The preliminary unemployment rate for Hancock County in September was reported to be 3.7% by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. This figure remains the same as the previous month’s, August, but indicates a rise from the 2.4% rate that was recorded a year prior in September 2023. The state of Indiana’s preliminary unemployment rate for September stood at 4.3%. When compared to the national average, Indiana’s rate of unemployment was slightly higher than the nationwide September unemployment rate of 3.9%. The highest preliminary rate in the state of Indiana for September was noted in Howard County at 7.9%, while the lowest recorded rates were 3.2%, in counties such as Martin, Daviess, Clinton, Benton, and Boone. Hancock County presently ranks 63rd in the state’s unemployment rate.

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