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Perry ' s Complete Line of: Air Conditioning, Gas Furnaces, Heat Pumps, Whole-Home Air Cleaners, Humidifiers, Water Heaters and Water Conditioners Pike County's jobless rate rises to 4.2 percent By Ed Cahill Pike County's jobless rate rose to 4.2 percent in No- vember, according to pre- liminary figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on Monday, Dec. 21. November's 4.2 percent jobless rate – which was one-half of a percentage point higher than the re- vised 3.7 percent unemploy- ment rate Pike County re- corded in October – was the county's lowest jobless rate for the month of November since 2007, when it was 3.7 percent. The increase ended a three-month stretch dur- ing which the Pike County's jobless rate remained below four percent, which was the longest stretch the coun- ty experienced 10 straight months of unemployment rates below 4 percent from August 2000 to May 2001. According to estimates released by the Indiana De- partment of Workforce De- velopment, 6,045 of Pike County's labor force of 6,310 were employed dur- ing November, leaving 265 persons without jobs. In November 2014, when the county's jobless rate was 5.0 percent, it was es- timated that 6,294 of the county's labor force of 6,623 were employed, leaving 329 persons without jobs. In adjoining counties: • Daviess County's job- less rate rose from a revised 3.4 percent in October to a preliminary 3.8 percent in November. In November 2014, Daviess County's job- less rate was 4.7 percent. • Dubois County's job- less rate rose from a revised 2.9 percent in October to a preliminary 3.3 percent in November. In November 2014, Dubois County's job- less rate was 4.3 percent. • Gibson County's job- less rate rose from a revised 3.4 percent in October to a preliminary 3.7 percent in November. In November 2014, Gibson County's job- less rate was 4.6 percent. • Knox County's jobless rate rose from a revised 4.1 percent in October to a pre- liminary 4.4 percent in No- vember. In November 2014, Knox County's jobless rate was 5.4 percent. • Warrick County's job- less rate rose from a revised 3.5 percent in October to a preliminary 3.8 percent in November. In November 2014, Warrick County's job- less rate was 4.9 percent. Statewide, county non- seasonally adjusted unem- ployment rates increased in 89 counties and remained the same in Greene, Owen and Switzerland counties from October to November. Dubois and Hamilton counties registered the state's lowest unemployment rate during November at 3.3 percent, while Vermillion County had the state's high- est unemployment rate dur- ing November at 6.6 percent. The Columbus Metropol- itan Statistical Area (MSA) had the lowest jobless rate among the state's MSAs in November at 3.4 percent, which was up three-tenths of a percentage point from 3.1 percent in October. The Gary MSA had the state's highest MSA job- less rate in November at 5.8 percent, which was up three-tenths of a percent- age point from 5.5 percent in October. The jobless rate for the Evansville MSA was 4.1 percent in November, which was up four-tenths of a per- centage point from 3.7 per- cent in October. In Novem- ber 2014, the Evansville MSA's jobless rate was 5.1 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 161,700 jobs in November, an increase of 2,500 jobs from Novem- ber 2014. Indiana's seasonally-ad- justed unemployment rate remained the same from October to November at 4.4 percent, continuing the trend of the lowest un- employment levels experi- enced in the Hoosier State since August 2001. In No- vember 2014, the state's jobless rate was 5.9 percent. Indiana's labor force al- so maintained the recent trend, gaining more than 7,000 in November. Indi- ana has now added nearly 100,000 individuals to the labor force since January 2013, which leads the Mid- west. The gap between Indi- ana's labor force participa- tion rate and the national average further improved in November – 63.7 percent versus 62.5 percent. Indi- ana's labor force participa- tion rate has now exceeded the national rate for 19 con- secutive months. Private sector employ- ment in the Hoosier State in- creased by 3,400 from Octo- ber to November as signifi- cant gains occurred in the construction (+2,800) and trade, transportation and utilities (+2,500) sectors. Increases were partially offset by losses in the man- ufacturing (-3,300) sector. Indiana has added 54,000 private sector jobs over the past 12 months. "Unemployment in the Hoosier State continues to be at its lowest levels in more than a decade," said Steven J. Braun, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. "Meanwhile, Indiana con- tinues to lead the Midwest in labor force growth by a significant amount." Braun also noted that weekly claims for unem- ployment insurance in In- diana for 2015 are at their lowest levels since 1997. Also showing gains from October to November were the leisure and hospital- ity (+1,400), profession- al and business services (+400) and financial activi- ties (+100) sectors. The pri- vate educational and health services sector (-600) also showed experienced a de- cline. Total non-farm employ- ment increased statewide from October to November by 4,000. Nationally, the seasonal- ly-adjusted unemployment rate remained the same from October to November at 5.0 percent. In Novem- ber 2014, the nation's job- less rate was 5.8 percent. Above: Pike Central High School stu- dents Erika Hendrixson (top left), Kyle Woods (top middle), Te'marion Fields (right) and Morgan Whann (bottom left) frantically unwrap presents during a contest sponsored by the school's Stu- dent Government Association before the Pike Central-Vincennes Rivet boys bas- ketball game on Friday, Dec. 18, to pro- mote the 2nd Annual Riley Dance Mar- athon, which will be held in April. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School fresh- man Grace Smith (right) tries to fasten a "bow" onto the head of sophomore Sydney Brooks (left) during a contest sponsored by the school's Student Gov- ernment Association before the Pike Central-Vincennes Rivet boys basket- ball game on Friday, Dec. 18, to pro- mote the 2nd Annual Riley Dance Mar- athon in April. 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