Stories tagged with "bureau of labor statistics"

Indiana's jobless rate crawls up to 9.8% by Ted Evanoff

State’s holding fairly steady, but no big improvement is seen on the horizon Indiana’s jobless rate inched up last month as the Indianapolis area’s recovery... – Nov 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Indiana's nonfatal work injury rate hits historic low for 2008 by Jason Thomas

Indiana’s nonfatal occupational injury and illness rate for private industry workers for 2008 reached a historic low, but it remains above the national average. For the first... – Oct 29, 2009 at 2:52 PM in Marion County

Unemployment has hit the disabled harder than most by Dana Hunsinger

Unemployment rate was 16.9 percent in August The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is growing at a faster pace than joblessness in the overall population, making what... – Oct 03, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Indiana's jobless rate fell below 10% in August by Tom Spalding

Addition of 12,100 metro-area jobs in August, labor force dropouts cited as factors in decline It’s too soon to say Indianapolis’ job engine has finally switched into... – Sep 19, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Growning number of Americans taking on second jobs by Dana Hunsinger

After putting in 40 hours a week as a legal assistant at Owens&Owens law firm, Amber St. Clair wakes up on the weekends, reaches for the mop and pail and starts her second job... – Sep 07, 2009 at 12:37 AM in Business

Labor Day: Celebrating the American worker by indystar

Labor Day is a national tribute celebrating the social and economic achievements of the American worker. The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of... – Sep 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Unions lead fight to expand health coverage by indystar

Organized workers push for overhaul with a grass-roots campaign in Indiana From health-care-themed picnics to public rallies to door-to-door campaigning, labor unions are behind... – Sep 01, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Politics & Government

Expand your mind, -- and paycheck, too by indystar

Across the country this fall, in a ritual as regular as the annual bird migration southward, flocks of students are alighting on our college campuses — many for the first... – Aug 31, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Indiana worker deaths rise by Tom Spalding

But 132 job fatalities in 2008 were second-lowest; official credits boost in inspections Workplace deaths in Indiana rose 4 percent in 2008 but were low enough to give the state... – Aug 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Kids: foreclosure's 'silent sufferers' by indystar

News that their family was moving came as a shock to Michael White, 18, and his sister, Christianna, 16, Indianapolis. “We just got told that we were moving one day,”... – Jun 22, 2009 at 1:00 AM in

Construction worker's death renews focus on safety by Vic Ryckaert

Officials say man’s harness wasn’t attached to crane Investigators with the Indiana Department of Labor were sorting through evidence and conducting interviews to... – Jun 18, 2009 at 2:35 AM in Marion County

Indiana's jobless rate slips to 9.9% by Ted Evanoff

Indy area posted gain of 5,000 jobs; national rate rises to 8.9% Indiana’s unemployment rate inched down from double digits in April while industrial neighbors and the rest... – May 23, 2009 at 2:01 AM in Business

High unemployment stalks returning Guard members by Will Higgins

J.T. Hardman spent most of 2008 in a battle of wits with terrorists. He says he dodged nearly two dozen roadside bombs and “small-arms fire here and there” while... – Apr 13, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

Job losses unlikely to let up soon by Ted Evanoff

Reliance on factory work may slow state’s recovery Indiana and the nation will continue to lose jobs for months as the country struggles out of a recession that pushed the... – Apr 04, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

Jobless claims slow but still post increase by Ted Evanoff

Hiring at schools, colleges helped keep rate from heading past 9.4% Indiana might not be out of the recession yet, but new hiring in schools and colleges cushioned the state last... – Mar 28, 2009 at 2:51 AM in Business

Indiana's 'teen jobs' often filled by adults by Dana Hunsinger

In a down economy where unemployment is skyrocketing and open positions are sparse, employers can be pickier than ever. And if their choice is an adult with life and work... – Mar 21, 2009 at 3:07 AM in Marion County

Strength in numbers by Dana Hunsinger

Unions see more workers joining the chain of solidarity As the economy sputters, workers concerned about their jobs are turning increasingly to unions for hope of added... – Feb 04, 2009 at 2:11 AM in Business

Gov. set for scaled-back inauguration by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels will make a brief inauguration speech Monday after being sworn in for a second term and will be in front of a crowd again Tuesday to give the... – Jan 10, 2009 at 4:31 PM in News

More layoffs are expected at Indiana plants by Ted Evanoff

Pushed by factory layoffs and a slowing economy, Indiana’s unemployment rate jumped to 7.1 percent in November, exceeding the nation’s 6.7 percent rate.Indiana’s... – Dec 20, 2008 at 2:04 AM in Business

Employers facing tough choices amid tough times by indystar

Workers and employers are sick of the news.And, in some cases, that means they are tired of the people who tell it."I am so sick of the doom and gloom you write about every... – Dec 17, 2008 at 2:04 AM in Business