Jefferson County Sees Drop In April Unemployment Rate

Monday, May 24, 2021 at 2:50 PM

By Kacie Jackson

Currently, the unemployment rate in Jefferson County remains lower than that of the state which is 4.2 percent.

(Madison, Ind.) – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development announced today that the Jefferson Counties’ unemployment rate has dropped to 3.6 percent.

Currently, Jefferson County is ranked 41st for unemployment percentage out of Indiana’s 92 counties. Currently, the unemployment rate in Jefferson County remains lower than that of the state which is 4.2 percent.

The chart below shows the ranks an unemployment percentage for neighboring counties:

Counties	Rank	March	April
Jefferson	41	4.0 percent	3.6 percent
Scott	20	4.9 percent	4.3 percent
Jennings	17	5.0 percent	4.4 percent
Switzerland	28	5.1 percent	4.1 percent
Ripley	74	3.9 percent	3.0 percent

To see how Jefferson County along with neighboring counties compares with the rest of Indiana you can click here.

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