Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development reported that the unemployment rate held steady in February 2010, inching up just 0.1% from 9.7% to 9.8%.
Indiana remains the only state in the area to report an unemployment rate below 10%.
Illinois reported jobless rates of 11.4%. Kentucky and Ohio’s unemployment rates were 10.95% and Michigan was 14.1%.
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A truck traveling in the northbound lane of Indiana State Road 37 crossed the center line and into the path of a semi-tractor hauling a tanker trailer near Newton Avenue just north of Strawtown. The impact also entangled a Mercedes Benz; however, police were not yet sure how the vehicle got involved. The three-vehicle crash forced the shut-down of traffic flowing on the Northern Hamilton County stretch of Indiana State Road 37 this morning.
The driver of the pick-up truck was taken to Methodist Hospital via helicopter; however, his condition wasn't believed to be life threatening. Authorities reported that the other two drivers were uninjured.
A construction worker was killed while on the job on the Indiana section of Interstate 80/94 Tuesday morning.
45-year-old Christopher Jenkins of Valparaiso, Indiana, was patching potholes in a construction zone at about 1:30 a.m. when he was hit by a 1993 Mercury Cougar. The driver attempted to flee, however, a co-worker stood in front of the car to prevent the driver from fleeing. Recognizing this, the driver got out of the car and ran away. State troopers and Lake Station officers have not located the driver; however, they have found items possibly identifying him inside the car.
Jenkins was an employee Walsh Construction of Gary, Indiana.
