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The unemployment rate for July stands at 4 percent — slightly better than the national average which is at 4.3 percent.

Bill to scale back child labor law exemptions passes out of committee

Violet Comber-Wilen

House Bill 1093 would allow certain 14- to 16-year-olds and 16- to 18-year-olds to work longer hours, and for minors who are 16 or 17 to perform farm labor.

Some companies are still planning major hiring efforts in Indiana despite the current tight labor market and warning signs of an economic downturn.

Some companies still plan large hiring efforts despite tight labor market, economic warning signs

Adam Rayes

Indiana’s September unemployment rate remained near historic lows at 2.7 percent, preliminary federal data show, re-emphasizing how difficult it is for employers to find and attract workers in this labor market.

A hiring sign on a Domino's pizza location in South Bend.

Indiana Unemployment Rate Stays At 4.1 Percent For Third Consecutive Month

Justin Hicks

The state lost both employed and unemployed workers from the total labor force as thousands of jobs remain unfilled.

Worker's Comp: Ether Game Playlist

Chris Burrus

Browse our playlist for this week's show

Mole-rats in the Kalahari desert use laziness as a survival strategy. (Winfried Bruenken, Wikimedia Commons)

Saving Up For A Rainy Day

Walker Rhea

Are you annoyed by that guy in your office who plays solitaire all day and never actually accomplishes anything? Then you'd really be aggravated in the work environment of the Damraland mole-rats of the Kalahari Desert, where up to 40 percent of a colony is "that guy."

"We can do it!" on this week's Ether Game, celebrating work songs and labor in music!

All In A Day's Work

Mark Chilla

For Labor Day, Ether Game looks at work songs and music about labor!