Unemployment/Employment

Wayne County Commissioners commit dollars to attract remote workers, map broadband service

Saturday, January 15, 2022 4:47 PM

Beth Fields, the city's director of strategic initiatives, wrote that 20 new remote workers would create an estimated $1.8 million in economic impact during their first year
Some Hoosier supermarket and pharmacy shelves bare amid another surge in COVID pandemic-related shortages

Friday, January 14, 2022 7:44 PM

A major underlying issue is so many people have been calling in sick after getting infected with COVID, Indiana University Associate Professor of Economics Micah Pollak said
Unemployment benefits nixed from Indiana House vaccine mandates bill

Thursday, January 13, 2022 8:05 PM
Businesses in Clark and Floyd counties are struggling to stay open, strained by surge of new COVID variant, Omicron

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 7:46 PM

However, Southern Indiana reported record hotel occupancy in December 2021, with the highest rates since the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention Tourism Bureau, GoSoIn, started collecting this particular data
COVID-19 is bringing lasting changes to the economy and society although we may not see them yet

Sunday, January 9, 2022 12:58 PM

“I think it’s going to take 20 to 30 years to sort through the changes...," said Ball State economist Michael Hicks
Allen County Together: Next 10 years: high-growth, innovative, inclusive projects on tap for Fort Wayne area

Friday, January 7, 2022 12:19 PM

The plan seeks to build on the millions of dollars that the city is investing in the riverfront, and the fact that the county has attracted 2,000 new jobs annually on average, with last year drawing over 2,600 jobs
'Smart' career path: Ivy Tech seeks to prepare future workforce with Industry 4.0

Saturday, December 18, 2021 12:43 PM

A report released by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte estimates 2.4 million manufacturing jobs will go unfilled between 2018 and 2028
Look behind good unemployment figures in Northwest Indiana reflects changes in worker attitude about careers, jobs

Friday, December 17, 2021 6:05 PM

IU Northwest's Micah Pollak said the size of the labor force in Lake County has shrunk by more than 6,000 workers compared with before the pandemic and is at its lowest level in almost 30 years, since 1992
Develop Indy deals led to 4,575 pledged jobs, $570 million in investments, local leaders say

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 7:44 PM

Average wages for the newly committed positions were about $31 hourly, according to the agency
Hammond council OKs executive orders, requiring vaccines for both newly hired city employees and employees applying for transfers, promotions

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 6:17 PM

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