Area unemployment rates fall in December

East Allen Times:

INDIANAPOLIS — Unemployment rates in the four-county area dropped in December, nearly offsetting or more than offsetting a jump in November, according to figures released today by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

Unemployment in DeKalb County dropped from a revised November figure of 10.6 percent to 10 percent; the county's unemployment rate had jumped 0.4 percent in November. Steuben County unemployment dropped from 10.7 percent to 10.5 percent; it also had seen a 0.4 percent increase in November.....