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October jobless rate at 9.8% in Indiana
Updated: Friday, 20 Nov 2009, 12:09 PM EST
Published : Friday, 20 Nov 2009, 12:09 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's unemployment rate of 9.8% in October is slightly above
September's adjusted jobless rate of 9.7%, but state officials said
the change is statistically insignificant.
Numbers released Friday by the Indiana Department of
Workforce Development show that Indiana's October jobless rate
stayed below the national unemployment rate of 10.2% for that
month.
Indiana had been above the national rate from October 2008 until
September 2009.
The new figures show that more than 291,000 residents were
looking for work in October, up from 289,000 in September.
The numbers also showed a decrease in the state's labor force, which could be a sign that more discouraged workers are giving up their job searches.
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