Southeastern IN — All four area counties saw a dip in unemployment in December.
According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Decatur County had the lowest jobless rate at 2 percent, which was down from 2.3 percent in November.
Franklin and Dearborn counties were both at 2.2 percent.
Franklin County’s employment rate last month fell from 2.4 percent, while Dearborn County’s dropped from November’s 2.6 percent.
Ripley County checked in at 2.5 percent in December, which was down from 2.8 percent the month before.
All four local counties’ jobless rates were below the state average of 3.1 percent.
