NORTHERN  INDIANA'S  JOBLESS  RATE  MOSTLY  FLAT  IN  JULY  2010 AT  12.1%; RECOVERY  REMAINS  SLOW AND SLUGGISH

     Unemployment in Northern Indiana (Region 2) was nearly flat during July 2010 at 12.1 percent, a small rise from 12.0 percent during the prior month. A similar jobless trend occurred in Northwest Indiana (Region 1) as well as in the state's Northeast economic growth area (Region 3).

     In the seven northwest counties that form Region 1, the jobless rate fell slightly to 10.5 percent in July 2010 from 10.7 percent during June. Moreover, throughout the 11 northeast counties of Region 3, unemployment was unchanged at 10.7 percent in July as well as in June. Collectively, one-third of Indiana's 3.16-million person workforce resides in the three northern regions (the combined labor market of regions one, two and three was 1.05 million Hoosiers in July 2010).

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