Area Unemployment Drops Slightly

(Southeastern IN) – All four area counties saw a slight dip in unemployment in March.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says Decatur County was at 3.6%, which was down from 3.7 in February.

Dearborn County dropped from 4.1 to 4%.

Franklin County was at 4.3%, down from 4.4.

And Ripley County checked in at 4.6 % in March, which was a drop from 4.8 the previous month.

Indiana’s jobless rate in March stood at 3.5%.