HANCOCK COUNTY — The county’s preliminary unemployment rate for July was 4.1%. That’s up from where it was in June at 3.7% and up from the benchmark of one year ago, which was 3% in July 2023, according to information from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development released Monday.
Statewide, Indiana’s preliminary jobless rate for July was 5%. Nationally, the July unemployment rate was 4.5%.
Howard County had the highest preliminary rate in the state for July, at 7%, while Martin County had the lowest, at 3.6%. Hancock County’s unemployment rate ranked No. 74 in the state.
