Tippecanoe County's January 2009 jobless rate up to 8.1%, highest in more than 10 years

(Lafayette) Journal and Courier

Sunday, March 8, 2009 9:13 AM

By Max Showalter, Journal & Courier

mshowalter@journalandcourier.com

Layoffs and job eliminations large and small helped push Tippecanoe County's unemployment rate to 8.1 percent in January -- by far its highest mark in more than 10 years.

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