How big is the decline of unemployment claims in Indiana covering the week ending May 23?
New unemployment claims fell again in Indiana and Kentucky, according to a weekly U.S. Department of Labor report issued Thursday. Indiana reported a decline of 3,081 claims, and Kentucky dropped its unemployment requests by 4,323 from the previous week. The latest study covered the week ending May 23. Nationally, unemployment claims tallied 623,000 for that time frame, lower than the 635,000 experts anticipated. Uric Dufrene, Sanders chair of the Indiana University Southeast business department, credited the declines in Indiana and Kentucky to fewer layoffs in the automobile, service and manufacturing industries. “Continuing claims continue to increase, however. This suggests that the unemployed are having difficulty finding new work,” Dufrene said. But Dufrene added there is encouragement in a separate Labor Department report that shows the durable goods sector increased in productivity in April. “This is important for Indiana and Kentucky because of the significant manufacturing pre
New unemployment claims fell again in Indiana and Kentucky, according to a weekly U.S. Department of Labor report issued Thursday. Indiana reported a decline of 3,081 claims, and Kentucky dropped its unemployment requests by 4,323 from the previous week. The latest study covered the week ending May 23. Nationally, unemployment claims tallied 623,000 for that time frame, lower than the 635,000 experts anticipated. Uric Dufrene, Sanders chair of the Indiana University Southeast business department, credited the declines in Indiana and Kentucky to fewer layoffs in the automobile, service and manufacturing industries. “Continuing claims continue to increase, however. This suggests that the unemployed are having difficulty finding new work,” Dufrene said. But Dufrene added there is encouragement in a separate Labor Department report that shows the durable goods sector increased in productivity in April. “This is important for Indiana and Kentucky because of the significant manufacturing pre
