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Jefferson County Sees Drop In April Unemployment Rate

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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