jobless average for the first time since October 2008. According to a U.S. Labor Department survey, the state's jobless mark fell to 9.6 in September, slightly below the national average of 9.8 percent. Indiana posted the highest month-over-month employment increase in the nation, adding 4,400 jobs from August to September. Indiana has the lowest jobless rates of its neighboring states