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Lineage Society Workshop On November 2, 2019
September Indiana Employment Report
 Indiana’s unemployment rate continues to drop to 3.2 percent for September and remains lower than the national rate of 3.5 percent. The last time Indiana’s unemployment rate was lower than 3.2 percent was December 2000. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of the labor force.
Indiana’s labor force had a net decrease of 2,722 over the previous month. This was a result of a decrease of 2,934 unemployed residents and an increase of 212 employed residents. Indiana’s total labor force, which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment, stands at 3.38 million, and the state’s 64.5 percent labor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 63.2 percent.
Additionally, this month had the lowest unemployment insurance claims in the reference week (12th of the month) in 2019.
Learn more about how unemployment rates are calculated here: http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/infographics/employment-status.asp.
Employment by Sector
Private sector employment has grown by 21,500 over the year and has decreased by 3,400 over the previous month. The monthly decrease is primarily due to losses in the Leisure and Hospitality (-2,000) and the Manufacturing (-1,000) sectors. Losses were partially offset by gains in the Construction (1,700) and the Financial Activities (400) sectors. Total private employment stands at 2,737,700, which is 5,600 above the December 2018 peak.
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EDITOR’S NOTES:
Data are sourced from September Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
September employment data for Indiana Counties, Cities and MSAs will be available Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at noon (Eastern) pending U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics validation.
Have Fun, Be Aware This Halloween By Wendy McNamara
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Celebrations like Halloween and fall festivals are fun for the whole family, especially children, who can dress up in costumes, enjoy parties and eat their favorite treats.
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HAPPENINGS AT VANDERBURGH COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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“RIGHT JAB AND MIDDLE JAB AND LEFT JAB” OCTOBER 20, 2019
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jabâ€Â was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE†or “Readers Forum†columns concerning National or International issues.
The majority of our “IS IT TRUE†columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB† column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB†AND “MIDDLE JAB†AND “RIGHT JABâ€Â several times a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB†is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB†is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.
Today’s “Readers Poll’ question is: WHAT FUTURE DIRECTION WOULD YOU LIKE FOR THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER TAKE?
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ADOPT A PET
Dan is a 6-month-old male gray tabby kitten! He was part of a litter of kittens named after Roseanna characters. They are all grown up now & ready for homes. His adoption fee is reduced to only $30 (half-off!!) until the end of October! He is neutered and has had all his kitten shots. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details.
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ADOPT A PET
Brody is a 1 ½-yr-old male Cattle Dog. He is super playful & adorable! He usually plays well with most other dogs (occasionally there will be one he’s not a fan of!) and when he hears a squeaker – oh boy. Game over. Brody’s adoption fee is $110 and he will go home neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!
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Swimming & Diving Split with McKendree
The University of Evansville men’s and women’s swimming and diving team competed in a matchup against McKendree University, Friday afternoon.
The Purple Aces split results against McKendree with the women taking the win 155.5-142.5, while the men fell 98-188.
Maya Cunningham captured a three of top-two place finishes with a championship swim in the 200-yard IM at 2:12.11, first place in the 200-yard butterfly with a 2:08.56 swim and a second place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at 59.76.
Eli James added a first place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 58.59.
Credence Pattinson took first in the 100-yard backstroke (51.32) and second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:55.42).
Ashton Adams took first place in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:52.54) while also earning second place in the 500-yard freestyle (5:19.53)
Sarah Jahns captured the top spot in the 500-yard freestyle, pacing out to 5:15.11, while also taking second place in the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.64).
In diving the Aces took the top four placings in the 3-meter with Natalie Gerard taking the event title with a score of 239.55. Fae Keighley earned the top spot in the 1-meter diving with a 2.30.17 score.
Evansville is back in action against conference foe Valparaiso on Oct. 25.
USI rockets through Stars, 3-0
 University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer rocked the University of Illinois Springfield, 3-0, Friday evening at Strassweg Field. The Screaming Eagles see their record go to 4-5-3 overall and 4-4-2 in the GLVC, while Illinois Springfield goes to 5-6-2, 3-5-2 GLVC.
USI took advantage of a two-minute lapse by Illinois Springfield to score three times between the 12:43 and the 14:47 mark. USI senior forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) put the Eagles on top with the eventual game-winning goal off of assists by senior midfielder Sean Rickey and senior midfielder Morgan Kelly. The goal was the fourth of the season for Ramirez.
The Eagles struck again 16 seconds later when freshman forward Zach Barton posted his second tally of the season off of Rickey’s second assist of the game and an assisting pass by senior midfielder Adam Newman.
Rickey sealed the victory with USI’s third goal in two minutes, tying him for the team lead in goals with Ramirez at 14:47. Rickey was assisted on his goal by Ramirez and senior midfielder Adam Becker.
In the second half, the Eagles continued to pressure the Stars while putting up a strong defensive wall. USI junior goalkeeper Justin Faas needed to only make a pair of saves as the Eagles defense limited Illinois Springfield to 10 shots, two on-goal.
USI concludes its homestand Sunday when the Eagles host Lewis University for a 2:30 p.m. showdown. The Flyers saw their record go to 7-4-2 overall and 4-4-2 in the GLVC after falling, 1-0, at McKendree University this evening.
The all-time series between USI and Lewis is tied 23-23-2 after the Eagles defeated the Flyers, 3-0, last fall in Romeoville, Illinois, on goals Newman, sophomore midfielder Drew Domalewski,and sophomore midfielder Ryan Nevins. USI has won three of the last five meetings versus the Flyers.