Jobless rate at 10-month high

Decatur Daily Democrat:

Adams County ended 2011 with its largest unemployment rate in 10 months, according to figures released Tuesday by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

The county's December jobless rate stood at 8.5 percent, the highest in the county since February of 2011. The year's final figures capped a roller-coaster 12 months for local jobless levels.

After beginning 2011 with a 9.2 percent unemployment mark in January, the county saw declines for the next three months, bottoming out at 7.6 percent in April before starting a slow climb upward. The November jobless rate stood at 8.3 percent.