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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
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March Indiana Employment Report
March Indiana Employment Report
Private Sector Employment Continues to Reach
Preliminary Record Peak
 Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.6 percent for March and remains lower than the national rate of 3.8 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than five years. 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 increase of 6,769 over the previous month. This was a result of an increase of 2,634 unemployed residents and an increase of 4,135 employed residents. Indiana’s total labor force, which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment, stands at 3.41 million, and the state’s 65.3 percent labor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 63.0 percent.
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 38,100 over the year and 5,300 over the previous month. The monthly increase is primarily due to gains in the Professional and Business Services (1,200), the Leisure and Hospitality (1,100) and the Financial Activities (1,000) sectors. Gains were partially offset by a loss in the Other (-300), which includes Mining and Logging, IT and Other Services, sector. Total private employment reached a preliminary record highpoint of 2,750,400, which is 18,300 above the December 2018 peak. The March 2019 peak, like all data within this report, is subject to monthly revisions and annual benchmarking.
Midwest Unemployment Rates
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EDITOR’S NOTES:
Data are sourced from March Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
March employment data for Indiana Counties, Cities and MSAs will be available Monday, April 22, 2019, at noon (Eastern) pending U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics validation.
“LEFT JAB AND RIGHT JAB†APRIL, 21, 2019
“LEFT JAB AND RIGHT JABâ€
“RIGHT Jab And Left Jab†was created because we have two (2) commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE†or “Readers Forum†columns concerning National or International issues.  Recently several of our commenters complained that the posts made by Joe Biden and Ronald Reagan are either too lengthy or off-topic.
Joe Biden and Ronald Reagan comments are mostly about issues of National interest.  Most of our IS IT TRUE columns are about local or state issues so we have decided to give Mr. Biden and Mr. Reagan exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and RIGHT JAB† column. They will be given exclusively to discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
If they decide to make any future posts on the “Readers Forum†or “IS IT TRUE†columns we expect them to stay on topic.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB†AND “RIGHT JAB†twice a week.  Oh, “Left Jab†is the liberal view and the “Right Jab is representative of the more conservative view. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments of the two gentlemen is free to do so.
USI TENNIS TEAM DROPS MATCHÂ TO DRURY UNIVERSITYÂ
USI TENNIS TEAM DROPS MATCHÂ TO DRURY UNIVERSITYÂ
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—The University of Southern Indiana men’s team dropped a 4-0 decision to the No. 1 seed Drury University in the first round of the GLVC Tournament Friday afternoon at the UIndy Tennis Center.
Due to weather, the men’s and women’s tournament were moved indoors across town at the UIndy Tennis Center and Butler University on Friday. The Eagles (11-13, 2-3 GLVC) were the No. 4 seed from the east division as it entered match day.
Overall, USI finished 69-68 in singles matches where sophomore Spencer Blandford (Louisville, Kentucky) compiled a 16-7 record with freshman Marvin Kromer (Dogern, Germany) and freshman Martin Linares (Buenos Aires, Argentina) followed suit with 14-8 and 14-7 singles records, respectively.
In doubles, USI’s sophomore duo of Blandford and Kooper Falkenstein (Jeffersonville, Indiana) posted a team-best doubles record of 13-7 on the season.
This season is capped off by an All-GLVC honor in senior Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) who finished 11-14 in singles play and 10-14 in doubles matches. The USI team as a whole also received the 2019 James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award from the conference.
Home runs help Aces softball earn doubleheader sweep
UE picks up two wins on Friday
Four players hit home runs on Friday to lead the University of Evansville softball team to a doubleheader sweep at Missouri State. UE took a 3-1 win in game one before finishing with an 11-7 triumph in game two.
Game one featured a 2-run home run from Lindsay Renneisen while the second tilt saw Eryn Gould, Bailee Bostic and Halie Woolf hit long balls. Woolf’s shot was a grand slam that saw the Aces (15-26, 6-12 MVC) earn the come-from-behind win. Missouri State (26-16, 11-7 MVC) took a pair of late leads in the contest, but the Aces answered each time.Emily Lockhart pitched a gem while Lindsay Renneisen hit her seventh home run of the season to lead UE to a 3-1 win in the first game of the day. With a scoreless game to start the top of the third, Toni Galas reached on an error before scoring on an RBI single from Eryn Gould.
With one out, Lindsay Renneisen hit a home run to left-center to push the Evansville lead to 3-0. That was all the cushion that Lockhart would need in the circle as she gave up just four hits while striking out seven in another complete game effort. UE tallied five hits with Katie McLean, Allison Daggett and Bailee Bostic joining Gould and Renneisen with one apiece.
Riding the momentum from their win to start the day, the Aces got off to another nice start in the second game. Drawing a 3-2 count, Eryn Gould led the game off with a home run to left-center. With one out, Renneisen singled to center before Daggett reached on a double. That brought Halie Fain to the plate, who came through with a single that scored Renneisen.
Missouri State scored their first run in the bottom of the first before the Aces roared back with two more in the third. With two on and two outs, Bailee Bostic singled to right to score Daggett and Mea Adams. The scored remained 4-1 in favor of UE until the bottom of the fourth when the Bears scored five times to take a 6-4 lead. The big hit was a 3-run pinch hit home run by Hope Hamilton.
The lead for MSU did not last long as the Aces came right back with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. McKenzie Johnson and Gould notched RBI hits to make it a 6-6 game. After the Bears retook the lead at 7-6 with a single run in the fifth, the Aces made another comeback. Bailee Bostic led the seventh frame off with a home run that knotted the score. Jessica Fehr followed up with a single before a Gould walk and McLean single loaded up the bases for Woolf, who came through with the game-winning grand slam with two outs.
Evansville’s offense recorded season-highs with 16 hits and 11 runs in the game. Woolf had four runs batted in while Bostic tallied three and Gould had two. Seven UE players recorded two hits apiece while Gould and Fehr both scored twice. Izzy Vetter made the start in game two, allowing six runs in 3 2/3 innings. Ashleigh Downing tossed 2/3 of an inning while Lockhart picked up her second win of the day, throwing a scoreless 2 2/3 frames while allowing just a hit.
Aces Baseball Indiana State Preview
The University of Evansville baseball team re-enters Missouri Valley Conference play with a super showdown against Indiana State this weekend at Charles H. Braun Stadium. Due to inclement weather, game one of the series has been moved to 5 p.m. Saturday, followed by a doubleheader Sunday, with a start time of 12 p.m.
New Schedule –
Game 1 – Saturday @ 5 p.m.
Game 2 – Sunday @ 12 p.m..
Game 3 – Sunday @ 3:45 pm (approx.)
SETTING THE SCENE: • The Aces (18-15) are coming off a tough week, which saw UE suffer it’s fi rst winless week of the season, concluding with a four game sweep at the hands of Indiana, capped by a tough 6-5 extra-inning loss at the hands of the Hoosiers last Sunday in Bloomington. However. Evansville bounced back in a big way,
out-slugging Murray State in a 16-12 non-conference road victory.
THE OPPOSITION: • Indiana State (27-8) had won five of its last seven games before falling to 6th ranked Vanderbilt in a 7-1 midweek road loss in Nashville Tuesday night. Still, the Sycamores have had impressive victories over Big Ten opponents Illinois, Purdue, Michigan State, Michigan, as well as a three game sweep of Rutgers. ISU
bounced back from a series loss to Missouri State in their Missouri Valley Conference opener to sweep Valparaiso this past weekend.
THE STARTING ROTATION: • The Aces will open the weekend with junior right-hander Adam Lukas (4-3, 4.74 ERA) taking the hill for UE. In his last start, the highly-touted ace pitched well, however a couple of mistakes and a lack run support led to a 5-0 loss to Indiana. Indiana State will counter with LHP Triston Polley (5-0, 1.78
ERA).
On Saturday, the Aces will send out junior left-hander Nathan Croner (5-3, 3.50 ERA) to face the Sycamores. Last time out,Croner pitched six strong innings against Indiana, allowing three runs on eight hits, but was a tough luck loser in a 5-1 setback. ISU will counter with RHP Collin Liberatore (6-0, 2.89 ERA).
On Sunday, the Aces will once again turn to senior right-hander Justin Hayden (1-1, 4.01 ERA) to make his second start in a row. Last weekend, Hayden recovered from a rocky start to toss two scoreless frames, in all giving up four runs on five hits, while striking out three. The Sycamores will counter with RHP Tyler Whitbread (5-1, 2.60 ERA).
ALL-TIME SERIES: • The Aces and Sycamore have faced each other 169 times over the years, with ISU holding a 105-64 edge in the series. The last time the two teams met, Indiana State took the series two games to one from Evansville in Terre Haute. The Sycamores took two of three from UE the last time this intra-
state series was played at Braun Stadium in 2017.
Otters sign outfielders Erby, Becerra and Meggs
The Evansville Otters have signed outfielders Justin Erby, Wuilmer Becerra, and Jack Meggs for the 2019 season.
Erby is from Virginia Beach, Va. and joins the Otters after spending 2018 with the Westside Woolly Mammoths of the United Shore Professional Baseball League.
“Justin was signed out of the Allentown, Pa. tryout and had a good showing,†said Otters manager Andy McCauley. “He had been on our radar at last year’s camp.â€
“I’m excited and anxious to be coming to Evansville, looking forward to being on the ball club and being an asset to help us win,†said Erby.
With the Woolly Mammoths, Erby hit .196 in 16 games and 46 at-bats. Erby scored seven runs and had five RBIs.
“We are hoping Justin can come in and compete for a starting job,†said McCauley.
“I keep approach at the plate simple, hitting the ball hard and controlling only what I can control,†said Erby.
“I am ready to show my overall tools as an athlete, and coming from a small, private school, I want to prove that great baseball players come from everywhere,†said Erby.
The outfielder played collegiately at Virginia Wesleyan, hitting .316 with 114 runs, 38 extra-base hits, 71 RBIs, and 38 stolen bases in his career.
Becerra, who resides in Orlando, Fla., joins the Otters after tenures with the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets organizations. Becerra has seen some time in the Gulf Coast League, Appalachian League, South Atlantic League, and Florida State League.
“Becerra was brought to my attention by Casey Delgado who pitched in the league and played with Wuilmer with the Mets organization,†said McCauley.
Most recently in 2018, Becerra split time with the St. Lucie Mets and Columbia FireFlies in the Mets organization. Combined, he batted .259 with 15 RBIs, 14 runs, and seven stolen bases in 59 games.
“Becerra is an experienced bat that should hit in the middle of our lineup,†said McCauley.
Meggs, a Summamish, Wa. native, joins the Otters after a stint with the Oakland Athletics organization. He spent time with the Vermont Lake Monsters in 2017 and the Beloit Snappers in 2018.
“Meggs came highly recommended by a number of scouts and coaches,†said McCauley.
“I’m very excited to come to Evansville, and I want to thank the coaching staff and the rest of the Otters organization for bringing me in and giving me this opportunity,†said Meggs. “I can’t wait to get on the field and get going.â€
With the Snappers, Meggs batted .261 with six home runs, 35 RBIs, 22 doubles, 40 runs, and 31 walks.
“His pro numbers are outstanding, and he should figure as a top of the order guy for us,†said McCauley.
“I try to keep my offense approach simple because the more you overthink at the plate, the more stress you create,†said Meggs. “I just try to be relaxed and easy-minded when I’m getting ready to hit.â€
“I’m just going to go out there and control what I can control, which is playing hard and trying to help the team compete and win baseball games. Everything else will take care of itself.â€
Meggs was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 2017 MLB June Draft out of the University of Washington.
The Otters will open the 25th season celebration against the Southern Illinois Miners on May 10 at Bosse Field.
