January unemployment report

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reports that the unemployment rate for Indiana stood at 9.6% for January and slightly below that at 9.4% for Huntington County. The report covers the period December 11, 2012, to January 10, 2013. 

This period was at the height of public debate regarding the "fiscal cliff" looming over the U.S. Congress and the White House as well as seasonal adjustments to the workforce. The State of Indiana released the data on March 7, 2013.