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Nightly News: Encouraging signs in Elkhart

News Type: Event — Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT
Mike Brunker

NBC Nightly News correspondent Kevin Tibbles reports from Elkhart County on signals that the local economy is improving. Click on the video above to watch his report.

Or click here to read a profile of RV worker Marlin Hostetler, featured in the Nightly News story.

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Rixar13

What a hopeful sign and my heart goes out to these people.

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Reply#1 - Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:46 AM EDT
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jholderread

Still not so sure what was encouraging about this story. The unemployment rate is 15% for Elkhart county but still at 17.6% for Elkhart city and just as high for the surrounding cities. I am glad for the people covered here, but there are soooo many still looking, wanting and hoping for a job. One job...17% of Elkhart trying for it! Good luck to us all.

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Reply#2 - Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:51 PM EDT
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cory-1414571

However, the unemployment rate that was just released was for last month (August-September). There have been numerous positions filled within the last month that people will start seeing in the unemployment rate. I think by the end of the year, Elkhart County will be hovering around 10% unemployment rate.

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#2.1 - Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:40 PM EDT
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jholderread

Now that is optimistic! :)

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#2.2 - Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:58 AM EDT
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