(Indianapolis, IN) - La Porte County has one of the highest jobless rates in the state.
According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the unemployment rate here is 6.9-percent.
That’s up from 4.8-percent from a year ago.
La Porte County has the third highest unemployment rate in the state.
Lake County has the second highest rate at 7.4-percent.
The unemployment rate in Porter County was 17th highest at 5.3-percent.
