Local unemployment numbers dropping

Statewide — The Indiana Department of Workforce Development released December 2020 county-wide unemployment numbers this week. Across the state, numbers are once again dropping, and here in Southeastern Indiana, all four regional counties are well below the state rate of 4.3%.

• Dearborn County – 3.6%
• Decatur County – 3.3 %
• Franklin County – 3.1%
• Ripley County – 3.1 %