Unemployment rates in several Northern Indiana metro areas fell in December when compared to November.
The December jobless rate in the Elkhart-Goshen area was 0.9%, down from 1.5% in November and down from 3.5% in December 2020, according to data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
In the Gary area, December’s jobless rate was 2.1%, down from 3.2% in November and down from 6.3% in December 2020.
The Michigan City-La Porte area jobless rate was 1.9% in December, down from 2.9% in November and down from 3.9% in December 2020.
In the South Bend-Mishawaka area, the December jobless rate was 1.8%, down from 2.5% in November and down from 5.4% in December 2020.
Indiana’s December jobless rate was 2.7%, down from 3% in November. The state’s labor force in December was 3,277,064 with 3,234,050 employed and 43,014 unemployed.
