The slowdown of the RV industry has resulted in an increase in unemployment filings in Elkhart County, Ind., although the jobless rate is still seen as historically low.
WNDU reported that in June 2018, Elkhart County had the second lowest unemployment rate in the state of Indiana. In June 2019, it ranked 33rd lowest.
This June’s jobless rate of 3 percent is up from just 2.7 percent from last June.While the number of unemployed in Elkhart County is up just 218 over the figure from June of last year, this June’s figure was up by 491 individuals compared to May 2019.
