COLUMBUS, Ind. — Unemployment in Bartholomew County ticked up slightly in February for the second consecutive month as state and national jobless rates fell, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development announced Monday.
In February, Bartholomew County’s unemployment rate was 3.9%, up slightly from a revised 3.8% in January and 3.6% in December, state records show. In February 2020, unemployment stood at 2.5%.
By comparison, U.S. unemployment was 6.2% in February, down from 6.3% the month before, and Indiana’s jobless rate fell to 4% in February, down from 4.2% in December.
However, unemployment is considerably lower than in April, when Bartholomew County’s jobless rate was 17.2% and Indiana’s rate was 17.5%.
