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Storewide Sale! Fall ANNUAL SALE Jobless rate rose to 3.7% in August By Ed Cahill Pike County's jobless rate rose to 3.7 percent in Au- gust, according to prelim- inary figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on Monday, Sept. 24. August's 3.7 percent job- less rate was three-tenths of a percentage point higher than the revised 3.4 percent unemployment rate Pike County recorded in July. According to estimates released by the Indiana De- partment of Workforce De- velopment, 6,219 of Pike County's labor force of 6,458 were employed during Au- gust, leaving 239 persons without jobs. In August 2017, when the county's jobless rate was 4.2 percent, it was estimat- ed that 6,260 of the county's labor force of 6,518 were em- ployed, leaving 258 persons without jobs. In adjoining counties: • Daviess County's job- less rate rose from a revised 2.8 percent in July to a pre- liminary 3.2 percent in Au- gust. In August 2017, Da- viess County's jobless rate was 3.3 percent. • Dubois County's job- less rate rose from a revised 2.6 percent in July to a pre- liminary 2.8 percent in Au- gust. In August 2017, Dubois County's jobless rate was 3.0 percent. • Gibson County's job- less rate rose from a revised 2.8 percent in July to a pre- liminary 3.1 percent in Au- gust. In August 2017, Gibson County's jobless rate was 3.4 percent. • Knox County's jobless rate rose from a revised 3.4 percent in July to a prelimi- nary 3.7 percent in August. In August 2017, Knox Coun- ty's jobless rate was 4.0 per- cent. • Warrick County's job- less rate rose from a revised 3.0 percent in July to a pre- liminary 3.3 percent in au- gust. In August 2017, War- rick County's jobless rate was 3.5 percent. Statewide, county non- seasonally adjusted unem- ployment rates increased in 85 counties, decreased in five counties and remained the same in two counties from July to August. Bartholomew, Dubois and LaGrange counties record- ed the state's lowest unem- ployment rate in August at 2.8 percent. Elkhart and Tipton counties tied for the state's second-lowest job- less rate during August at 2.9 percent. Vermillion County record- ed the state's highest unem- ployment rate during Au- gust at 5.9 percent. Fayette and Sullivan counties tied for the state's second-high- est jobless rate during Au- gust at 5.2. The Columbus metropol- itan statistical area had the state's lowest jobless rate among the state's 13 MSAs in August at 2.8 percent, while the Gary and Terre Haute MSAs tied for the state's highest MSA jobless rate in August at 4.8 percent. The jobless rate for the Evansville MSA was 3.5 per- cent in August, which was an increase of two-tenths of a percentage point from 3.3 percent in July. In August 2017, the Evansville MSA's jobless rate was 3.7 percent. According to data pro- vided by the Indiana De- partment of Workforce De- velopment, the Evansville MSA – which includes Gib- son, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties – had a total of 163,100 jobs in Au- gust, an increase of 3,000 jobs from August 2017. From June to July, the Evansville MSA experi- enced significant increases in the local government ed- ucational services (+700), trade, transportation and utilities (+100) and health care and social assistance (+100) sectors. The gains were offset by losses in the education and health ser- vices (-400) and leisure and hospitality (-200) sectors. Indiana's seasonally-ad- justed unemployment rate rose from 3.4 percent in Ju- ly to 3.5 percent in August, remaining lower than the na- tional jobless rate of 3.9 per- cent. With the exception of one month when it was equal – in October 2014 – Indiana's unemployment rate has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years. The monthly unemploy- ment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of the labor force. Indiana's labor force had a net increase of 11,085 over the previous month, which was the result of an increase of 2,594 in unemployed res- idents no longer seeking employment within the last four weeks, and an increase of 8,491 in employed res- idents. Indiana's total la- bor force – which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment – stands at 3.39 million, and the state's 65.0 percent la- bor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 62.7 percent. In addition, Indiana's ini- tial unemployment insur- ance claims continue to be at historical lows. Statewide, private sector employment has grown by more than 27,600 jobs over the year, and has increased by 3,600 jobs over the previ- ous month, primarily due to gains in the financial activi- ties (+2,300) and construc- tion (+1,600) sectors. Gains were partially offset by loss- es in the manufacturing (- 2,000) sector and the Oth- er (-1,600) sector, which in- cludes mining and logging, IT and Other Services sec- tors. Total private employment stands at 2,706,600 and is 17,700 above the December 2017 peak. Lueken joins Memorial Hosp. staff Jennifer Lueken, M.D. was recently appointed to the Active Medical Staff at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. She has joined the staff at Jasper Ob- stetrics and Gynecology lo- cated at 613 Dorbett Street in Jasper. Dr. Lueken received her medical degree at Indiana University School of Med- icine in Indianapolis and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at University of Louisville in Kentucky. She is a mem- ber of The American Con- gress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Lueken is a graduate of Forest Park High School and currently resides in Ferdinand with her husband, Michael, and daughter, Adaline Marie. Dr. Jennifer Lueken Blood, platelet donations needed in wake of hurricane As the American Red Cross responds to Hurri- cane Florence, providing food, shelter and comfort to those affected, individuals outside the affected areas are urged to help by giving blood or platelets to care for patients in the storm's path and across the country. Peo- ple can also help by making a financial donation to sup- port relief efforts. Hurricane's impact on blood and platelet donations. Hurricane Florence's wrath left catastrophic dam- age behind and also took a toll on blood and platelet donations. Nearly 200 Red Cross blood drives in the Southeast were forced to cancel, resulting in more than 5,200 uncollected blood and platelet donations. "Natural disasters like hurricanes can disrupt blood drives and prevent do- nors from giving, but hospi- tal patients still depend on lifesaving transfusions," said Cliff Numark, senior vice president, Red Cross Blood Services. "There is an especially critical need for platelets to help cancer patients and type O blood donations for ongoing pa- tient care and emergencies. Every donation can be a life- line for patients." HOW TO HELP Donors of all blood types are urged to help restore hope to patients across the country by making an ap- pointment today to give blood or platelets. Appoint- ments can be made by using the Blood Donor App, visit- ing RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800 -RED CROSS (1-800 -733-2767). Financial donations are also needed and allow the Red Cross to provide di- saster relief immediate- ly. Help people affected by Hurricane Florence by vis- iting RedCross.org, calling See DONATE on 10 Cub Scout popcorn on sale Taylor Russell and his mother Amber Russell sold popcorn Saturday af- ternoon at Casey's in Petersburg for the Cub Scouts. The Cub Scouts will be selling popcorn for the next few weeks at numerous sites.