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A-8 Local Wednesday, November 21, 2018 The Press-Dispatch ank you so much! Endorse By Jody Hoover For Auditor First, I'd like to thank God for my family and friends. I love you all so much. During the campaign, I was asked so many times, "Are you Zack's mom?" "Are you Hannah's mom?" And they'd say, "You have my vote." To my friends, both Democrats and Republicans, that voted for me, thank you. e campaign trail was work and thanks to my sister, Lida, who was by my side from start to finish, it was fun. And no, we are not twins! I love you, sis! To the folks that opened your doors and shared ideas, thank you! It's easy to see why Pike County is such a great place to live. Good luck to all the newly elected. I hope you enjoy working with our fellow taxpayers as much as I did. And a special thanks to Jeremy, Kent and Megan. I will be forever thankful. Also Twyla, Melissa and Chris for being there for us. Don't give up on me yet, I may be back!!! 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Marcia Hill with T TR Haven 000 Hill, Stephania Rawlins, with Pike County Library, Donnie Pancake with Spurgeon Fire Department, Ryan Benner with Pike Central PEMA, EMS and Jefferson Township Fire Department, Jeff Nelson with Petersburg Fire Department. The Pike County Community Foundation presents their community grants last Thursday. Pike Com- munity Foundation has $3.8 million in endowments. They have given $462,503 back to the commu- nity Above are some of the recipients. Scott and JT Belmore of the Winslow Sports League, Barbara Mitchell with Bread of Life Ministries, Amanda Gonzales and Renee Anderson with Winslow Elemen- tary School third grade, Chris Ashworth with Pike Central Band, Beatriz Cabo-Becerra with Pike Cen- tral Middle School, Natalie Werner with Community Kids and Trauma. Pike Community Foundation grant presentation County's jobless rate rose to 3.5 percent in October By Ed Cahill Pike County's jobless rate rose to 3.5 percent in Octo- ber, according to prelim- inary figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on Monday, Nov. 19. October's 3.5 percent job- less rate was six-tenths of a percentage point high- er than the revised 2.9 per- cent unemployment rate Pike County recorded in September. According to estimates released by the Indiana De- partment of Workforce De- velopment, 5,906 of Pike County's labor force of 6,121 were employed during Oc- tober, leaving 215 persons without jobs. In October 2017, when the county's jobless rate was 2.7 percent, it was estimated that 6,242 of the county's la- bor force of 6,417 were em- ployed, leaving 175 persons without jobs. In adjoining counties: • Daviess County's job- less rate rose from a revised 2.3 percent in September to a preliminary 2.9 percent in October. In October 2017, Daviess County's jobless rate was 2.5 percent. • Dubois County's jobless rate rose from a revised 2.1 percent in September to a preliminary 2.6 percent in October. In October 2017, Dubois County's jobless rate was 2.2 percent. • Gibson County's jobless rate rose from a revised 2.3 percent in September to a preliminary 2.8 percent in October. In October 2017, Gibson County's jobless rate was 2.6 percent. • Knox County's jobless rate rose from a revised 2.8 percent in September to a preliminary 3.6 percent in October. In October 2017, Knox County's jobless rate was 3.0 percent. • Warrick County's job- less rate rose from a revised 2.5 percent in September to a preliminary 3.0 percent in October. In October 2017, Warrick County's jobless rate was 2.6 percent. Statewide, county non- seasonally adjusted unem- ployment rates increased in all 92 counties from Septem- ber to October. Bartholomew, Dubois and Tipton counties record- ed the state's lowest unem- ployment rate in October at 2.6 percent. Adams Coun- ty recorded the state's sec- ond-lowest jobless rate dur- ing October at 2.7 percent. Vermillion County record- ed the state's highest unem- ployment rate during Octo- ber at 5.3 percent. Fayette County had the state's sec- ond-highest jobless rate dur- ing October at 5.1 percent. The Columbus metropol- itan statistical area had the state's lowest jobless rate among the state's 13 MSAs in October at 2.6 percent, while the Gary MSA and the Terre Haute MSA tied for the state's highest MSA jobless rate in October at 4.6 percent. The jobless rate for the Evansville MSA was 3.4 per- cent in October, which was an increase of five-tenths of a percentage point from 2.9 percent in September. In October 2017, the Evans- ville MSA's jobless rate was 2.9 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 164,800 jobs in Oc- tober, an increase of 1,000 jobs from October 2017. From September to Octo- ber, the Evansville MSA ex- perienced increases in the trade, transportation and utilities (+400) and the re- tail trade (+200) sectors. The gains were mostly off- set by losses in the leisure and hospitality (-200) and the mining, logging and con- struction (-200) sectors. Indiana's seasonally-ad- justed unemployment rate remained the same from September to October at 3.5 percent, two-tenths of a per- centage point lower than the national jobless rate of 3.7 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal – in October 2014 – In- diana's unemployment rate has been below the U.S. rate for more than five 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 5,303 over the previous month, which was the result of a 2,411 decrease in unemployed residents no longer seeking employment in the last four weeks, and an increase of 2,892 employed residents. Indiana's total la- bor force – which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment – stands at 3.40 million, and the state's 65.1 percent la- bor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 62.9 percent. Statewide, private sector employment has grown by more than 25,500 jobs over the year, and has increased by 3,400 over the previous month, primarily due to gains in the Private Educa- tional and Health Services (+2,500) and the Construc- tion (+1,500) sectors. Gains were partially offset by loss- es in the Leisure and Hospi- tality (-2,500) and the Oth- er (-100) – which includes Mining and Logging, IT and Other Services – sectors. Total private employment reached a preliminary re- cord high point of 2,713,200, which is 24,300 above the of- ficial December 2017 peak. net edition yeah, it's that fast! Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe It's The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. Delivered every Wednesday morning! Add it for $5 to your current print subscription or stand-alone for $35/year.