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Low unemployment rate creates need for more workers in Fort Wayne

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Low unemployment rate creates need for more workers in Fort Wayne
Low unemployment rate creates need for more workers in Fort Wayne

The most recent statistics on the unemployment rate in Fort Wayne show that it is below both the state and national averages.

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The latest fort wayne unemployment rate is lower than both the state and national averages.fox 55's jeremy masukevich tells us why this can create a challenge for local businesses looking for new employees.

Cars roll through the tube car wash on a sunny friday morning in fort wayne.

Machines do the scrubbing but it's the employees who keep the wheels moving.and lately because of the low unemployment rate - its been hard for local businesses to find employees where we are at right now in the city is we need workers rick farrant of northeast indiana works says a limited workforce is the number one obstacle facing fort wayne.we have a very tight labor market in allen county.

Unemployment rates over the last couple years have hovered between 2 and 3 percent.with downtown developments continuing to add jobs...ellen cutter of greater fort wayne inc says they're trying to match employers with skilled workerswe need to look at all opportunities to assist businesses in achieving their growth goals.industries such as construction, manufacturing , and healthcare were identified as those needing workers the most.there are thousands of jobs out there in northeast indiana that are available for people right now.

Employee demographics in northeast indiana show that even more jobs will be opening up soon.about 25 percent of all workers that exist right now are at or near retirement age.businesses seeking new hires have had to step up their game to find quality candidates.we are seeing employers get very creative in terms of how they handle that roger norton says the tube has taken to social media, as well as job recruiting sitesthat gives us some really good tools of being able to send them through some testing and put the word out that we are hiringkeeping those employees can also be a challenge as they either head off to college or another employer in needit is kind of hard when it comes to that turnover because you have invested time in training and developing them.

When looking for new employees norton says there is one thing that matters most.they are ready to work.

Not only that but they have the desire to learn, and keep learning which is important to us.

In fort wayne, jeremy masukevich, fox 55 news new statistics on how the fort wayne unemployment rate has changed throughout the beginning of 2020 will be released

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