Unemployment numbers for Indiana counties are released

Unemployment numbers for Indiana counties are released and employment experts say a shrinking workforce is a factor in the results.

Hunter petroviak.thanks for joining us.unemployment numbers for indiana counties are released and employment experts say a shrinking workforce is a factor in the results.fox 55's jentill neal tells us about new programs and a grant that experts say can help fill the gaps.

Jentill?hunter, employment experts say indiana saw a decline in the size of the total workforce for july.

They say many people decided to go ahead and retire and others were staying home to help take care of children.

Even though unemployment for july decreased... employment experts say the low numbers reflect a shrinking workforce.> 00:02:30-00:02:52"many employers were struggling with workforce shortages, and it certainly looks like they are with work shortages now.

It's a good opportunity for people who are sort of reevaluating their work situation to get some training.northeast indiana's unemployment rate ranges from 5% for lagrange and adams counties to 8.6% in allen county.as businesses open up to hire again-- finding people to fill the roles is going to be vital.

00:06:22-00:06:45"one of the things we know about the workforce landscape is that it's true that during the pandemic and even when there isn't a pandemic, is that it's helpful for people to become life long learners where they are constantly honing their skills making themselves more attractive to employers."

Northeast indiana works has a training program providing $10,000 toward tuition and fees when you sign up with them.indiana tech is the latest to receive a workforce ready grant to make sure free training is provided for construction, and information technology just to name a few.

Ivy tech is also providing a new training program where they're partnering with local manufacturing companies helping high schoolers in their transition into the workforce.>11:57:38-11:58:02 "they develop the curriculum that's going to meet their exact needs in their companies.

It will help train them in the areas of electrical skills, mechanical skills, hydrolic skills, automations, robotics, so they are going to have a wide skill set that's going to be able to transfer them to all of these partner companies that we're working with."

Rick farrant says theirs no better time than now to start training if you're thinking about it.we will have more information about when you can enroll on our website wfft dot comreporting live in fort wayne jentill neal ... fox 55 news.