The Indiana State Budget Agency reported Sept. 7 that the state’s general fund revenues totaled $1.06 billion for August, down $19.6 million or 1.8 percent below estimates from a revised revenue forecast in December, but $39 million or 3.8 percent more than revenues collected in August 2017. Sales tax collections totaled $661.2 million for August,
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An economic thinktank forecasts the nation’s economy should remain in a growth mode the remainder of 2018. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in July to 110.7, following a 0.5 percent increase in June, and a 0.1 percent increase in May. A reading over 100 indicates economic expansion. “The
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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s unemployment rate in July was 3.4 percent, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported. July’s figure was up from June’s rate of 3.3 percent. The nation’s jobless rate in July was 3.9 percent, which was down from 4 percent in June. The state’s jobless rate has run below the national rate for
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A new study released by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway maritime industry shows Indiana plays a major role in cargo shipping on the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes shoreline spans more than 4,800 miles in the U.S., with only 45 miles of that in Indiana. Even with less than 1 percent of the
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Indiana’s unemployment rate in June was 3.3 percent, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The June figure is lower than the nation’s rate of 4 percent. With the exception of October 2014, the state’s unemployment rate has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years. The state said the monthly unemployment
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Hiring remained strong across the country in June as U.S. employers added 213,000 jobs during the month, the government reported on July 6. Job growth occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing and health care. The retail trade lost jobs, the government said. The nation’s jobless rate rose by 0.2 percentage points to 4 percent
Indiana’s unemployment rate for April was 3.2 percent, lower than the national rate of 3.9 percent, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reports. Indiana’s unemployment rate has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years except during October 2014 when the jobless rates were identical. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau
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St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty now operates as a service of Goodwill Industries of Michiana in South Bend. This transition took effect April 1. Goodwill in a statement said the move “offers an opportunity for program expansion and a regional reach throughout Northern Indiana.” Bridges will operate as part of Goodwill’s workforce development
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